Migraine in children and young people
Migraine in children
Migraine is common in childhood and can look different from the adult form: attacks are often shorter, on both sides of the head, and come with marked tummy upset. It is a frequent cause of missed school.
Around 10% of school-aged children · rising through adolescence
How migraine looks in children
In children, migraine attacks are often shorter than in adults and may affect both sides of the head. Nausea, tummy pain and a need to sleep can be more prominent than the headache itself.
Some children have related conditions such as cyclical vomiting or abdominal migraine before classic migraine emerges.
Helping a child with migraine
A regular, predictable routine does much of the heavy lifting, alongside careful use of treatment.
- Regular sleep, meals and hydration, with limits on skipped meals
- A simple diary to spot patterns and triggers
- Age-appropriate acute treatment taken early
- Working with school so attacks are understood and supported
What Erin does about it
From your story to a working plan
- 01The intake is designed to capture the child-specific pattern, with a parent or carer involved
- 02Your assessment flags features that need paediatric or specialist review
- 03You receive a plain-language summary; your clinician receives a structured SOAP note where licensed
- 04Education covers routine, triggers and how to support a child at school
