What is the normal body temperature of a child

  The normal body temperature range for children is between 36.6 and 37.2. As long as a child’s body temperature is within this range, it is considered normal. Human body temperature is not constant and can change depending on time and age.  When a child is not ill, after exercise, the body temperature may be significantly higher than before. This increase in temperature is temporary and will return to normal after the child has calmed down for a while. The body temperature of children is different, some younger children may have a temperature within the normal range but the highest temperature within the normal range, and others may have the lowest temperature within the normal range, which is also related to the child’s living environment and constitution.  Abnormal body temperature is divided into two categories fever and hypothermia. Generally, a body temperature two degrees above the normal body temperature is considered a fever, and generally patients will have, fever, headache and chills, which are typical symptoms of fever. Children at 36.1 or lower is hypothermia, hypothermia will be shivering speech, weak pulse, loss of consciousness, can be based on these symptoms to determine whether children have hypothermia conditions.  The normal value of children’s body temperature is a range, as long as the temperature is in this range, the body temperature is normal, too high and too low are some abnormal phenomena, so pay attention to children’s body temperature can be timely detection of problems.