Vitamins for children

Each of us knows that you can not get all the necessary vitamins from one product. Therefore, it is necessary to additionally use multivitamin complexes. It is especially important that the growing organism receives all the necessary vitamins and elements. Therefore, many parents buy their baby's vitamins, which improve appetite, vision, increase immunity and the like.


Many manufacturers offer various vitamins for children. Therefore it is very difficult to decide which of them is better. In order to choose the best vitamin complex for a child, you need to consult a pediatrician. It is also necessary to have an idea of ​​what vitamins are needed for children.

All vitamins are divided into fat-soluble and water-soluble. The first group includes vitamins A, D, K, E, and to the second - C, P and B.

Vitamins and substances necessary for the child's body

The growing organism needs many different vitamins and elements. Necessarily the child should receive a sufficient quantity of vitamins of group В: В1, В2, В3, В6, В12.In addition to them, biotin, vitamin C, E, A, D, K are mandatory. In addition to vitamins, the child needs also minerals, micro and macro elements: potassium, calcium, magnesium, selenium and zinc. Therefore, without additional mineral-vitamin complexes can not do. To choose the right vitamin vitamins, you need to know a few simple rules, which we will tell you below.

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Varieties of vitamins for children

Parents should learn one simple thing - a child can only give special vitamins for children. Do not give vitamins for adults. The thing is that even if the composition of vitamin complexes is the same, the dosage is different. The daily requirement of a child's organism in vitamins is satisfied by 80-100%.In addition, the content of vitamins in a single pill is balanced in certain proportions, which are necessary for the child's body. Also all vitamins for children are divided into the age category. And this is quite understandable. After all, the need for vitamins in a one-year-old baby and a child of five years is completely different.

An important role is played by the form of the release of vitamins for children. Older children can easily eat a pill without problems, but the kids very often resist and do not want to drink such vitamins. Therefore, it is best for small children to give vitamins as a syrup.

For babies are sold various vitamins in the form of syrups and powders, which can be added to food and even to milk. However, moms should not forget that newborn babies for up to a year should be breast-fed - these are the best vitamins for them. In addition, the mother's milk contains all the necessary substances for the baby.

For children older than two years, the choice of vitamin complexes is also rich. In pharmacies are sold vitamins in the form of chewing marmalade, in the form of various animals and figurines. It can also be conventional chewable tablets or pastilles. Most often, children are happy to take such vitamins, so parents should hide their packages with them as far as possible from children's eyes.

Pediatricians aged 4 years and older prescribe vitamin-mineral complexes not only with prophylactic, but also with a therapeutic purpose. For example, if a baby lacks iron in the body and is diagnosed with iron deficiency anemia, the doctor will prescribe vitamins with elevated iron content. If a child suffers from intolerance to dairy products, then vitamins with a high calcium content will benefit him. If the baby is often sick, then you need to choose vitamins with a high content of vitamin C.

Vitamin complexes differ not only in the form of release, but also in their composition. Vitamins of the first generation include only one component, for example, vitamin A, D or ascorbic acid. As a rule, such vitamins are prescribed with a therapeutic and prophylactic goal. For example, if the kid has problems with vision, then he will be prescribed vitamin A, and if the child has rickets, then vitamin D.

Vitamins of the second generation in its composition contain several components - vitamins, micro and macro elements, and also minerals. Such vitamins are much better and more profitable. After all, they contain several elements that interact with each other and bring the maximum benefit. For example, vitamin D more benefits in combination with magnesium, and calcium is better absorbed with vitamin D.

In vitamins of the third generation, there are not only vitamins, macro and trace elements, minerals, but also various plant extracts: spirulina, hipsSimilar. The range of action of such vitamins is much broader. But be careful, as some herbal ingredients can cause an allergic reaction in your baby.

It is impossible to say unambiguously which vitamins are better. When choosing you need to focus on the individual characteristics of the baby's body. Be careful when choosing vitamins, if the baby has an allergic reaction to food.

Vitamin complexes should not be drunk constantly, but only under certain circumstances. For example, after a disease, to strengthen the immune system, or in the autumn-winter period, when often there is an avitaminosis.

It's best to give vitamins to your baby in the morning after breakfast. After taking vitamins tonify the body and therefore in the evening take them inappropriate. Do not increase the dosage of vitamins.

Baby Vitamins

There are so many different vitamins for children. We will tell you about those that are most popular among parents.


1) Vitamins alphabet kindergarten. Such vitamins are intended for children who go to a kindergarten. They include vitamins and elements that prepare the nervous and immune system of babies, preventing possible complications that are associated with a change in the habitual way of life. Also in the composition of such vitamins are hypoallergenic components. In their composition there are no dyes and flavors.

Vitamins are produced in the form of chewable tablets, which have a pleasant fruit taste. Each tablet is a separate vitamin-mineral complex: iron +( contains iron and vitamin B1), antioxidants( contains vitamins A, C and E, as well as selenium) and calcium D3( contains calcium and vitamin B).

2) Multitabs are also good vitamins. There are several types of these vitamins:

  • Multitabs baby. These vitamins are for children under the age of three. Form release - chewable tablets. The composition includes seven minerals and eleven vitamins, which perfectly meet the needs of the growing body.
  • Multitabs calcium is designed for babies from one year to seven years old. It is a balanced complex of vitamins and minerals that take part in the proper formation of bone, muscle and dental systems.
  • Multitabs teenager. Such vitamins are designed for children of adolescence. They help to develop correctly during puberty. In addition, vitamins help cope with increased mental stress.

3) Vitrum Vitamins are a vitamin and mineral complex intended for children from one year to fourteen years of age. All these vitamins are hypoallergenic without dyes and preservatives.

No less popular are other vitamin complexes for children: the jungle, the center and others. But remember that it is better to give preference to famous brands. So you will avoid unwanted side effects and be sure that your child takes a quality drug.