The Uncomfortable Truth about Growing Pains

Lori Jackson
Aug 28, 2017 · 3 min read

As a child, I remember waking up in the middle of the night with my legs aching in pain. Mom would give me a drink of milk, and tell me to go back to bed. Sometimes when it was really bad, she would wrap them up in a heating pad.

Years later when my kiddos started having growing pains, I offered the same remedies my mom had taught me. Through their cries of discomfort, I would reassure…

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