[jyl]

I don't consider moderate fevers (like 102F) to be dangerous. This isn't based on any medical knowledge, just that my kids have had those temps frequently with no effects. I had those temps quite often as a child too.

I'll give my kids medication just to make them feel better. Don't see the point of toughing it out.

My daughter had some big fevers when she was a baby. On one occasion the digital thermometer read 106F, we got her temp down quickly via a water bath and took her to the pediatric ER, it was midnight in Rome. (The bill was like $20.) Another time she spent 4 days at 102-104F, we took her to the ER, it was in Toledo. (I don't think they even charged me.) She would throw up when temp got 104F and up. No lasting ill effects. I've been 104F as an adult, several times. Perhaps high temps just run in our family.