10 best vitamins for kids

Review of the best according to the editorial board. On the selection criteria. This material is subjective and does not constitute advertising and does not serve as a purchase guide. Before buying, you need to consult with a specialist.

If a doctor prescribes vitamins for adults, then most often it is either about recovery from an illness, or about vitamin deficiency, or when a special, critical period in life occurs. So, for women, such periods will be pregnancy and lactation, the transition to the state of menopause and the postmenopausal period. For more information on prescribing vitamins for women, see the next article. But in the case when it comes to children, there are much more indications for prescribing vitamins.

The entire period of childhood, and adolescence, is a time of active formation and development of the body. In infants, weight and height increase rapidly, metabolism increases, coordination of movements improves, and motor skills appear. Many children develop the beginnings of speech activity. There is a great need for food for babies. Often in early childhood, various acute childhood infections occur, and in the presence of vitamin deficiency, babies will tolerate them more difficult.

In the next period, which pediatricians call the time of milk teeth (from a year to 7 years), the need for vitamins is also great. Children at the age of 2-3 years are improving speech, as well as various complex motor skills. At this age, children are characterized by high activity and curiosity. In the preschool period of development, which is conventionally considered at the age of 4 to 7 years, skeletal muscles develop rapidly, and the child's diet already resembles the diet of adults. By the end of this time, the change of teeth from milk teeth to permanent teeth begins, and intellectual development by the age of 7 allows children to start school.

On this difficult path of development, it is necessary to periodically help the child's body, and for this there are various vitamin and mineral complexes. Consider the most popular and well-known vitamins that are shown for different age groups.

Rating of the best vitamins for children

Nomination	a place	Name of product	price
The best vitamins for children 2-3 years old	1	Alphabet – Our baby	460 RUB
	2	Pikovit syrup	154 RUB
	3	Kinder Biovital gel	280 RUB
The best vitamins for children 4-5 years old	1	Vitrum baby	498 r
	2	Multi-tabs baby calcium plus	644 r
	3	Univit Kids	416 RUB
	4	Vitamishki bio plus prebiotic	441 r
The best vitamins for children 6-7 years old	1	Supradine Kids Junior	430 RUB
	2	Alphabet kindergarten	272 r
	3	Vitrum kids (Vitrum Kids)	395 RUB

The best vitamins for children 2-3 years old

The age of babies in 2-3 years is characterized by a relative slowdown in growth energy and maturation of the central and peripheral nervous system. It is important that all antibodies that he received from the mother, with her breast milk, or passive immunity, completely disappears. Active immunity is not yet well developed, and therefore this age can be called the time of childhood infections.

It is to strengthen the child's body in the process of learning about the world around and preventing infectious diseases that various vitamins and mineral complexes serve. It is imperative to remember that they in no way replace mandatory vaccinations, but only help the child to be stronger.

Alphabet – Our baby

Rating: 4.9

This vitamin and mineral complex is for the little ones, therefore it is available in powders. A set of three different sachet bags with different colored labels. Package number one, with pink lettering, contains vitamin D3, pantothenic acid, cyanocobalamin, folic acid and calcium. The green bags contain carotene, 5 different vitamins, magnesium, iodine and zinc. Finally, the blue-colored bags contain thiamine, ascorbic acid, iron, and other ingredients. This form is convenient since the child has no threat of choking.

Daily use of these powders in the form of drinks allows the child to provide all the necessary minerals and vitamins, taking into account the daily requirement of this age. The Alphabet should be taken with meals, dissolving the contents of one packet in warm boiled water. You need to give one packet per day 3 times a day of different colors, the sequence does not matter. The recommended course of admission is about 1 month.

This vitamin and mineral complex is produced by the domestic company VneshtorgFarma, and one package, designed for two weeks of admission, can be purchased at a price of 300 to 550 rubles, with an average price of 400 rubles. Thus, the cost of a monthly course will be, on average, 800 rubles.

Advantages and disadvantages

The advantage of this complex is convenient packaging, when the contents of 2 and 3 packages are dissolved in water, bright orange solutions are formed due to the presence of carotene, which arouse interest in the baby. The balance of vitamins and minerals is well chosen, the supplement is well tolerated, and, according to pediatricians, almost does not cause side effects. The only drawback of this vitamin-mineral complex will be the relatively high price, as well as still not a very convenient dosing regimen, since you need to take the powder three times a day and from three different sachets, so the risk of error and overdose is not excluded.

