There's tired, and then there's tired for no obvious reason — slept all night, still dragging by lunchtime. Iron is one of the first places to look.
It's involved in producing haemoglobin, which carries oxygen around the body, and it contributes to normal cognitive function — the kind of thing that matters when a child's day is full of concentrating, processing, and keeping up.
It's also one of the nutrients children are most commonly low in, and one of the hardest to get right through food alone.
Iron supplements have a reputation for being harsh on stomachs — which is why we use a bisglycinate form.
It's chelated, meaning the iron is bound to an amino acid, making it gentler on digestion and better suited to something taken every day. That matters when the whole point is building a routine.
