Many people still remember the popular American drama “Growing Pains”, the English name of this drama is “Growing Pains”, if directly translated into Chinese is the growing pains. Growing up also has pain? Yes! Not to mention the psychological variables that children will encounter in the process of growing up, just the physical pain, is also a not small annoyance. 3 characteristics of growing pains: 1. Mostly lower limb pain Growing pains occur most commonly in the front of the knee, calf and thigh, occasionally in the groin area, and the pain is usually outside the joint. Typically, the pain is bilateral, but there is also pain on one side. 2, mostly muscular pain Growing pain is mainly muscle pain, not joint or bone pain. There is no redness, swelling or fever in the painful area. The most important feature of growing pains is that they almost always occur at night. Does the child not feel pain during the day? Actually, this is not true. During the daytime, children are more active, so even if they feel uncomfortable, they may not notice it easily because they are focused on other things. When the body and mind have relaxed at night and are ready to rest, the symptoms of “pain” will make the child feel particularly uncomfortable and even unbearable. There are remedies to relieve the pain After determining that your baby has “growing pains”, unless the pain is unbearable, your doctor will prescribe some painkillers, but in most cases, growing pains do not require special treatment. However, there are some ways to relieve pain that parents may want to learn about: 1. Mom and dad can use storytelling, playing games, playing with toys, watching cartoons and other methods to attract the baby. Treat your sick baby with more tenderness and consideration than usual, because parental encouragement and moral support are the most important pain relief remedies for children, sometimes even more effective than drugs. 2, local hot compresses, massage, mothers and fathers can use hot towels to massage or hot compresses on the baby’s painful parts, which can ease the child’s tension and thus relieve the discomfort caused by pain. When massaging, be sure to pay attention to the strength of the kneading. Let the baby sleep under the gentle touch. 3.Reduce strenuous exercise Growing pain is not a disease, there is no need to restrict the baby’s activities, but if the pain is more severe, you should pay attention to let the baby rest more, let the muscles relax and do not carry out strenuous activities. 4.Supplementation Nutrients You should let your baby take more nutrients that can promote the growth of cartilage tissue, such as milk, bones, walnuts and eggs, which all contain elastin and collagen. And vitamin C is beneficial to collagen synthesis, you can let your baby eat more vegetables and fruits rich in VC, such as green vegetables, leeks, spinach, citrus, grapefruit, etc.