There is no best way to judge your child’s growing pains, you can judge them by the age of the pain, the duration of the pain, the intensity of the pain and so on.
1. The age of the pain: growing pains are a unique physiological phenomenon during a child’s growth and development, mostly seen between the ages of 3 and 12. When the bone grows faster, and the local muscles and ligaments grow relatively slowly, the local muscles and ligaments will be involved, thus producing pain.
2. The time of pain: usually occurs at night or in the early hours of the morning, during the day due to the child’s activity is relatively large, even if you feel uncomfortable, may be focused on playing or other things and not easy to notice. At night, when the body and mind are relaxed, the symptoms of pain will be very obvious, and the child will feel the pain, and even cry and yell unbearably.
3. Pain intensity: the pain intensity of growing pains is generally within the range of the child can tolerate, and due to the child’s attention during the day, the child’s sensitivity to pain is reduced, or even completely unnoticeable, does not affect the functional activities.
Growing pains in children are a common symptom and do not require too much intervention. If there is any discomfort, you need to actively consult a doctor and follow the doctor’s instructions for reasonable treatment so as not to affect your daily life.