Pikovit syrup

Rating: 4.8

This imported vitamin complex (KRKA) syrup contains few vitamins, but they are all extremely important. These are vitamin A, indispensable for the normal functioning of the skin and organs of vision, cholecalciferol, which ensures skeletal growth, thiamine, which is needed for the proper development of nervous tissue, vitamins B2 and B6, as well as cyanocobalamin, with a deficiency of which a special type of anemia occurs. Pikovit also contains ascorbic acid, which helps the child to be more resistant to infections, panthenol and vitamin PP.

This syrup is shown for prophylaxis, in the absence of appetite, as well as during the period of recovery from infections. Pikovit is taken in children under the age of three years, 1 teaspoon 2 times a day. The syrup can be given not only in pure form, but also mixed with various drinks, as long as they are not hot. The standard course of use of the drug is 1 month, a longer one is possible only on the recommendation of a pediatrician. This syrup is produced by the KRKA company (Slovenia), and one bottle of 150 ml can be purchased at a pharmacy at a price of 190 to 325 rubles.

Advantages and disadvantages

The undoubted advantage of Pikovit is the ease of use and dosage, good taste, it can be successfully given even to children who have no appetite. Against the background of admission, the baby has a bright yellow color of urine, this is caused by the presence of riboflavin among the vitamins, and you should not be afraid of this.

A rather significant disadvantage of this complex is the complete absence of minerals, because it contains only vitamins. Therefore, if the baby has a delay in physical development, then he needs other complexes, which, for example, would include calcium and magnesium, zinc and selenium. Also, in rare cases, there may be an allergic reaction to the reception of this complex, but it usually occurs when the recommended daily dose is accidentally exceeded, or the baby himself gets to the bottle with tasty contents. The cost of Pikovit in one bottle is quite affordable, but the bottle will last only for 15 days, and the average monthly course will cost about 600 rubles, which is not so little.

Kinder Biovital gel

Rating: 4.7

Kinder Biovital gel contains not only vitamins, but also minerals. These are molybdenum, phosphorus and molybdenum. Of the vitamins, these are cholecalciferol, thiamine, alpha-tocopherol, riboflavin, and 5 more vitamins, including B12 and ascorbic acid. The gel also contains lecithin, which is produced from soybeans and contains essential phospholipids that strengthen cell membranes.

The gel is a light yellow viscous mass with a pleasant fruit smell and sweet and sour taste. Kinder Biovital gel is indicated, like other vitamin preparations, for the prevention of vitamin deficiencies, with an unbalanced diet, with delayed physical and mental development, during convalescence with various infectious diseases, as well as for the prevention of rickets. Babies aged 2 to 3 years are given half a teaspoon three times a day. Duration of use for prophylactic purposes – within two to three weeks, in case of diseases – on the recommendation of a pediatrician.

Advantages and disadvantages

A big plus will be the universal form of the gel, which children love very much, and when applied there is no danger of choking, or inhaling, as in the case of tablets. The drug is balanced, and, in addition to vitamins, it contains trace elements, as well as minerals in the form of calcium and phosphorus, while an additional advantage is the presence of lecithin. It is very important that this remedy has indications for topical treatment. If the baby's oral mucosa is affected after an infection, for example, chickenpox, then this gel can be applied topically to the ulcers.

Biovital Gel has contraindications. In the event that the baby has a high level of calcium in the blood, then this drug should not be used, since it contains calcium. Of course, with individual intolerance, there may be allergic reactions, but usually, if the recommended dosages are observed, they do not occur. Also a very significant drawback is the temporary absence of a registration number, so the drug is not yet supplied to pharmacies in the Russian Federation. But, after the customs issues are settled, then the price of the drug will be known. However, parents should be aware that there is a good vitamin-mineral complex in the form of a gel, despite the temporary difficulties in supplying it.

The best vitamins for children 4-5 years old

The age of 4-5 years in children is considered by pediatricians as a special period in which their own, still shaky immunity is strengthened. In its occurrence, previously delivered vaccinations, as well as the fact of the transfer of infectious diseases, play an important role. Experts believe that respiratory viral infections, which are often carried by children at this age, even have some benefit by stimulating cellular and humoral immunity.

In the event that the baby is sick annually once or even twice with ARVI, but without all sorts of complications in the form of bronchitis and tonsillitis, then you do not need to worry and do not stuff the baby with an excessive amount of vitamins. But if diseases have become more frequent, then, on the advice of pediatricians, it is possible to use various vitamin and mineral complexes in a planned manner for prevention.

In the case when it came to the younger age group of 2-3 years old, powders, syrups, and gels that are safer for babies were in demand. For children 4-5 years of age, soft chewable tablets are already quite possible. Consider the most commonly used and approved by pediatricians vitamin and mineral complexes for children of this age.

