Child Life

ChildLife Essentials (shown on GymStack as Child Life) is a US children's supplement brand founded in 2000 by Dr Murray Clarke, a New Zealand-born naturopathic and homeopathic practitioner with a family clinic in Santa Monica, California. He started formulating children's liquids for his patients in the late 1990s. The official store is childlifenutrition.com. The range is mostly flavoured liquids and drops with age-banded servings for babies, toddlers and older children, plus gummies, probiotics and DHA lines elsewhere.

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Child Life range at GymStack

• Vitamin D3 drops – Natural Berry, 30 ml: 10 mcg (400 IU) vitamin D3 per drop, in organic MCT oil (label: contains coconut). About 200 drops.
• Multi Vitamin & Mineral – Orange/Mango, 237 ml: vitamins A, C, D3, E and B vitamins plus calcium, magnesium, zinc, iodine and selenium. 1, 2 or 3 tsp by age. No iron on the panel.
• Liquid Vitamin C – Natural Orange, 118 ml: 63 mg (¼ tsp, 6–12 months) up to 500 mg (2 tsp, 4+ years) as sodium ascorbate and ascorbic acid.
• Liquid Iron – Natural Berry, 118 ml: iron as ferrous bisglycinate chelate, 5 mg per ½ tsp and 10 mg per 1 tsp.
• Zinc Plus – Mango Strawberry, 118 ml: zinc gluconate with copper. 1 mg / 2 mg / 4 mg zinc at the ½, 1 and 2 tsp age servings.
• Liquid Calcium with Magnesium – Natural Orange, 473 ml: calcium and magnesium citrate with zinc and vitamin D3. Up to 252 mg calcium and 2.5 mcg vitamin D per 1 tbsp (4+ years).
• Vitamin K2 Drops – Natural Berry, 7 ml: vitamin K2 as MK-7 in organic MCT oil (contains coconut). 5 / 15 / 30 mcg at 1, 3 or 6 drops by age.
• Herbal liquids: Echinacea (30 ml), First Defense (zinc with olive leaf, elderberry, Grindelia and St John's Wort), Aller-Care (vitamin C, zinc, elderberry, amla, bromelain) and Gripe Water (organic ginger, dill, fennel and kiwifruit extract). We make no health claims for these botanical blends.

What the vitamins and minerals do (authorised claims only)

• Vitamin D3 drops: vitamin D contributes to the normal function of the immune system in children, and vitamin D is needed for normal growth and development of bone in children.
• Liquid Vitamin C: vitamin C contributes to the normal function of the immune system.
• Liquid Iron: iron contributes to normal cognitive development of children.
• Zinc Plus (1–3 and 4+ year servings): zinc contributes to the normal function of the immune system.
• Liquid Calcium with Magnesium (1–3 and 4+ year servings): calcium and vitamin D are needed for normal growth and development of bone in children.
• Vitamin K2 Drops (1–3 and 4+ year servings): vitamin K contributes to the maintenance of normal bones.

Food supplements should not be used as a substitute for a varied and balanced diet and a healthy lifestyle. Food supplements are not medicines.

Ages, doses and safety

Doses on Child Life packs follow US labelling and change with age. Always use the dropper or measure supplied, follow the age directions on the pack you receive, and do not exceed the stated dose. UK Department of Health and Social Care advice (NHS): children aged 6 months to 5 years should have a daily supplement with vitamins A, C and D. Breastfed babies should have 8.5–10 mcg vitamin D a day from birth, and children aged 1–4 should have 10 mcg a day. Babies having more than 500 ml of infant formula a day should not be given vitamin supplements. Do not give two supplements with the same vitamins at once (for example a multivitamin plus vitamin D drops or cod liver oil) unless a health professional advises it.

• Iron: accidental overdose of iron-containing products is dangerous for young children. Store out of reach, and ask a GP, health visitor or pharmacist before giving iron to a baby or toddler.
• Echinacea: UK MHRA advice is that oral echinacea products should not be given to children under 12.
• First Defense contains St John's Wort, and Vitamin K2 may not suit children taking anticoagulants. Speak to a pharmacist or GP first if your child takes any medicine.
• Several liquids are sweetened with fructose (for example the Multi Vitamin has 3–7 g sugars per serving). Vitamin D3 and K2 drops use coconut-derived MCT oil.

Always read the label you receive for ingredients, allergens and directions. Browse kids supplements, baby & kids, vitamin D and multivitamins while Child Life is out of stock. Check the age guidance on any other product before giving it to a child.