Milk and other calcium-rich foods are essential in your child's diet. Calcium is an important building block for strong bones. But most children and adolescents do not get the recommended 1,300 mg of calcium a day. Infants and young children who do not get enough calcium and vitamin D (which helps with calcium absorption) are at increased risk of rickets. Calcium also plays an important role in ensuring that muscles and nerves function properly, as well as in the release of hormones and enzymes. So if blood calcium levels are low, the body will take calcium from the bones to help with these functions. Therefore, it is important to get enough calcium in your child's daily diet. In this article, we will provide useful information to help your child have a calcium-rich diet.