Attentive Child
by Source Naturals · tablet or pill · 120 tablets
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 21078 01947 3
- DSLD label 295584
- Serving 1 to 2 tablets (<75 lb.); amounts per 2 tablets
- 60 servings
Attentive Child by Source Naturals lists 7 ingredients, 7 with an amount per serving of 2 tablets, such as 120 mg of magnesium, 2 mg of zinc, 310 mg of L-aspartate and 100 mg of dimethylethanolamine. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 23, 2023.
What is in Attentive Child?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 tablets. The capsule beside an amount places it among every product in the NIH database that lists the same ingredient: the bar is the middle half of their amounts, the line in it the median, the whiskers the 10th and 90th percentiles; the green tick is the FDA Daily Value and the red dashed tick the adult upper limit (IOM).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magnesiumas Magnesium Aspartate | 120 mg | 30% | Higher than 64% of 14,003 products listing magnesium (median 86 mg). |
| Zincas Zinc PicolinateZinc (Form: as Zinc Picolinate) | 2 mg | 15% | 90% of 13,186 products listing zinc give more (median 11 mg). |
| L-Aspartateas Magnesium Aspartate | 310 mg | 52% of 377 products listing aspartic acid give more (median 337 mg). | |
| Dimethylethanolamineas Dimethylethanolamine Bitartrate | 100 mg | 29% of 365 products listing deanol give more (median 100 mg). | |
| Sharp-PS Soybean extractSharp-PS Soybean extract Note: yielding | 33 mg | 87% of 250 products listing soy give more (median 125 mg). | |
| PhosphatidylserinePhosphatidylserine Note: 60% | 20 mg | 85% of 641 products listing phosphatidylserine give more (median 100 mg). | |
| Grape seed extract | 15 mg | 84% of 1,900 products listing grape give more (median 50 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 295584 (entered August 23, 2023), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD or its label image (PDF). Amounts are what the maker printed; DSLD does not test products. Daily Values: the FDA's Daily Value page.
Is that a lot?
The rows in the top or bottom tenth of the products that list the same ingredient, and any above the adult upper limit at the most servings a day the directions give:
- 90% of the 13,186 products that print an amount of zinc list more than its 2 mg of zinc (median 11 mg).
The NIH database records one serving a day from the label's directions; its % Daily Values are for adults and children 4 or more years of age. The directions as printed are further down this page.
The Tolerable Upper Intake Level is the most of a nutrient per day, from food, water and supplements together, that is likely to pose no risk for almost all adults (Institute of Medicine, 2011). It does not apply under medical supervision. This page compares labels; it is not medical advice.
Sources: amounts from the DSLD label; Daily Values from 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iv); adult upper limits from the Institute of Medicine's DRI summary tables (2011). How positions are computed.
Which products have the closest formulas?
The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Attentive Child's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Attentive Child Sweet & TartSource Naturals 7 shared, 89% alike
- Phosphatidyl Serine Complex 500 mgSource Naturals 2 shared, 37% alike
Source: ingredient lists of every product's current label in DSLD (version 9.4.0); similarity weights each shared ingredient by how rare it is.
What does the label say about taking it?
Quoted from the label as DSLD transcribed it: the maker's words, including any claim about what the product does, which the FDA has not evaluated and PlainVitamins does not endorse.
- Directions
- Directions: For ages 5 and up. Take as follows, depending on your child's weight: <75 lb. = 1 to 2 tablets daily, 75 to 125 lb. = 2 to 3 tablets daily, >125 lb. = 3 to 4 tablets daily.
- Warnings
- Contains soy.
- Caution: If you are pregnant, may become pregnant, or breastfeeding, consult your health care professional before using this product.
- If your child has epilepsy, consult your physician before using this product.
- Do not use if either tamper-evident seal is broken or missing.
- Keep out of the reach of children.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 295584.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Stearic Acid, modified Cellulose Gum, Silica, Magnesium Stearate.
How many labels does Attentive Child have?
10 labels are on file under this name since October 26, 2011: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 295584 (current) Entered August 23, 2023 · on the market · 120 tablets · UPC 0 21078 01947 3
- Label 273497 Entered January 23, 2023 · on the market · 60 tablets · UPC 0 21078 01946 6
- Label 214047 Entered January 25, 2020 · off the market July 6, 2022 · 30 chewable wafers · UPC 0 21078 01213 9
- Label 185304 Entered February 25, 2019 · off the market December 22, 2021 · 60 tablets · UPC 0 21078 01946 6
- Label 185306 Entered January 7, 2019 · off the market July 6, 2022 · 120 tablets · UPC 0 21078 01947 3
- Label 185302 Entered January 7, 2019 · on the market · 30 tablets · UPC 0 21078 01945 9
- Label 26328 Entered November 25, 2013 · off the market July 12, 2018 · 30 tablets · UPC 0 21078 01945 9
- Label 26290 Entered November 25, 2013 · off the market July 12, 2018 · 120 tablets · UPC 0 21078 01947 3
- Label 26329 Entered October 25, 2013 · off the market July 12, 2018 · 60 tablets · UPC 0 21078 01946 6
- Label 638 Entered October 26, 2011 · off the market April 11, 2017 · 60 chewable wafers · UPC 0 21078 01214 6
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Source Naturals, Inc. (distributor), Santa Cruz, CA. All Source Naturals products.