It should not hurt to grow, and the child whose pain is brushed off that way is a very unfortunate little person. That is not to say that your children are sure to have FM if you do, but I hope it will motivate you to be extra vigilant. Children need us to take their complaints of pain seriously. Fibromyalgia can make a child's life miserable at school and on the playground. The child with FM needs a great deal of special help and understanding.
Many adults think of childhood as a carefree time, full of fun and excitement.
Some find it hard to comprehend the depth to which children can feel pain, both emotional and physical. Small children want nothing so much as to please the adults around them, and to gain their respect and affection. If parents place a high value on stoicism, then their child will believe that the way to gain approval is to grin and bear it, and is likely to miss badly needed medical attention. Detecting FM in Children FM in children often starts with a flu-like illness from which the child seems never to have fully recovered. Sometimes, particularly in children before puberty, the ailment simply comes on gradually, without any obvious precipitating event.