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" Now that we&amp;#039;re in the thick of cold and flu season (as well as the hectic month of holidays), your family may be feeling a bit under the weather. Figuring out how to treat a kid&amp;#039;s fever can be tough, which is why I asked Dr. Alanna Levine, MD, a pediatrician in New Jersey and current partner with Pfizer&amp;#039;s Fever Education Program to provide a few of her most helpful tips. Here&amp;#039;s what she advises: Stay Cool. Remember that most fevers are usually not harmful to a child and are really just indicators that the body is fighting an underlying illness. The goal of treating a fever is more to make your child comfortable rather than to bring the temperature back to normal. Be Prepared. Start the season by talking to your pediatrician ahead of time about proper fever management and when it&amp;#039;s serious enough to bring your child to the doctor. Also, check your medicine cabinet to ensure that none of the medications have expired or been recalled. Use a children&amp;#039;s fever reducer, not an adult medicine. According to the &amp;quot;Dose of Reality&amp;quot; survey by Children&amp;#039;s Advil, nearly a quarter (23%) of parents admit to giving their child an adult over-the-counter fever medication at an estimated lower dose. Children are not &amp;#039;mini-adults,&amp;#039; and should be given products that have been designed for children. Dose by weight. Many parents base the dose of their child&amp;#039;s fever reducer by age, but dosing by weight is the preferred method. Be sure to write down your child&amp;#039;s weight from the last pediatrician&amp;#039;s visit so you have it on hand when it comes time to calculate the dose of medication for your child. Do you have any other fever-related questions when it comes to kids? "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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