We give a multivitamin to our oldest, because she had some bloodwork done a couple years ago and had a few deficiencies, including iron. Her diet is pretty varied - we're lucky that she eats all the major food groups. Since there wasn't much more we could introduce to her diet that she wasn't already eating to try to make up the vitamins that way, her doctor recommended putting her on a multivitamin. We have the chewable animals from Target, which were one of the limited children's multivitamins with iron.

Our youngest has fine levels of everything and a varied diet, so her doctor didn't recommend a multivitamin.

Do you all give vitamin in the morning breakfast or after dinner?

Anonymous wrote:I give my kids a multivitamin because their doctor said to. And it is a gummy. My kids that take gummy vitamins are 7 and 11 and haven’t had a cavity yet but they do brush and floss well. They also eat candy and crackers and pretty much every other bad thing for teeth so I certainly wouldn’t blame the gummy vitamins if they do get a cavity. They also love oranges which have a similar acidity to sour candy. My kids dentist actually recommends bananas or hard cheddar cheese at the end of a meal to alkalize their mouth.

Is this a joke or troll attempt? Or do you have a crooked dentist giving you bad advice to ensure a continuing supply of patients?

Both of those are acidic and bananas are one of the worst foods to eat for your teeth there are, worse than most candies.

Anonymous wrote:I used to give Vit D drops back when we drank unfortified milk. Now we drink the store bought grass milk that has A and D added. I give a Renzo's Picky Eaters chewable. Full dose is 2 tablets a day. I give 1 tablet maybe 2-3x/week just to help cover our bases. He's usually a good eater, but we do go through busy periods where we eat cheeseburger dinners or pancake lunches a little too often. After sports once a week or so he gets a protein shake. Kid is 8.

I use this one too. For my 3 year old, the does is half a vitamin, and for my 6 year old, the dose is 2 vitamins. I normally just give 1/2-1 pill per kid. 3 year old used to be slightly anemic, and doctor recommend vitamin d for all kids, so it's easier just to give everyone a multivitamin that has both vitamin d and iron (and what our ped recommended for ease). Anything extra might help, but isn't hurting them.

I give my kids a multivitamin because their doctor said to. And it is a gummy. My kids that take gummy vitamins are 7 and 11 and haven’t had a cavity yet but they do brush and floss well. They also eat candy and crackers and pretty much every other bad thing for teeth so I certainly wouldn’t blame the gummy vitamins if they do get a cavity. They also love oranges which have a similar acidity to sour candy. My kids dentist actually recommends bananas or hard cheddar cheese at the end of a meal to alkalize their mouth.