Children’s Park North

We take our bones for granted. Bones play an active role in locomotion. We realize the importance of bone when it breaks. Broken bone hurt badly. Healing takes time.The bones must become strong at a young age. If, you want to remain physically active at old age, put all your efforts to make your bones strong. Most of the bone development part takes place when a child grows. It almost finishes at the age of 19-20. Naturally, in adult old bones are replaced with the new ones. When we grow older less bone is replaced. The bones become weaker at old age.1. Kids need to do some weight-bearing exercises like jumping, running and climbing are good for bones.2. Calcium is the mineral that makes bones strong. Calcium is found in dairy products green leafy vegetables and cereal.3. Kids can have vitamin D substance as per the prescription from pediatrician or dietitian. It is needed when the body refuses to absorb calcium.4. Besides calcium, zinc and magnesium are also required for growing children to make bone stronger. These minerals are taken when we eat seafood nuts whole grain etc.Parents and kids need to be aware of how to make the child's bones stronger. Having strong bones in the body today will decrease the possibility of weak bones later in life.