What should parents do when their children get mumps? The main points are as follows: (1) Fever and local care of the parotid gland: For children with fever over 39°C, cold compresses on the head, warm water baths, alcohol baths can be used to reduce fever, or antipyretic drugs can be used under the guidance of a doctor. In the early stage of cheek swelling, cold towels can be used as local cold compresses to make local vasoconstriction, thus reducing the degree of inflammation and congestion and making pain less. (2) Oral care: Pay attention to oral hygiene, rinse the mouth or brush the teeth with light salt water after meals and before going to bed to remove food residues from the mouth and teeth to prevent secondary bacterial infection. For infants who cannot rinse their mouth, parents should feed plain water regularly, which can also play the role of cleaning the mouth. (3) Pay attention to observation of the condition and early detection of complications: When a child has mumps, in addition to observing the body temperature and painful swelling of the cheek, it is also important to observe the occurrence of complications. If the child develops high fever, headache, vomiting, stiff neck, drowsiness or irritability, or even seizures and confusion, it may be combined with meningitis or encephalitis. boys over 12 years of age who develop falling, swollen and painful testicles may be combined with orchitis. If the child develops high fever, nausea and vomiting, and pain in the left upper abdomen, the combination of acute pancreatitis should be considered. If any of the above 3 conditions occur, the child should be sent to the hospital for inpatient treatment in a timely manner.