Fever Diary

Fever Diary

Use this diary if your medical provider asks you to. It will help your medical provider see patterns in your child’s fevers. It can also help track your child’s symptoms.
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What to Do:

  1. Check your child's temperature only if they seem sick. To learn more about taking a temperature, review these resources:
  2. Write down when your child’s temperature is 101 degrees F or higher. Use the fever diary to keep track.
  3. Put an X on the calendar each day your child has a fever.
  4. Discuss with your provider when to give your child medicine, here are the doses.

Get medical help right away if your child is hard to wake up, having trouble breathing, or you are worried.

Fever Diary

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Calendar

You can also use this blank calendar to mark when your child has a fever. Put an X in the box each day your child has a fever.

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ALERT

Call your child’s provider, nurse, or clinic if you have any questions or concerns or if your child has special health care needs that were not covered by this information.

Draft Number: 2207Revision: February 20, 2026

This content was created to help you care for your child and/or family member. It does not take the place of medical care. Talk with your healthcare provider for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up.