For Parents: Making Sure Your Kids Get Their Children’s Vitamin Supplement Without the Hassle

Ah autumn: long, cosy nights, learning lines for all those adorable Christmas plays, and don’t forget all those lovely viruses, colds, and the flu! 'tis the season to be snotty, and time to start supporting your kid's health with a children's vitamin supplement. Something especially important if you've got a picky eater, or vegetable hater on your hands, who might not be getting all the nutrients they need from their diet to support their immune system.

It's estimated that only 19% of children aged between 5 and 15 eat the recommended five portions of fruit and veg a day, and even kids with healthy eating habits are at risk of deficiencies. The most common nutrients that children in the country are lacking are iron, folate, and vitamin D –  with around 16% of UK kids thought to be D deficient.

It's sensible to top up your child's nutrient intake with a Multivitamin, whatever the time of year. But what happens if your child hates taking tablets? Many children are sensitive to the texture, and taste of tablets, or have difficulty with swallowing bulky pills. This is especially common in SEN children who may be living ARFID, you can read our blog about this here.

So, what's the alternative children's vitamin supplement?

Our kid's vitamin patches! The easy, no-stress, children's vitamin supplement. Just peel off a patch from the backing paper, stick it on their upper arm or back (or anywhere they find comfy, you'll find how-to-wear tips here), leave it on for 8 hours, and it's job done!

No more stressful battles to get them to take their vitamins and you've got the peace of mind they're getting all the nutrients they need to stay well. And they work too! Check out this glowing review from a happy customer who reports her kids have been ill much less since using our patches:

"Kids very rarely get sick since I’ve been using these on them. Two years now and maybe only twice between them."

We've got a dedicated range of kids patches with everything from a 'cover-all-bases' Multivitamin patch, to a Sleep Aid patch that will help them gently drift off to dreamland. Patches are hypoallergenic, so suitable for sensitive skin, and super easy to peel off. It's no surprise our customers are so pleased with them, as one reviewer said:

"Great for kids who don’t want to take pills. Love it."

And that's not all…

Here are 3 reasons why patches are your must-have children's vitamin supplement:

1. No more fights over taste and texture:

One of the biggest challenges with oral children's vitamin supplements is that they often come in forms like chewables or liquids that may taste unpleasant to kids, or have textures they dislike. There are also several types of flavoured gummy vitamins on the market to try and woo your little ones. But many of these are packed with sweeteners and other artificial ingredients, and they're still large and strongly flavoured enough to trigger tantrums!

Vitamin patches eliminate this problem entirely because there’s no swallowing or flavours involved. Just pop on a patch and let them get on with their day.

2. Gentle on sensitive tummies:

A traditional children's vitamin supplement can trigger stomach upsets, especially Multivitamins that contain iron. This can be upsetting for kids and even lead to days off school. But vitamin patches completely bypass the digestive system and all the nutrients are delivered directly into the bloodstream via the skin. All the vitamin benefits, with no annoying side effects – high-five!

This also means more of the good stuff is likely to be available for the body to make use of, so your child will feel the benefit faster. And our customers agree:

"My daughter has been using these for a couple of months now. I can already notice a difference."

3. Steady, convenient, all-day nutrient release:

Oral supplements are absorbed all at once, but patches provide nutrients gradually, throughout the day, which is far easier for the body to use. Our patches are also a way more convenient way for parents to administer a children's vitamin supplement too. No more forgetting to give them a tablet during those stressful school day breakfasts. Leave the patch packet next to their bedside and pop one on when they wake up.