If your child often complains of chest pain, and this often occurs when you ask your child to do something, many parents will think that the child is trying to escape and come up with an excuse, but this is not the case. There may be a real cause behind your child’s chest pain, and moms and dads should not ignore it. Chest pain is a common symptom, usually caused by chest diseases, the severity of which does not necessarily have an exact relationship with the cause of the chest pain, such as chest shingles can produce severe chest pain, while the chest pain of acute myocardial infarction is sometimes not very serious. Therefore, children with chest pain should be carefully examined to find the cause of the chest pain as much as possible. What are the causes of chest pain in young children? For young children, heart disease is unlikely to be the cause of chest pain, but there are still many triggers other than that, and the following are the more common ones. 1, due to injury: injury to the bones or muscles of the chest can make the child feel tight or sore, and sometimes cause a painful cough, usually when a small child falls or is hit in the chest are prone to cause injury. If the pain does not get better after 3 days, take your child to the hospital immediately for an examination. 2, due to stress or anxiety: If the child does not usually cry out for chest pain, but only when he or she is emotionally excited or frustrated, such as before going to school, before going to the hospital, etc., there is no clear physiological cause for this phenomenon, and it is often caused by the child’s stress. 3, due to asthma: If asthma is the culprit, then the child must have severe coughing and breathing problems, especially at night, early in the morning, after running or crying, and the symptoms will be aggravated. 4. Due to pneumonia: If the child has chest pain and a persistent cough, then the child should be suffering from asthma. Other symptoms of asthma are: worsening cold, shortness of breath or even shortness of breath, high fever, reduced appetite, stomach pain, vomiting, dizziness, headache, etc. If you encounter this situation, mothers and fathers need to screen carefully, once the child’s situation is not optimistic, you need to immediately seek medical attention. 5, swallowed foreign objects: it is not uncommon for children to swallow something, especially if it directly affects their breathing, they need to go to the hospital immediately for emergency treatment. Some common objects are easy for children to swallow, such as toy parts, coins, button batteries, etc. In general, foreign objects can cause irritation when they enter the esophagus, so the child will feel pain significantly, in addition to coughing, shortness of breath, drooling and other symptoms. Some harmful substances if swallowed by children, the consequences are unimaginable, so the home environment must ensure safety. 6, gastroesophageal reflux: If the child is complaining of chest pain after eating, then parents need to consider whether it is the result of acid reflux. If the child eats in a hurry and lies down after eating, then this can easily happen. The child will feel sourness in the throat, acidity in the mouth, and may even vomit. When this happens, mom or dad needs to make the child stand up immediately, then walk around slightly and drink some warm water to moisten the stomach and intestines properly. When should I take my child to the doctor? Whether or not to take your child to the doctor depends on the severity of the child’s symptoms. If the child has breathing problems, then you need to call 120 immediately and take the child to the hospital for emergency treatment. If the child is not having any problems other than crying out for chest pains and has good energy, then the parents need not worry too much. If the pain persists, for more than an hour at a time or recurring, then the child needs to be taken to the hospital for a full examination. Of course, if the child is showing some other symptoms and therefore you suspect that the child is suffering from some disease, then you may also want to consider asthma, pneumonia, gastroesophageal reflux, and other causes. It is also important to note that when a child has chest pain, parents should first check if the child has swallowed a foreign body, and if this is the case, it is best to seek immediate medical attention. What measures can parents take at home? If the pain in the chest lasts for a few minutes, the child may just need to be reassured by mom or dad. If the pain persists, for example, due to muscle swelling, then parents can consult a doctor and give the child painkillers. Using a heated pad or a towel moistened with warm water on the chest will also make all the symptoms improve.