Heart Rate Fast – Normal Causes

Your child’s heart rate (HR) sometimes speeds up. It seems too fast. The medical name for this is tachycardia. Most of the time, your child’s HR seems normal.

Headache – Stress Related

Headaches often are caused by stress. Headaches occur when your child is worried about something or under pressure. These are often called “stress headaches.”

Headache – Muscle Tension

Pain or discomfort in the muscles of the scalp. This includes the forehead to the back of the head

Headache – Migraine

Your child is having a migraine headache. It is like previous migraines

Head Injury

Injuries to the head. Includes the scalp, skull and brain

Hand-Foot-And-Mouth Disease

Hand-Foot-And-Mouth Disease (HFMD) is a viral infection. Small red spots and tiny water blisters. Seen on the palms, fingers, soles and toes. The diagnosis cannot be made without these.

Hair Loss – From Tight Hair Style

Broken hairs from tight braids or pony tails

Hair Loss – From Severe Stress

Major thinning of the hair starting 3 months after a stressful event. The medical name for this type of hair loss is telogen effluvium.

Hair Loss – From Hair Twisting Habit

A nervous habit of twisting or pulling out the hair. The medical name for this is trichotillomania.

Growing Pains

Growing pains are harmless pains that occur in the leg muscles. They are common and occur in 10 to 20% of children. They often start between ages 4 and 6.