OBJECTIVES: Many parents ask the pediatrician, nurses and health visitors on the Internet forums about fever, not mandatory vaccinations, homeopathy, such as breastfeeding and moving development of the childrens.

METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional quantitative, descriptive survey and shared a questionnaire on a community page among parents with young children (n= 657) with convenience sampling in 2016. The data were analyzed with chi-square test, Mann-Whitney and Kruskal Wallis test.

RESULTS: The participants 97.6% were female the average age is 32.69 year. The first-born children’s average age was 4.71 years. Highest percentage of the parents begin to calm the fever immediately (36.9%). Mostly, (86.9%) they didn’t agree with that fact they should damp the fever, only if the child is sick and don’t want to drink. The most popular antipyretic method was to give medcine (36%), and the cooling bath (22.4%), and only 3% of the parents use homeopathy in this case. Many parents reject the amber jewelry (81%). The 82.4% of the respondents given no mandatory vaccinations. The antipyretic attitudes influenced by the parent's level of education (p<0.05) their knowledge level (p<0.05) and by the confidence in the doctors (p<0.05). In the gropup of those who are against the vaccination, there are more parents who use laying on of hands method for healing (p<0.05). The older ones (p<0.05) and the parents with higher level of education (p<0.005) agreed with the importance of the movement development and breastfeeding in higher rates.

CONCLUSIONS: Our results draw attention to several current problem to the professionals. It would be important to start the education of the parents in time. The knowledge level and the trust in the doctors influenced the parents decisions. An unified, reliable and accessible source of information, or forum would be advisable, which help to serve the uncertain situations.