WASHINGTON — Too little milk, sunshine and exercise: It’s an anti-bone trifecta. And for some kids, shockingly, it’s leading to rickets, the soft-bone scourge of the 19th century.

Children between ages 4 to 8 need around 1,000 mg of calcium daily; teens need even more. Add dairy products, leafy greens, almonds, or fortified cereals to their diet to support bone strength ...

Kids' bone fractures are unpredictable, says Dr. Chris Souder of Central Texas Pediatric Orthopedics. He knows this first hand. One of his sons broke his arm when he was 2 just getting off a bed.

Dr. Heidi Kalkwarf of the Cincinnati Children's Hospital led a U.S. study that gave bone scans to 1,500 healthy children ages 6 to 17 to see how bone mass is accumulated.

With so many kids involved in organized sports, it’s no surprise that a broken bone, or fracture, seems to be a rite of passage for young athletes these days.Growing wrists, forearms and elbo… ...

Summer can be a time of great fun; it also can be a time of many a broken bone, especially for kids who are in the kindergarten and early elementary school age groups. They are outside playing more… ...

Kids Kids and their bones: A guide for parents Did you know your child’s bones develop and grow from birth until early adulthood? Calcium ‘feeds’ your child’s bones and makes them strong.

ADHD medications associated with diminished bone health in kids. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2016 / 03 / 160303083812.htm.

Oct. 21 -- TUESDAY, Oct. 20 (HealthDay News) --New research links high blood pressure in children to bones that are more mature than average, suggesting that advanced bone age may predict ...

Kids need at least an hour of physical activity every day. Running, jumping, and climbing help build bone density and coordination, which in turn reduces the chance of falls and injuries. 2.