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One of the winners of the book for children entitled My Secret, Jill, was kind enough to send me pictures of her 7 year old migraineur! I won’t give any more information (to protect the innocent), but I think the smile says it all. She was pretty excited to get a book about migraine – almost [...]
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… of course, you already could. But Gretchen Rautman’s new book, My Secret (illustrated by Kathleen Schmiedeskamp), is a great tool to help you. I just finished reading My Secret, the story of a young girl with chronic headache. It’s not just about headache or migraine, it’s about chronic pain in general. It will encourage [...]
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It’s a challenge to diagnose headache disorders, especially in younger children. But it’s becoming clear that it’s important, and more and more research is being done to help fight pediatric headaches. Headaches are surprisingly common in children. The catch is that sometimes even the children don’t really know how bad they are. The matter is [...]
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Everyone should know that they need to be especially cautious when giving medication to children. But what special precautions should we take? I appreciated the reminders from ParentCenter last month entitled Seven medicines you shouldn’t give your child. There are some excellent reminders there. Though the authors don’t give hard and fast rules (there are [...]
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Diagnosing headache and migraine in children isn’t easy – especially in young children. And as many parents know from experience, it’s a challenge to even understand what’s happening in your own child. Should they go to the doctor? Are they just imitating someone else’s behaviour? Is this something new, or a headache they’ve had before? [...]
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