A thermometer is usually the device of last resort, something we reach for when all else has failed and we need to reassure ourselves that something more serious isn't in the offing. However, this means I only ever pull the thermometer from the cupboard at moments of high stress and low levels of co-operation (inevitably in the middle of the night), making it all the more difficult to get an accurate reading.
Digital thermometers have been standard fare for many years, but childcare specialists Graco have continued to refine their thermometer. 
The new One-Second Ear Thermometer makes the whole process as easy as possible. It promises accurate in-ear temperatures after a single second, a revelation to those of us who can remember trying to keep an uncomfortable glass thermometer lodged under our tongues for a minute or so as children.
Simply press the scan button, put it in your child's ear and in an instant you get a reading. The LCD display is also backlit, making it ideal for those midnight diagnoses, and there's a memory that stores the last ten temperatures. A popular feature in our house is a smiling face indicating a temperature lower than 100.4F or a frowning face indicating one higher!
Although the Graco One-Second Ear Thermometer is not something we hope to be using very often, it's a very useful item to have around. Unintrusive, quick and ergonomic, it should take some of the stress out of having a poorly child.
Graco One-Second Ear Thermometer costs £24.99