How does the AgeSmart Family Thermometer help parents?
It never fails. When school hits, so does colds and flu. Each and every year.
This trend seems to last until the new year as well. Do all the kids adjust to each others’ germs in school mid-way or something? Odd, but like clockwork, my kids get colds in the first week of September, and they were just done a bout of the flu a couple weeks ago. My poor babies!
Vicks had asked me to try out their new AgeSmart Family Thermometer, and it arrived exactly one week before that flu hit our household in a mad fury. So, I actually got to give this thermometer the full test, right when I needed it most. Do we call that lucky?
What I like most about this thermometer is that you click to indicate whether the person is under 3 months, 3-36 months, or over 36 months, and it uses medical guidelines to interpret temperatures. So, you don’t have to stand in the dark, in the middle of the night and try to interpret what the reading is {I’m not quick on the draw at 3am}.
What it does is displays a color-coded readings {green is OK, yellow is mild fever and red is high fever}, using the persons age as the guideline. Hence the name ‘AgeSmart’ this age-adjustable feature is the first of its kind. If this isn’t enough it also has a memory system to track the last readings.
It can be used for oral, axiliary or rectal temps, so it’s a good thing that the AgeSmart Family Thermometer is water resistant so you can clean the thermometer well.
Always used to using a forehead-swipe type of thermometer, I was surprised that the kids had no issues with holding this one under the tongue. Yet, they’re kids and even the most tolerant isn’t when sick, so it’s a good thing that it only takes 8 seconds to provide a reading.
This is great to have if you have more than one child of varying ages, since it does most of the ‘guess’ work for you. Proven clinically accurate, it’s pretty smart. ‘Cause again, at 3am, I am not.
AgeSmart Family Thermometer is available at: Jean Coutu, Lawtons, London Drugs, Shoppers Drug Mart, Walmart, Guardian IDA, PharmaPlus, Loblaws, Paragon, PharmaCHoice West, PharmaChoice Atlantic, Remedy and has an ARV of $19.99 – $21.99.
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Disclosure: I received product to facilitate this review, all opinions are my own.
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Pat Battles says
11/27/2012 at 9:22 amThe BEHIND EAR GENTLE TOUCH THERMOMETER would be very useful!
Rosanne says
11/27/2012 at 9:24 amThis would be awesome, we are coming through a 6 week bout of illnesses…and we need all the tools we can get!
Rosanne says
11/27/2012 at 9:25 amBEHIND EAR GENTLE TOUCH THERMOMETER would help us too!
ToCo says
11/27/2012 at 9:27 amStarry Night Cool Mist Humidifier
Jennifer S. says
11/27/2012 at 9:27 amThe air purifier.
mongupp says
11/27/2012 at 9:37 ami love the smell of vicks vaporub. i would love a good supply of vaporub for all those aches and pains.
angela m says
11/27/2012 at 9:37 amI would love the V150SGN-CAN VICKS
STEAM GUARD VAPOURIZER
thanks
Ashley D says
11/27/2012 at 9:37 amthe humidifier would be great for us!
Anne Taylor says
11/27/2012 at 10:34 amloving the Vicks V3900-CAN Germ Free Cool Mist Humidifier
elaing8 says
11/27/2012 at 10:38 amPlug-in Waterless Vaporizer
Jennifer says
11/27/2012 at 11:52 amThe starry night cold mist humidifier!
Kim says
11/27/2012 at 11:56 amVICKS STEAM INHALERS
Ira says
11/27/2012 at 2:29 pmI’m afraid we will need the humidifier this winter… Vicks Starry Night Cool Mist Humidifier would be really nice to have.
Darwin says
11/27/2012 at 2:53 pmthe cool mist humidifier.
Becky says
11/27/2012 at 3:15 pmWarm mist humidifier.
Brianne says
11/27/2012 at 3:16 pmAnother Vicks product that I would like to have in my home is the Warm Mist Humidifier.
Huguette E. says
11/27/2012 at 4:22 pmI like the SoftHeat HP950S-CAN King Size Heating Pad
Gvenny says
11/27/2012 at 4:25 pmI would love the V1700-CAN Vicks Soothing Vapours Plug-in Waterless Vapourizer
Bernice Stauffer says
11/27/2012 at 7:06 pmUnbelievable contests thank-you
nichol tone says
11/27/2012 at 7:22 pmVaporizer
Shannon V. says
11/27/2012 at 7:52 pmGreat idea for a thermometer. Wish these were around when my kids were itty bitties!
L P says
11/27/2012 at 8:44 pmThe warm mist humidifier. thanks
Marla says
11/27/2012 at 9:26 pmThe humidifier
Jeannie says
11/28/2012 at 1:54 amI love the soothing vapour plug-in waterless vapourizer.
Michelle B says
11/28/2012 at 2:03 amI like the HealthCheck Hygrometer.
Paula M-B says
11/28/2012 at 8:55 amI’d love the waterless vaporizer
Jennifer Barata Allen says
11/28/2012 at 8:56 amVicks V3900-CAN Germ Free Cool Mist Humidifier
Karen Scott says
11/28/2012 at 9:16 amVicks Starry Night Cool Mist Humidifier would be really nice to have, 3 boys who always seem to be sick with colds this time of year.
