Question 1

Is there any basis for the name "growing pains"?

Accepted Answer

Despite the name, the evidence that it's directly linked to growing itself is unclear. A link to more pain during growth spurts has not been confirmed either.

Question 2

A child's poor concentration: what do you look at in the body's condition?

Accepted Answer

Concentration comes not from willpower but from the body's condition. Sleep, breathing, sitting posture and comfortable eyes need to be in place first before a child can sit for long.

Question 3

When a child's walk looks odd, what else do you check?

Accepted Answer

Parents tell us that when their child walks, the toes point outward or turn inward. Many come in because something about the way the child walks, seen from behind, bothered them.

Growing pains · Posture · Focus