If you watch TV or read women’s magazines, you will be encouraged to think that fevers are dangerous! The pharmaceutical companies play upon parents’ fears of illnesses and paint a picture of intolerable suffering and grave danger by allowing children to have fevers. Mounting a fever is a response by the immune system. It is a beautiful, effective response. The body turns the heat up to kill off the offending virus or bacteria. How wise! Why would we interfere with this process? The body can tolerate fevers up to 104 degrees without any potential for harm. Fevers are not truly dangerous and...

This is a 3 part series discussing children’s immune systems; the wisdom of fevers; and common homeopathic remedies for children.   Part 1 – Children’s Immune Systems From birth until age 5 children are busy building their immune systems. At birth, infants are mainly protected by their mother’s immune system, and this protection continues until 6 months of age if they are breastfed. These early years are crucial in developing a strong, resilient immune system. The immune system develops by being exposed to antigens (irritants to the body) and then producing antibodies and cell responses...