Author: Misbah Amjad

Key Points A fever in your child can send your heart racing faster than theirs. That sudden warmth on their forehead, the flushed cheeks, the glassy eyes — it triggers something primal in every parent. But here is what most parents do not realize: the fear you feel about the fever is often more harmful than the fever itself. When anxiety takes the wheel, you may rush to the emergency room unnecessarily, over-medicate, or spend the entire night in a state of panic that exhausts both you and your child. Understanding fever — what it actually is, when it is…