| Do your children need to take vitamin supplements? | | | | eat balanced meals again. Life-long fussy eaters |
| That's a question that more parents ought to ask of | | | | should be encouraged to find healthy substitutes for |
| themselves or the doctor before they start pumping | | | | the foods they dislike most, and learn to eat those that |
| kids full of over-the-counter supplements that may or | | | | are indispensable. A vitamin supplement may not be |
| may not be conducive to good health. Although it may | | | | needed for any of these situations, unless your doctor |
| seem like a good idea to feed your children all the | | | | recommends it. |
| extra nutrients you can get hold of, the truth is that a | | | | Another reason kids may need vitamins is during a |
| simple vitamin formula is not enough to keep your kids | | | | prolonged illness or recovery period, or in the event of |
| healthy, and it not a good idea to rely on a supplement | | | | a chronic condition. Situations like these can attack a |
| of this type to do the job of a balanced diet and other | | | | child's immune system and create all kinds of problems. |
| health-oriented lifestyle practices. | | | | That's why it is so important for kids to follow a |
| Some doctors prescribe vitamins for babies or | | | | healthy diet most of the time, so when they do |
| toddlers if the child is not developing properly or there | | | | become ill, their bodies will have the strength to fight it |
| is suspicion of anemia or another disorder that could | | | | off. At times like this, a vitamin supplement may come |
| interfere with proper nutrition. Since most pregnant | | | | in handy. Children being treated for serious illnesses |
| women take prenatal vitamins, a majority of babies | | | | with medication that suppresses their immune systems |
| are born in a healthy state as far as nourishment goes. | | | | may likewise benefit from vitamin therapy. |
| Generally, only children with health conditions that | | | | Some children's vitamins come with minerals and iron. |
| impact nutritional intake need a vitamin supplement. Of | | | | Check with your doctor to see if iron is a good idea |
| course, that decision is best left to the doctor. | | | | for your child, as some kids get too much of it, which |
| If a child does not eat properly because a balanced | | | | can build up and create another type of problem. Kids |
| diet is not provided, it is the parent's or guardian's | | | | must be taught not to take vitamins like candy, but |
| responsibility to provide the right food daily to make | | | | rather to treat vitamins like medicine and follow |
| sure kids get all the nutrients their bodies need for | | | | parental directions about when to take them. |
| health and growth. Children who are picky eaters need | | | | Prescription or over-the-counter vitamins can help to |
| to be trained to sample a variety of possibilities from | | | | improve kids' vitality and overall health. Ask your doctor |
| the five major food groups. Toddlers may go through | | | | whether your children ought to take a vitamin |
| phases where they eat less than before, but they | | | | supplement. |
| usually get over it pretty quickly and are soon ready to | | | | |