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It is also worth noting that although most children's vitamins do have the recommended 400 IU's, many of the "gummy" type vitamins have half the recommended amount per serving. I encourage all parents to make sure that their child is getting enough Vitamin D since low levels are now associated with a range of health concerns beyond poor bone development. Parents should confer with their pediatrician if they are uncertain about their child's vitamin D status or need for supplements.
Lastly, as for dietary sources of Vitamin D, milk and some yogurts have Vitamin D added to them, but cheese typically does not. Some fruit juices and breakfast cereals are also reasonable sources for additional vitamin D. Some fish is high in vitamin D, but kids typically do not eat much tuna, salmon or mackerel.
Since kids are outdoors less and are more frequently wearing sunscreen, there are higher rates for Vitamin D deficiency -- especially in children with darker skin.View Thread

- The simplest way is to double the child's height at age 2.
- Another trick is to look on a gender-appropriate growth chart for the child's height percentile at age 2 and then look at the height for that same percentile for age 18 year.
- Lastly, for boys, you can add 5 inches to the mom's height and then average that number with the dad's height. For girls, you have to subtract 5 inches from the dad's height and then average it with the mother's height.
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