~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This message is from PedTalk! To reply to the group, use "" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I did not say nor did I mean to imply that children should be made or allowed to suffer. If the child is not feeling miserable there is no reason to treat the fever of even measure the temperature. I have had emergency room nurses tell my parents to wake the child every two hours to measure the temperature. That is the sort of mindset against which we must struggle. Dan Nussbaum