Parents Talk Back by Aisha Sultan

Parents Talk Back in Advice April 05, 2021

Reunited After a Year Apart

When my cousins in Houston told me last fall that doctors suggested bringing their father home from the hospital and beginning hospice care, I immediately tried to figure out a way to get there. It... continue

Parents Talk Back in Advice March 29, 2021

Healing the Hurt Kids of the Pandemic

If your child’s mental health has tanked during the pandemic, there’s little comfort in knowing you’re not alone. News reports have been sounding alarm sirens: rising numbers of suicidal children i... continue

Parents Talk Back in Advice March 22, 2021

Why Summer Camp Matters So Much

The Gutraj family was on spring break in Memphis last year before the pandemic sparked mass shutdowns. Like many of us, they were in a bit of denial about how dramatically life was about to change.... continue

Parents Talk Back in Advice March 15, 2021

Hunger Games: Vaccine Edition

Don’t say Gov. Mike Parson never gave Missouri cities anything. He’s given hundreds of thousands of people in the state’s largest metro areas their own version of the Hunger Games -- a chance to hu... continue