Last month was National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month. Now, kids are out of school and home for the summer doing sports and being active outside. But, did you know that forearm fracture rates of children and adolescents have increased sharply in the U.S. in recent years?

It's important now more than ever to help kids build strong bones and one great way to do it is with milk. Why Milk? is a great resource to learn about the importance of strong bones, especially for our daughters, 9 out of 10 of whom do not get enough calcium in their diets.

Did you know children four to eight years of age should drink three eight-ounce glasses of milk per day (or equivalent)? Adolescents (kids nine to 18 year of age) need four servings and adults should get three servings a day.

Be sure to check out the recipes, especially the smoothies (we LOVE those around here) for some great ideas for a healthy diet to encourage strong bones.

This post courtesy of Weber Shandwick. Though I received three t-shirts for my kids, some smoothie recipes cards, and a personal blender, as a nurse and a parent, I am happy to spread the important word (and would have done so, anyway) about kids and strong bones.