@jaxson In first year fever = meds. Now that things arent so risky (he is 2) i let him do it on his own until 39°C. If it spikes to 39 and above, meds it is. For myself as an adult, i never treat fevers with meds. Nor did i during childhood as far as my memory goes
my family always took more natural ways to support body while it does its job fighting. But its very circumstancial. Super high fevers can be dangerous and they need to be brought down imidiately, meds are awesome at doing this. Same goes for any fever that makes you feel mentaly unwell. Idk how to explain but basically if child/teen/adult is feeling weak, dizzy etc, during fever, this is serious. Even lower fevers could impact body and brain so it is important to observe behaviour and feelings to notice any urgent signs, if you do try let the fever run its course naturally.
With small kids i prefer to resort to doliprane/daleron (i believe tylenol equivalent in two countries i live in) simply because they cant communicate their actual state to you that well so you might not know how bad they are affected + risks are higher. The older the child, the more i trust in natural process