Life Stages
Migraine in children, teens, and puberty
Guides for parents and teens covering school, puberty, hormones, boys, girls, and when children may grow out of migraine.
Helping children with migraine
How migraine can look in children, how parents can help, and when pediatric headache symptoms need medical care.
How to help your child with migraines
A practical parent guide to recognizing childhood migraine, supporting a child during an attack, school planning, and when to call a clinician.
Migraine at school
School migraine plans can help children and teens manage attacks, medication, hydration, rest, light sensitivity, and missed work.
Teenage migraines
Migraine can change during the teenage years, especially around puberty, school stress, sleep, hormones, and independence with medication.
Migraines in girls after puberty
Migraine becomes more common in girls after puberty, and menstrual hormone changes can affect attack patterns.
Migraines in boys
Boys can have migraine, and some improve after puberty, but every child still needs appropriate care and school support.
Can you grow out of migraines?
Some children improve or outgrow migraine after puberty, but puberty can also change migraine patterns and does not guarantee migraine will disappear.
Hormones and migraine
Menstrual cycles, pregnancy, postpartum changes, menopause, and hormonal medicines can affect migraine and should be discussed with a clinician.
Migraine during pregnancy
What to track and discuss with a clinician when migraine changes during pregnancy or after childbirth.
Migraine and menopause
How perimenopause and menopause can affect migraine patterns, and what to track before discussing treatment options.
Migraine with aura and birth control
Why migraine with aura matters in contraception conversations, and what details to bring to a clinician.
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What to do next
Track school absences, sleep disruption, nausea, light sensitivity, and medication timing.
Create a school action plan before the next attack happens.
Ask a pediatric clinician about new, worsening, or unusual headache patterns.