This thermometer from braun helps to interpret the temperature for all ages and eliminate the guess work from the temperature reading you can easily set the age with the age precision button 0 3 months 3 36 months 36 months adult take the measurement and interpret the reading with the help of the colour coded display once the reading a fast 8 seconds has been completed the thermometer will beep once to let you know its finished if your little one has a fever an alarm of ten beeps