Lindsay says
11/28/2012 at 10:08 amMy kids always fight me taking their temp, this method is great!
Narathip Wall. says
11/28/2012 at 10:27 amStarry Night Cool Mist Humidifier. Cute.
Rhonda W G. says
11/28/2012 at 1:15 pmHoneywell HHT-145 HEPA Tower Air Purifier
409cope says
11/28/2012 at 4:39 pmI would love the starry night cold mist humidifier for my grandbaby.
LindaL says
11/28/2012 at 6:52 pmWould love to try the Vaporub!!!
Courtney says
11/28/2012 at 7:22 pmThe behind the ear thermometer, essential with a toddler!
Karla Sceviour says
11/28/2012 at 9:56 pmI would like to have the Honeywell HHT-157C True HEPA Tower in my home.
Elizabeth L says
11/28/2012 at 11:03 pmStarry Night Cool Mist Humidifier
Yan D says
11/29/2012 at 1:17 amCool Mist Humidifier
Rosie Digout says
11/29/2012 at 5:11 amAlways useful when you have kids
Michelle says
11/29/2012 at 8:00 amhumidifier sounds like a plan (maybe we wouldn’t need the thermometer then!)
Angela Mitchell says
11/29/2012 at 1:40 pmThe Germ Free Cool Mist Humidifier would be helpful.
Tina says
11/29/2012 at 7:22 pmI like the Vicks V1900-CAN Waterless Vaporizer.
samantha h says
11/29/2012 at 8:00 pmwe could definitely use the cool mist humidifier
Angela says
11/30/2012 at 4:12 amI like the Monkey lamp and the Ear Thermometer
Ami L says
11/30/2012 at 4:37 pmstarry night cool air humidifier!
Lindsay says
11/30/2012 at 5:34 pmPlug-in Waterless Vaporizer would be nice to have.
Happy Chinadoll says
11/30/2012 at 9:58 pmVicks Behind Ear Gentle Touch Thermometer
Melanie B says
11/30/2012 at 11:03 pmSteam inhaler
darla h says
12/01/2012 at 10:11 amA Dehumidifier would come in handy at our house! Didn’t know Vicks had them
Stephanie LaPlante says
12/01/2012 at 1:23 pmI’d like to have the Honeywell HHT-013C Pet CleanAir™ Air Purifier
Amy C says
12/01/2012 at 9:43 pmI would like to have the Honeywell HDK050 Honeywell Compact Dehumidifier.
Heidi Watts says
12/01/2012 at 11:47 pmthe warm mist humidifier would be great…
Randa says
12/02/2012 at 6:24 amV1700-CAN Vicks Soothing Vapours Plug-in Waterless Vapourizer
Andrea C says
12/02/2012 at 9:21 amI would like the Honeywell Easy to Care 1.5 Gallon Ultrasonic Humidifier
Karry Knisley says
12/02/2012 at 11:46 amCool mist humidifer
mickey53 says
12/02/2012 at 12:08 pmcool mist humidifier
sandra mitchell says
12/02/2012 at 8:12 pmvapourizer
JohnZ says
12/03/2012 at 5:12 amWe literally just bought the humidifier….
Eddie - The Usual Mayhem says
12/03/2012 at 5:36 amI’d go for the Starry Night Cool Mist Humidifier – our ancient one finally died last year
Erin says
12/03/2012 at 8:56 amThe Starry Night Cool Mist Humidifier would be perfect for my little one
Amanda Neilson says
12/03/2012 at 9:51 amWe have the Vicks Humidifier in our home. Works wonders!
Cheryl G says
12/03/2012 at 4:43 pmI’d like to have the Starry Night Cool Mist Humidifier.
Mandy Elnor-Joyce says
12/03/2012 at 4:58 pmThe thermometer would be my first choice of something I’d want, but second would be the Vicks Personal Steam Inhaler.
Martina J says
12/03/2012 at 5:56 pmStarry Night Cool Mist Humidifier
Johanne says
12/03/2012 at 7:56 pmThe BEHIND EAR GENTLE TOUCH THERMOMETER would also be great!
Ginger Leah Gervais says
12/03/2012 at 9:02 pmThe cold mist humidifier!
Lisa McLain says
12/04/2012 at 9:37 amCool Mist Humidifier
raz says
12/04/2012 at 9:41 ami would love a humidfier from vicks.. for when i am sick best thing ever
Lisa Neutel says
12/04/2012 at 1:27 pmthe water less vaporizer
Ted Kooper says
12/04/2012 at 2:37 pmi want the Vicks V3700-CAN Starry Night Cool Mist Humidifier
Robyn L says
12/04/2012 at 2:50 pmwould like the Ssarry Night cold mist humidifier
Tammi says
12/04/2012 at 4:51 pmGood one, I love that humidifier as well!
Cathy C says
12/04/2012 at 9:51 pmHP950S-CAN King Size Heating Pad would be great
Erika E says
12/04/2012 at 10:06 pmI would like the Vicks Portable Personal Steam Inhaler. We could have used this a couple of times already this season.
Anu Chopra says
12/05/2012 at 2:28 pmSoftHeat HP950S-CAN King Size Heating Pad would be great to have!
Carmen says
12/05/2012 at 8:52 pmThe cool mist humidifier