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Saturday, July 31, 2010

Pediculosis is Head Lice – find out more!

When it comes to a child getting head lice, it can be a complete nightmare for the parent, in this article we will explore what head lice is and how you can prevent it from entering your home.

One of the first things you will need to understand is that head lice is extremely contagious, it can be passed from one child’s head to another with just a small brush of their heads together. Head lice are also extremely small so there is no real way to detect head lice until you see some of the signs. Some of the signs of head lice include a tickling feeling in the hair, very frequent itching and finally sores visible on the back of the neck and scalp from the scratching.

Some things you can do to prevent head lice from entering your home is to warn your child about head lice and how terrible it is. The more knowledge your child has about the subject, the more likely you will not have any problems. For instance, if you tell them that head lice can be shared between children by a hair brush, they will make sure to not share their hair brush with anyone. Just keep in mind that personal hygiene has absolutely nothing to do with getting head lice – you could take a shower three times a day and still end up with head lice.

Another preventation you could take is just to watch your child – see him or her interact with their friends and be sure to keep head-to-head contact to non-existant. Enroll them in sports (if they want to take up sports) that have helmets or if they do not have helmets, be sure that the coach is keeping an eye on all the players.

Another great idea to keep head lice out of your house is to set up a phone tree with all the parents in the neighborhood – this way, if one child gets head lice the rest of the parents are alerted and can keep their children away until the head lice is gone.

In this article we went over a few tips and tricks to prevent head lice from entering your home and we went over exactly what head lice is – just keep in mind that the more you educate your child, the better your chances are of not having to handle head lice at all.

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I wish you all the best on your head lice adventure!

Best wishes,
Thomas T :)

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