Vitrum baby

Rating: 4.9

Vitrum Baby is produced in the form of fascinating animal figurines, because these are chewable tablets. They have fruity and vanilla tastes and smells, and their color is in the form of various shades of gray with small specks. For children, they seem very interesting and tempting. This is a very wide complex of composition, which contains 11 different minerals and trace elements, as well as 13 vitamins. It makes no sense to list vitamins, these are well-known substances from A (alpha – tocopherol) to vitamin K, but minerals and trace elements can be listed. These are calcium and magnesium, iron and phosphorus, copper and zinc, manganese, iodine, molybdenum, selenium and chromium. The list is more than impressive. As a result of the work, the specialists received a full complex, which was created taking into account precisely these age needs.

As usual, indications for taking this complex will be a delay in physical and mental development, treatment of identified hypovitaminosis, as well as an increase in the body's resistance in case of frequent respiratory diseases. Also, the indication is malnutrition, poor appetite and other signs known to parents. Babies at this age need to take Vitrum baby once a day, chewing a tasty pill at any time. Chewable tablets Vitrum Baby are produced by the American company Unipharm, and one package, designed for a monthly course of use, costs from 440 to 720 rubles in pharmacies at retail.

Advantages and disadvantages

The big advantage of the Vitrum Baby complex is its rich and complete composition. In terms of the number of trace elements, minerals and vitamins included, this complex will be one of the best for children. The shape is very fascinating, because children never forget to accept soft, tasty and fragrant animal figures, and if the parents forget, the child will definitely remind him himself.

As usual, the disadvantage is a continuation of the virtue of any good medicine, and in this case a vitamin-mineral complex. Parents need to hide these tasty figurines away from them, and never follow the lead of their child if he asks for more. After all, the child often considers this to be an ordinary sweetness, not suspecting that he has a risk of overdose. The positive qualities of this drug include its availability and average price range, because a monthly course can be as low as 450 rubles, which is quite inexpensive with the imported quality of substances.

Multi-tabs baby calcium plus

Rating: 4.8

The next vitamin and mineral complex, which is specially designed for this age, will be Multi-tabs baby calcium plus. These are also chewable tablets, they are available in different flavors, including banana, orange and vanilla, lemon, and raspberry-strawberry. The manufacturer did not leave aside the trends of civilization, therefore, the tablets have the taste of Coca-Cola, which is not entirely correct.

This is a balanced complex that contains 13 vitamins and 9 minerals, in its characteristics and dosage, it is very similar to the previous one. The vitamin and mineral complex Multi-tabs has a baby calcium plus also correctly selected vitamins, minerals and trace elements, they contribute to the physiological development of the child, increase his immunity and resistance to fight various infectious agents.

It makes no sense to list the functions of various vitamins and microelements, it is only necessary to make sure before prescribing the complex that the baby does not take separately preparations containing vitamin D, in order to avoid an overdose, for example, Aqua-Detrim anise drops. This food supplement is used one chewable tablet per day, and the course of prophylaxis is, on average, one month. The well-known pharmaceutical company Pfizer produces this drug, and 60 chewable tablets, designed for two whole months of administration, cost, on average, 630 rubles. Chewable tablets with strawberry flavor in the amount of 30 pieces can be purchased for 460 rubles, just for a month of preventive intake.

Advantages and disadvantages

If you compare two vitamin and mineral complexes, such as Vitrum Baby and Multi-tabs baby calcium plus, you can see that they are very similar, only in the first case there are 2 more components, and Vitrum Baby contains additional lecithin. All other characteristics are similar, Multi-tabs is also available in the form of chewable tablets, but they have a choice of different tastes, but no lecithin. Vitamins Multi-tabs still have a slightly lower price. If Vitrum Baby has a minimum price of 440 rubles. for a monthly course, here the average price ranges from 460 rubles. The indications and contraindications are the same, compliance, or the number of doses per day – the same, as well as the dosage form. Therefore, if you need to choose one of the most well-balanced drugs, you can safely stop at any of these two funds, and you will not go wrong, since they occupy a leading position in the ranking in terms of price, quality and effectiveness.

Univit Kids

Rating: 4.7

Univit Kids is also a vitamin complex for children aged 4 to 5 years, which contains only vitamins, in the amount of 7 items. These are vitamin A, B vitamins, ascorbic acid, cholecalciferol and vitamin E. Univit is produced for children in the form of lozenges, which have the shape of funny dinosaurs, and the taste is citrus and raspberry. The vitamins in its composition help in the development of the skin and mucous membranes, in the stimulation of hematopoiesis, in the normalization of nutrient metabolism and are needed for the proper formation of the immune and nervous system.

