# How to log symptoms

Open your child, tap Symptom in the Activities tab bar (or More), tick each symptom you see, tap Submit, check the date and time, then tap Save.

Log your child's symptoms as they happen, so you can tell your pediatrician when each one started.
You can log several symptoms at once.
You don't need an account to log symptoms.

## Log symptoms

1. Open your child and tap **Symptom** in the bar at the bottom of the **Activities** tab.
   If you don't see it, tap **More**.
2. Tap **Tap to select symptoms**.
3. Tick every symptom you see, for example **Cough** and **Runny Nose**.
   Type in the search box to find one quickly.
4. Tap **Submit**.
5. Check the date and time.
   They start at now, so change them if the symptoms started earlier.
6. Add a **Note** if you like, for example "barking cough at night".
7. Tap **Save**.

To record a temperature reading, log a **Temperature** instead of the **Fever** symptom, so the number shows on your charts and reports.
See [How to log a temperature](https://www.kidplay.tech/help/how-to-log-a-temperature).

## Add your own symptom

If a symptom isn't in the list, add it:

1. On the symptom form, tap **Add New Symptom**.
2. Enter its **Name** and tap **Save**.

Your own symptoms appear in the list for everyone caring for your children.
You need to be signed in to add one.

To rename or delete one of your own symptoms, open the list and tap the pencil icon next to it.
Deleting it removes it from the list, but past logs keep it.

## Where symptoms show up

- **Activities** tab: every symptom in your child's timeline.
- **Episodes** tab: each episode lists the symptoms logged during the illness.
  Logging symptoms can also bring up the **Coming down with something?** card.
  See [How to track an illness with episodes](https://www.kidplay.tech/help/how-to-track-an-illness-with-episodes).
- **Share a Report**: the report lists the symptoms you logged.
  See [How to share a health report with your pediatrician](https://www.kidplay.tech/help/how-to-share-a-health-report-with-your-pediatrician).

Fever Whiz only records symptoms.
It doesn't check them or give advice, so contact your pediatrician with any questions.

## Troubleshooting

- **"Please select at least one symptom first.":** Tap **Tap to select symptoms**, tick at least one, and tap **Submit**.
- **"You already have a symptom with this name":** That symptom is already in the list.
  Search for it instead of adding it again.
- **Fever Whiz asks me to sign in when I tap Add New Symptom:** Adding your own symptoms needs an account.
  Sign in, or pick the closest symptom in the list and add a **Note**.

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Source: https://www.kidplay.tech/help/how-to-log-symptoms