The influence of parents on children's pain memories is greatest in early childhood. To guide future research on children's pain memory development, I published a conceptual developmental framework in the journal PAIN11 outlining the cognitive and social factors that are thought to influence children's pain memory development. Of particular importance is early childhood (ages 4-7 years) when children are most susceptible to memory biases due to suggestibility effects. It is also during this time that parents are most influential in shaping children's cognitions, emotions, and behaviors. Our model posits that the socio-linguistic context (e.g. parent-child narratives about pain) in which pain memories develop is most important in early childhood and sets the stage for future pain experiences.