Child Care Tips for Fever

                                       

When caring for a child with a fever, administer the proper dosage of acetaminophen or ibuprofen, sit with the child in a tepid bath and see a health-work.blogspot.com/' target='_blank' class='infotextkey'>doctor to figure out what the underlying problem is. Recognize a fever as the body trying to fight off an infection withinformation from a practicing pediatrician in this free video on caring for children. Expert: Dr. Robert Sears Contact: www.askdrsears.com Bio: Robert W. Sears, MD, is a father of three, board-certified in Pediatrics, and a co-author in the Sears Parenting Library. “Dr. Bob”, as he likes to be called by his little patients, earned his medical degree at Georgetown University School of Medicine in 1995. He has written for Contemporary Pediatrics, Newsweek Japan, and dozen’s of regional parenting magazines across the nation. Dr. Bob is co-author of The Updated Baby Book, The Premature Baby Book, The Baby Sleep Book 2005 and Father’s First Steps: 25 Things Every New Dad Should Know and author of The Vaccine Book: Making the Right Decision for your Child and an active contributor to the content of AskDrSears.com and several other parenting websites