Parents should ask children suffering from migraines if they are worried, upset or anxious about anything. Stress for children usually originates from school or the home. Doctors think that a diet plays an important role in migraines for some children. Foods that might trigger migraines are cheeses, chocolate, caffeine, citrus fruits and food preservatives. It is unknown why foods can cause migraine headaches to start.
Hard exercise can bring about migraines in some children.
Eating before and after exercise may help prevent these attacks. Children who experience motion sickness while riding in a car, boat or plane may later develop a migraine headache. Good sleeping habits, including going to bed and getting up at about the same time every day, may help control some headaches. In some children, they seem to be associated with stress. Tension headaches usually hurt on both sides of the head, with a steady, non-throbbing pain that may feel like a pressure or tightness in the head.