But egg yolk has cholesterol, I tend to think that it's not too good to have too much in a child's diet. I have heard that it's about right to give a child no more than 3 eggs per week. My kids love eggs, so if they are already having too many eggs that week, I will just give them the egg white but not the yolk. They love egg white just as much.
High cholesterol runs in my family so I'm very conscious about these things.