How will stress management help treat my child's headache?
ANSWER
For tension headaches, it’s important for you and your child to figure out what causes them. Then you can help find ways to deal with the things that are stressing out your child.
Reviewed by Jennifer Robinson on August 16, 2019
SOURCES:
Cleveland Clinic.
National Reye's Syndrome Foundation.
National Headache Foundation: “Children’s Headache Disorders.”
American Migraine Foundation: “Migraine in Children.”
HealthyChildren: “Natural Therapies for Children with Chronic Headaches,” “Headaches: When to Call the Pediatrician.”
UpToDate: “Patient Education: Headache in Children (Beyond the Basics).”
Migraine Research Foundation: “Migraine in Women.”
SOURCES:
Cleveland Clinic.
National Reye's Syndrome Foundation.
National Headache Foundation: “Children’s Headache Disorders.”
American Migraine Foundation: “Migraine in Children.”
HealthyChildren: “Natural Therapies for Children with Chronic Headaches,” “Headaches: When to Call the Pediatrician.”
UpToDate: “Patient Education: Headache in Children (Beyond the Basics).”
Migraine Research Foundation: “Migraine in Women.”
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