HELP! My Child Has Head Lice!
by Abigail Franks
Many parents every year
get a call from their child's school or day care center
saying that their child has head lice. The conversation
usually starts with the declaration that your son or daughter
has lice and that you should immediately picked him up from
school. Once at school, you are then given the information
that your child cannot return until they are considered lice
free by the school nurse or you obtain a written note from
your medical doctor.
Nothing is said however that your child's lice infestation was
probably due to behaviors at school. Lice, do not fly or jump from
one person to another. They normally hitch a ride to infect another
person on a hat, hairbrush, comb, or hair band like an adornment
that's shared between friends. You can take solace in the fact that
your child, although having contracted lice, has close enough
friends that they share articles of clothing and personal care
items.
Regardless of the amount of lice in your child's hair, it's
critical that they be killed and removed as quickly as possible.
Consider a single adult female can lay up to 200 eggs per month.
Once hatched, this single female and her offspring will be
responsible for almost 2 million eggs at the end of only 3
months.
This is the main reason why school districts and schools are on the
lookout for any hair lice outbreak. By not taking immediate action,
many other children may end up with lice. Children seem to be the
most at risk for getting lice in their hair.
There are many products on the market today to children's head
lice. Unfortunately, there are just as many so-called natural
remedies to deal with head lice that also promise a quick and easy
way to get rid of the problem. These solutions include olive oil,
petroleum jelly or petrolatum, and even mayonnaise. While a check
on the Internet will reveal that all these remedies have some
parents who claim one or another remedy works, just as many report
the same treatment as ineffective.
So where does that leave a concerned parent, who needs a head lice
treatment that works for children? The answer is there are no
simple solutions to dealing with head lice other than a methodical
attack using high-quality products. New head lice can be expected
if the removal of the initial lice infestation is not done
correctly and completely.
Use the link below to pick up a free report on how to control and
eliminating lice in your home. This is important because even a
single louse can result in a re-infection of not only your child
but possibly others and your family. You must commit yourself to
going on the attack and do a thorough job of cleaning any potential
sources of reinfestation.
Abigail Franks has researched lice and head
louse and found valuable information that could help you. On this
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