Common incorrect ideas or myths about pain are:

• Children do not feel pain to the same degree as adults.
• Babies do not feel pain.
• Pain cannot be assessed accurately in children, especially if they cannot tell you.
• Pain does not exist if there is no detectable tissue damage.
• Children will always tell you when they are in pain.
• Children get used to pain.
• Pain relief medications especially opioids are too dangerous and addictive for use in children.
• Children will always become addicted to pain relief medications if used for long periods