Growing pains moms and dads please answer!?

Question

My 12 year old daughter has them in her thigh, says it feels like she must strech it. Does any one know a strech that will help her?

and also calf!

and now arms!

Answer 1

This is very normal in young children and in pre-adolescents

Some things that may help alleviate the pain include:

massaging the area

stretching

placing a heating pad on the area

giving ibuprofen or acetaminophen

Answer 2

potassium supplement,stretching and motrin.push back on the area that hurts...like push her legs back toward her for her thigh...seems to help mine

Answer 3

this is not growing pains. Growing pains are in the joints. If it is not feeling better in a couple of days then take her to the doctor

Answer 4

Lol i have them everywhere on me! It kills im 12 too

ouch!

Answer 5

stretching will not work for the pain , its going to make it worse . just give her Tylenol and let her rest . its very painful , from what i could remember .

Answer 6

Okay interesting has she tried over her head for the arm and lunges for the thighs!

Answer 7

feed her bananas and gatorade.  take her to the doctor to rule out a medical cause.

Answer 8

I'm going through the same thing with my son.  The Doc told me to give him Motrin as needed and make him eat a banana a day.  He told him to stretch and massage after he gets out of the shower.  I feel bad for my son, because he said it really hurts.