Parents may be mistaken, believing that children at the age of two do not need to take an additional complex of vitamins. They receive useful substances in full by eating various vegetables and fruits. However, this opinion is erroneous.
Do I need to give vitamins to a two-year-old child
No one would argue that many of the vitamins necessary for the development and growth of a child are found in fruits and vegetables. The periods of autumn and summer are rich in a wide selection of healthy fresh vegetables, but what if it's early spring or cold winter outside? During this period of time, the intake of vitamin complexes is quite justified.
Vitamins are divided into the following groups: one-component and multivitamins. The difference is that one-component ones consist of one type of useful elements, and multivitamins include all the necessary complex of vitamins, enzymes, and minerals.
In addition, vitamins are fat-soluble and water-soluble. The first group includes vitamins A, D, E, F, K, all the rest belong to the second group.
How to take baby vitamins
Before you start taking vitamins, you need to consult a doctor, because excessive use will not lead to anything good. Today there are many complexes of different manufacturers, to say unequivocally that a child needs a vitamin complex of a particular brand, no doctor will undertake to approve.
For each child, an individual complex and scheme of admission is selected, taking into account his age characteristics, diet, health status, and so on.
For a child under two years old, the following vitamins can be recommended: "Watering baby", "Avadetrin", "Multi-Tabs Baby". Such funds are used from birth. For children after a year, you can use vitamins such as "Sana-Sol", "Biovital-gel", "Pikovit", "Alphabet", "Our baby".
Symptoms Indicating Vitamin Deficiency
It is possible to determine which vitamins the child's body lacks by the following signs. For example, if a child refuses to eat, there is a violation in physical development, he is unbalanced, irritable, most likely, there is not enough vitamin C in his body.
Before giving this vitamin to a child, you need to make sure that the baby has no allergies and choose a drug developed from non-allergenic plant species.
If a child's eyesight deteriorates or skin problems appear, the amount of vitamin A should be adjusted. Vitamin B1 is used for fatigue, poor sleep, irritability, and vitamin B6 for stunting, loss of appetite and the appearance of seizures. The familiar vitamin D is useful for the same symptoms as the B vitamin, as well as for the possible development of rickets.
Vitamins are medicinal preparations, before taking them, you need to read the instructions or consult a doctor, do not prescribe a course of taking any remedies to your child on your own, as this is fraught with consequences.
