Pediatric pneumonia does not necessarily require hospitalization, and the decision to hospitalize or not depends on the severity of the child’s condition. 1. Mild pneumonia can be treated in an outpatient clinic or at home: If the child has a low fever, mild cough and shortness of breath, good mental status and good appetite, outpatient treatment is sufficient and hospitalization is not necessary. At home, pay attention to timely fever reduction, regular nebulized inhalation, and oral cough and phlegm medicines. Parents should encourage their children to drink more water to ensure sufficient fluid intake so that sputum can be diluted and easily expelled. For children who cannot cough up phlegm on their own, parents should pat their children’s backs under the guidance of doctors to help them expel phlegm. Keep the room temperature around 20℃ and relative humidity 55%-65%. Open windows regularly to keep the air circulating. Avoid contact with family members who also have respiratory infections, and family members caring for the baby should wear masks. Keep the baby’s respiratory tract open and remove secretions from the mouth and nasal cavity in a timely manner. Recovering babies should pay attention to ensure the intake of nutrition and calories. 2. Severe symptoms require hospitalization: If your child has severe symptoms of pneumonia, fever, coughing for a long time, and wheezing, unstable vital signs, and poor mental condition, you will need to be hospitalized for treatment. It may even be necessary to stay in the intensive care unit. If the child is young and has a high probability of complications, hospitalization is also necessary, especially for newborns and children under six months old.