When a child has a fever, he or she is in good spirits and eats and drinks normally, which means the child’s condition is not serious. Parents can observe their children at home and give them more water to increase the chance of urination and evaporation of water from the skin, which can lower their body temperature by increasing heat dissipation. If the temperature is above 38.5 degrees, you can give your child acetaminophen (Tylenol, Benadryl) and/or ibuprofen (Merlin), which are currently safe and effective fever-reducing medications, but please pay extra attention to the dosage. (Also note that ibuprofen should not be used for fever due to chickenpox because of the increased risk of serious cutaneous streptococcal infection; nor should it be used for children with severe diarrhea with significant signs of dehydration.) ? Always remember to give your child plenty of fluids. Without adequate water intake, antipyretic drugs cannot work to reduce fever. Fever is one of the phenomena that occurs after an illness, and many diseases can cause fever. The effect of all kinds of fever-reducing medications lasts only a few hours and is intended to bring comfort to the child for a short time. If the disease process is not over, it is not uncommon for the fever to come down and then rise again. If the fever does not go away, it is important to continue to seek medical attention to find out if there is another cause for the fever that is not the result of ineffective fever-reducing medication.