I am currently dealing with my first battle of head lice with my four children. I have treated them with the home treatments several times and am still unable to completely remove nits. School is starting soon and they have to be “nit free.” I have tried numerous combs, but all of them allow the [...]
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How do you remove nits from yourself?
My daughter’s school just discovered she has lice nits. When I picked her up, I asked them to check me, and they said they found some on me too! I am a single parent, and she is 6. Although killing the hatched lice is doable, how do I remove nits from myself? (And I live [...]
What do you think of school policy excluding or including children known to have head lice or nits?
Do you think kids should stay home until there are no nits present, or be allowed to remain in the classroom? There are strong arguments for both sides of the issue. I’m curious to know where you stand. Thanks. Since all answerers so far believe kids should be excluded, here’s an argument for inclusion: http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/headlice.html [...]