This vitamin complex is shown as an additive to food as a prophylaxis, and for the treatment of vitamin deficiency. It is used one chewing lozenge once a day, and the duration of the prophylactic course, like other vitamin products, is 1 month. You can buy a package of 30 lozenges, designed for a monthly intake, from 300 to 400 rubles per package, and this complex is produced by the German company Amapharm.

Advantages and disadvantages

According to the list of disadvantages, this complex is the same as that of Pikovita syrup for babies. It contains only vitamins, and there are no trace elements and minerals. The instructions also stipulate that the agent cannot be used in children with the first type of diabetes mellitus, since sugar is added to the composition as an additional component of the lozenges. But it should be noted that individual statements of manufacturers about contraindications can always be expanded, since if you take any vitamin preparation along the way, containing any one vitamin, the remedy will be contraindicated. So, complexes containing phosphorus and calcium will be contraindicated if there is an excess of these compounds in the blood, and so on, for each component. Thus, there will be too many contraindications, which will scare away buyers. Therefore, individual contraindications that are declared by certain manufacturers of vitamins can be considered selective. At the same time, Univit is well tolerated, and its cost is no different from the average range of the above drugs.

Vitamishki bio plus prebiotic

Rating: 4.7

A drug such as Vitamishki plus a prebiotic can be considered innovative among vitamin and mineral complexes. It contains not only vitamins, but also prebiotics in the form of inulin and fruit oligosaccharides, as well as choline as a vitamin-like substance. This enrichment with vegetable and fruit extracts helps to restore normal intestinal microflora after antibiotic treatment, as well as improves appetite and optimizes gastrointestinal tract function by normalizing stool. This complex is indicated for babies of the indicated age, not only for all of the above cases of prevention and treatment of vitamin deficiency, but also for disorders in the intestines.

Children need to take two lozenges daily, with meals. The drug is produced by the German pharmaceutical company Trolli, and the cost of one package of 60 lozenges, designed for a monthly course, ranges from 500 to 740 rubles.

Advantages and disadvantages

The advantages of this complex include the combination of a prebiotic with a vitamin base. The product comes in the form of cute bears made from marmalade. There are no artificial components in the additional ingredients of the medicinal base. Children like these vitamins. As for the disadvantages, the amount of vitamins is small, and there are no trace elements and minerals in this complex. On the other hand, you don't have to chase as many ingredients as possible, as this can always result in a lot of side effects and allergic reactions. Also, the disadvantage may be a slightly higher price range, but it should be borne in mind that the number of lozenges taken daily is not one, but two pieces.

The best vitamins for children 6-7 years old

This age period in a child's life is also special. At the age of six, the child has not only passed the toddler age, but already behind the kindergarten. He is in the preparatory group, and in some cases, at the age of 6, the little person is already going to school. He must have both physical and mental parameters corresponding to this age group, so that he can overcome the physical, and, most importantly, age-related mental stress, which he will face in school for the first time. Of course, in the vitamin and mineral complexes for this age group there are no special vitamins that would not have been encountered before in the ranking. It's just that the whole highlight is that the composition of the preparations is selected in such a way as to satisfy the need for certain substances in children of this particular age, taking into account the average metabolism and the average weight of the child. Inode, there are supplements in the form of non-vitamin substances that improve the functioning of the nervous tissue, visual function and will be in demand for this particular group of children.

Supradine Kids Junior

Rating: 4.9

This vitamin and mineral complex is additionally enriched with choline, which is absorbed by the child's brain and is used in its tissues as a component of structural membranes. Its action is to improve the trophism of brain tissue and improve memory mechanisms, which is especially important at the beginning of school loads. These chewable tablets also contain 12 different vitamins, magnesium and calcium, iron and copper, iodine, zinc, selenium, chromium and manganese. The task of this complex is to replenish the deficiency of trace elements and vitamins, as well as minerals. Shown to take one chewable tablet per day, which is very convenient. The duration of the preventive course, which experts recommend starting in the summer, to prepare for school, is about one month. This vitamin and mineral complex is produced by Bayer, Germany. The average monthly pack of this drug costs about 590 rubles in pharmacies.

Advantages and disadvantages

The undoubted advantage of this well-balanced complex is the addition of choline, which makes it possible to position Supradin Kids Junior as a vitamin complex that additionally affects the brain tissue and improves the tolerance of mental stress. As for contraindications, they include individual intolerance. Chewable tablets contain sugar, which should be taken into account if it is taken by children with diabetes. There are no special contraindications in this case, but it must be borne in mind that one chewable tablet corresponds to 0.056 bread unit. This is necessary to calculate the dosage of insulin.

