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The U.S. Department of Agriculture recommends children ages 9 and older and adults consume at least 3 cups from the dairy group each day. Active teenagers with high calorie requirements of 3,000 calories or more may require 4 cups from the dairy group each day.
Drinking about one-and-a-half cups of milk per day is enough to meet the calcium needs of children between ages one and three, the time most typically considered toddler-hood. Babies under the age of one should not have any cow milk at all, even if they have begun walking and are referred to as toddlers.