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Do you give vitamins?

A friend of mine who's sick DD is going to miss her first day of kindergarten tomorrow was talking about vitamins today.  And I was just wondering how many parents give their kids something in an attempt to avoid germs?  I was thinking about some kind of vitamin c drops/gummies/etc. 
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Re: Do you give vitamins?

  • Both of my kids get a multivitamin every morning with breakfast.
    DD~6 years old~born June 6, 2008 (1st grade)
    DS~4 years old~born November 6, 2010 (1st year of preschool)
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  • My DD takes gummy vitamins each night before bed, mostly because she is a super picky eater and we need to make sure she gets all the nutrients she needs.
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  • DD takes a multi every morning.

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  • I don't, actually.  Now that they're older, both my kids eat a pretty healthy, balanced diet.  I used to find it hard to get 5 servings of veggies a day into them when they were younger, but we're probably pretty close to achieving that goal on a regular basis now.  And they both drink plenty of milk and eat dark, leafy greens willingly.  It gets a lot easier as they get older.

    My kids usually get 1 or 2 colds per year.  In 1st grade, my son didn't get sick at all.  He had perfect attendance that year!
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    DD, born 9/06/00 -- 12th grade
    DS, born 8/25/04 -- 7th grade
  • All 3 kiddos eats pretty well, but at the last Pedi appointment he suggested we do a multivitamins and an Omega 3 for all of them, so we have been giving it to them now for a few weeks. 
  • My son gets a multivitamin every morning and has since he was a toddler (now 8).  I buy whatever I have a coupon for, but it's usually flintsone gummy vitamins.  He is rarely sick.
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