According to Keepkidshealthy.com, a pediatrician's guide to children's health and safety, 25 to 50 percent of children are given a multivitamin in the United States. The necessity for children to take multivitamins may decline as a result of the education system implementing pro-health in schools. The New York Times reports the United States Senate passed the "Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act" in 2010. Food offered in schools will be required to meet the updated nutrition guidelines, so children acquire vitamins through their daily meals.
Vitamin D
According to research by the American Academy of Pediatrics and reviewed by Stephen Dowshen, MD at Kidshealth.org, it is important for your child to consume enough vitamin D for calcium absorption. If there is a lack of vitamin D in your child's diet their developing bones and teeth can not grow properly. Vitamin D deficiency can lead to rickets, bone softening disease and muscle pain or weakening. Vitamin-D-rich foods can be incorporated into your child's diet through eggs and fortified foods like cows' milk, rice milk, soy milk and bread. Your children can get a natural dose of vitamin D from the sun.
Vitamin A
Kidshealth.org, reviewed by Mary L Gavin, MD shares that vitamin A is healthy for your child's eyes and skin, supports a healthy immune system and is vital for the development of cells. Natural sources of vitamin A are milk, fortified cereals, green, and orange fruits like: cantaloupe, apricots, papayas, and mangos. Keepkidshealthy.com explains vitamin A is a fat soluble vitamin. Children with fat mal-absorption or with a very poor diet are prone to vitamin A deficiency.
Vitamin B9
The certified health care practitioners at Bodybuilding.com reviewed folate or B9 for children. They explain B9 as a vital vitamin that helps your child's cells divide and grow, their body absorb protein and keeps their nervous system functioning properly. Mary L. Gavin, MD verified natural ways to provide B9 to your children at kidshealth.org, through: liver, dried beans and other legumes, green leafy vegetables, asparagus, orange juice, fortified bread, rice and cereals.
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