When To Bring Kid To Doctor For Fever. By today's parent january 14, 2019 A high temperature is the body's natural response to fighting infections like coughs and colds.

If your child is 3 or older, visit the pediatric er if the child’s temperature is over 102 degrees for two or more days. A fever that repeatedly rises above 104 f in a child of any age also requires an immediate call to the doctor or a trip to the hospital. If your child is 6 months or older, you can give children’s acetaminophen or ibuprofen ( advil, motrin).