Did you know that there is a high level of Vitamin K deficiency in infants and children?
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Vitamin K2 and its amazing benefits are often overlooked. However, it is, in fact, an essential vitamin which can hugely support your kids’ health and development. It has so many benefits, like promote cardiovascular health, supports coagulation and bone mineralisation.

As a child grows and learns the environment around them, it is important to encourage and support their development.

Children benefit greatly from active learning activities. Simple and fun activities can be incorporated easily into your daily life, and we would like to share nine ideas below. Remember when a question is asked to which your child finds a solution, a critical cognitive development happens which is important to the little mind.

More people are choosing a holistic way of treating themselves and their kids from sicknesses.
Choosing natural or herbal medicines doesn’t just help you during or onset of sickness, but it supports your immune system in fighting bugs naturally.

At the end of October 2017, Childlife Essentials NZ team received an email from a group of mothers from a small town in New Zealand.

​Their children had weakened immune systems and different health disorders, and mothers had been looking for effective supplements and vitamins for the kids to improve their health.
​They asked whether Childlife Essentials could provide product samples to help understand whether the supplements are suitable for kids before purchasing more.

Did you know that Omega 3 isn’t just crucial for nourishing kids’ brains, nervous system and supporting their immune system, but reduces their behavioural problems? We talk about this further.

With statistics of 1 in 4 people not eating any fish at all, it is important to take these essential fatty acids in another form especially for kids and to aid their development.

Many families lead a very busy life these days. Besides a busy work schedule, parents have to deal with their kids’ school routine, after-school activities, weekends with family and friends and so on. So it is hard to prepare healthy meals for kids every day. ​

Introducing the hard-working Childlife Essentials NZ distributors JC and Françoise. Originally from Belgium, they have been living in New Zealand for over 17 years now.

The husband and wife team took on Childlife Essentials NZ in 2016 and started sharing the love of natural supplements and vitamins for kids in New Zealand, Australia and Pacific Islands supplying retailers and online stores with the wonderful products created by Dr Murray Clarke.

One of our lovely clients Amanda shares her kids' health stories and how Childlife Essentials Vitamins help them below. Her children are Madison (2 and a half years old) and Paige (6 months old).

As adults we are aware that calcium is vital for our bone and teeth health, but did you know that kids and teenagers need it so much more?

When we are growing, calcium is needed to develop strong bones and teeth that will be with us for the rest of our lives, so it is extremely important for kids and teenagers to receive enough calcium while they are doing the vital job of building their bodies.

We can all agree that these days our lives are very busy with careers, kids, hobbies and lifestyle in general. Then besides kids’ school, there are numerous activities they attend. The busyness of it all never stops even on the weekends.

Both adults and children need Vitamin D to help absorb phosphorus and calcium into the bloodstream, which in turn helps to build and maintain strong bones. You may know the importance of calcium for kids' bone health. However, you may not be aware that Vitamin D is equally important to assist kids' with heaving strong bones.

Colic is one of the huge challenges some parents of young babies face. Some babies don't have it, some have it mild, and others have severe colic, which can take a toll on the whole family.

Autumn is here! Colder months mean warmer clothes, shorter days and for most of us a weakened immune system. Autumn is the perfect time to start looking at boosting your kids' immune system and making sure they stay healthy and avoid those nasty winter bugs.