From fever assessment to growth surveillance, effective paediatric care relies on recognising clinical cues, identifying potential concerns early, and guiding parents on appropriate management, nutrition and healthy developmental practices. Appropriate fever management involves assessing the child’s clinical condition, explaining symptomatic care, encouraging adequate fluid intake, and guiding parents on warning signs that require further medical attention. 1 In parallel, establishing healthy nutritional habits early and regularly monitoring growth through age-appropriate measurements—including height, weight and BMI-for-age—can help identify growth concerns and guide timely evaluation.

2, 3 Watch this insightful conversation featuring Dr. Arun Wadhwa , who explores the art of parental counselling across childhood fever, nutrition and growth. He shares practical perspectives on…