Alphabet kindergarten

Rating: 4.8

Despite the fact that children aged 6-7 years have already left kindergarten and are preparing for school, the kindergarten Alphabet vitamin and mineral complex is a full source of vitamins, trace elements and minerals. These are chewable tablets, with different tastes and colors. The green pill has an apple flavor, an orange pill has an orange flavor, and a pink pill has a strawberry flavor. Each of them contains a certain set of vitamins and trace elements, which are repeated a little, so that in aggregate, with the daily intake of three tablets a day, the child receives the full necessary dose of vital substances that would satisfy the daily need.

Such a separate use of vitamins and minerals, according to manufacturers, makes it possible to exclude incompatible substances in one dose taken, which means that the effectiveness of the effect of the vitamin complex will be higher. You need to take chewable tablets of this complex with meals, daily at breakfast, lunch and dinner – only 3 multi-colored tablets. This complex is produced by the domestic company Vneshtorgfarma, and one package of 60 tablets, designed for 20 days of admission, can be bought at retail in pharmacies from 213 to 320 rubles.

Advantages and disadvantages

The advantages of this complex include the separate use of various substances in three different tablets, an interesting type of intake that children always really like, a good balance of the components used and high efficiency. According to experts, the child becomes more active, his appetite normalizes, memory and school performance improve.

The disadvantage will again be the continuation of the merits. Of course, it is much more convenient to take just one pill than three pills a day. Therefore, in the event that parents cannot provide the child with adequate attention all day, and he spends most of the day at school, then it is better to consider other options. But with this small drawback, this vitamin and mineral complex is quite affordable.

Vitrum kids (Vitrum Kids)

Rating: 4.8

Vitrum Kids chewable tablets belong to a balanced vitamin and mineral complex, and contain 12 vitamins, minerals, and trace elements in their usual composition, from copper to chromium. In total, these tablets contain 22 active ingredients. Kids love to take these gummies, which are pink speckled and shaped like funny animals. As in other vitamin complexes, in Vitrum Kids, the balance is selected exactly so as to take into account the daily needs of the child's body and prepare it for physical and mental stress. The indications are vitamin deficiency, prophylaxis, condition after previous infections, and poor appetite. Vitrum Kids is taken one tablet once a day, regardless of the meal, the tablet must be chewed thoroughly. Vitrum Kids is produced by the American company Unipharm, and you can buy a package designed for a monthly course of intake at a price of 450 to 680 rubles.

Advantages and disadvantages

The advantage of this drug, as well as any of the above-mentioned funds that got into the rating, will be a good balance of vitamins and microelements, but it should not be otherwise, therefore this is a relative advantage, the same as for everyone. The disadvantage is, perhaps, the high price, but still, for an imported vitamin complex containing a large amount of ingredients, this is not much. The advantage is taking one chewable tablet once a day, as well as a small risk of developing allergic reactions. The manufacturer indicates restrictions on intake with an excess of vitamins A and D, if the child takes them separately.

Conclusion: the need for admission and indications

The concept of 'effective' or 'not very' does not apply to vitamins, since we are not talking about drugs here. The mechanism of action of vitamins has long been known, and when comparing, for example, ascorbic acid, but two manufacturers, it is possible to speak about the effectiveness of one of them and the ineffectiveness of the second only if the drug is of poor quality.

It should be remembered that there is no second such pharmaceutical market that would be as focused on the healthy consumer as the market for vitamins, and whose manufacturers would have so little responsibility, since almost never an overdose of a vitamin will not give such a danger as an overdose of a heart or sleeping pill.

Parents need to know that independent selection of vitamins without taking into account many factors can be quite dangerous, but improper supervision of the baby will be even more dangerous if he likes the vitamins and can eat them on his own as much as he wants.

Usually, the indications for the appointment of vitamin complexes are certain critical conditions. These include a lack of fruits and vegetables, fish and lactic acid products, meat products and cereals from various cereals, an unfavorable environmental situation, weak immunity and frequent infectious diseases that do not go away for a long time. It is imperative to take into account the intensity of the child's growth and development, his health, take into account his activity during the day and the quality of sleep at night. The most important thing to remember is the fact that vitamins are extremely necessary only in the case of officially proven vitamin deficiency, either clinically or in the laboratory. Only this diagnosis is considered by experts to be an absolute and obligatory indication for the appointment of one or another vitamin.

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Attention! This rating is subjective and does not constitute an advertisement and does not serve as a purchase guide. Before buying, you need to consult with a specialist.