Multivitamins For Your Child

The belief of most parents is that children are eating a fairly
healthy diet and if not they give up and throw their hand up in
the air Parents then provide multivitamins Now that they come
in gumballs, gummi candies, cute animals, and cartoon character
shapes, children think they are candy and giving vitamins is not
a bad thing
If they are within a child¡¯s reach it is a serious problem
because they could be taking them without your knowledge At any
suspicion that your child has taken too many call Poison Control
immediately and get them to an emergency facility Your child
could become seriously ill or die from an overdose of a
multivitamin with iron in it
It is vital to keep all manner of medication out of the reach of
your children For the most part children get their vitamins
from their diet but if you think they need them generic
multivitamins are fine If your child¡¯s special needs are an
allergy to dairy products or that they won¡¯t eat them, the
calcium must come from other sources
Consulting with your child¡¯s pediatrician will benefit your
child Even though your child¡¯s diet may not have been great
this week all that is needed is one vitamin a day If you get
too much of one vitamin it could prevent others from being
absorbed by the body
If your child for example gets an excess of calcium it could
prevent the absorption of iron and other vitamins Children¡¯s
food choices are not always healthy so you can expect to be
giving your child vitamins well into their teens Before you
consider buying vitamins know that opinions vary regarding
vitamins with iron for children
One premise is that, in fact, you be giving vitamins with iron
Vitamins with iron says another school of thought, under no
circumstances should be given vitamins with iron As an infant,
it was my experience, that my child was iron deficient
My child¡¯s doctor put him on iron fortified vitamins and he¡¯s
now healthy but always check with your doctor on this
Hemochromatosis is a disease caused by too much iron in the
blood The body can no longer utilize the iron and it is not
washed out of the body easily It may cause very serious health
issues and even death
An important part of your child¡¯s diet is calcium that helps to
build strong bones and muscles Calcium is a mineral Eating ice
cream, cheese, and yogurt as well as drinking milk will usually
provide all the calcium your child needs from their diet There
are people who don¡¯t like dairy products and some who are
allergic to them
Helping children get what they need is easy when you give them
calcium fortified juices, cereals, and vitamins Many children
get sufficient fluoride from treated tap water and bottled war
or using tooth paste Do not administer fluoride supplements to
your child without first checking with his doctor
Too much fluoride might permanently stain your child¡¯s teeth
This will defeat totally the purpose of treating water and using
fluoridated toothpaste An eyedropper is used to administer
liquid infant multivitamins These drops usually have vitamins
A, C, and D as well as added iron in them
They might contain other vitamins and minerals such as thiamin,
riboflavin, niacin, and vitamin B- 12 Vitamins for children are
available in chewable forms such as cartoon characters and
animals They now come in gummi candy and gumballs forms
If your child gives you difficulty with taking his vitamins, try
getting him the gumballs or the gummi candy vitamins Never
leave your child unsupervised when s/he is taking his vitamins
My own child is given his vitamins rather than allow him to take
them on his own He might take it or not or he could take way
too many
Although vitamins for children can be a good thing, too much of
a good thing could be fatal It is vital that they are kept out
of the reach of children Giving your child vitamins may offset
some of the effects of not always eating right
Your child¡¯s diet should not be adjusted without discussing it
with his pediatrician, it¡¯s better to be safe than sorry
Vitamins with fun shapes are fine but because your child could
think they are ¡®candy¡¯, they should be in a locked cabinet or
kept well out of reach

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