For Healthier Kids (05)

Children and Calcium: What the Lactose Intolerant Should Know
Even if your child or teenager is lactose intolerant, it’s important to make sure they get the right daily amount of calcium. This lists how many milligrams per day kids from infant stage to age 18 should have, and also includes nondairy foods that are high in calcium. These include green vegetables, such as broccoli and kale, fish with soft bones, and yogurt. "Evidence shows that the bacterial cultures used in making yogurt produce some of the lactase enzyme required for proper digestion," the site says.

Kids Dental Care
Here are some tips to help your kids care for their teeth. Tips include: take your children to the dentist regularly starting at age one, get kids in the habit of brushing twice a day with a pea-sized amount of toothpaste, ask your dentist to demonstrate proper flossing, ask your dentist about sealants, put a mouth protector on your child during rough sports, avoid sugary or starchy snacks, give your children soft child-sized toothbrushes, and be sure to replace the toothbrush every four months.

Why Your Kid Needs Physical Activity
Physical inactivity has become a serious problem in the U.S. today. More than half of U.S. adults do not meet recommended levels of moderate physical activity, and one-fourth engage in no leisure time physical activity at all, according to this site. That’s why it discusses why physical activity is important, with an emphasis on the growing problem of childhood obesity, which includes more children overweight than ever before. Actually, 20 percent of kids are over the recommended weight for their individual height. More information and kids obesity statistics are included.

Nutrition for Your Toddler
Many parents are told their toddler should eat a mixed diet, but what does that mean, and what should you do when your toddler doesn’t like any of the foods recommended. A mixed diet is when a variety of foods are eaten in different combinations on a daily basis. A person who chooses this diet is certain to get everything her body requires under all circumstances. "A toddler who has some meat or fish and/or some beans, nuts and pulses, some cheese, eggs, milk or yoghurt, will be getting more than adequate protein whatever the quality of each item,"" the article states. "And if she also eats a range of vegetables and fruit, boiling the vitamin C out of that portion of cabbage will do no harm to her diet (though it may offend her taste buds) because there will be plenty in the baked potato or the fruit salad."