One of my patients had a 107 degree temperature when his parents used an ear thermometer rectally. Oral temperatures Hold off on using an oral thermometer until your child is about 7 or 8 years old. Until then, he probably won't be able to safely hold a thermometer in his mouth or keep it under his tongue for the required time. Oral readings are virtually impossible to get from a squirming, crying child, and they're generally 1 degree lower than rectal readings, anyway. Thermometer strips Don't use temperature-sensitive strips that you place on your child's brow or under his arm.
Doctors say they're unreliable.
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