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4 Things You Need To Know About Head Lice
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Children are exposed to a variety of new experiences when they first begin preschool or kindergarten. Unfortunately, not all of these experiences are positive ones—head lice, for instance, runs rampant in many communities, and many parents experience anxiety at the thought of their little ones coming down with a case of head lice. The more you know about head lice, the less likely you are to become upset if your child brings a note home from school stating that he or she has been found to have head lice. The following are four things about lice that all parents need to know.
Head Lice Tend to Feed at Night
Because head lice tend to be more active at night, they may play a significant role in disrupting the sleep of those experiencing a head lice infestation. It's hard to sleep with an itchy scalp and the feeling that tiny creatures are crawling on your head.
Head Lice Can Happen to Anyone
Although head lice infestations are generally associated with poor hygiene habits, the truth is is that they can happen to anyone, so don't scold your child for being unclean if he or she is found to have head lice.
Girls Are More Likely Than Boys to Get Head Lice
Although all children in daycare, preschool, kindergarten, elementary school, and other environments involving groups of children in close quarters are vulnerable to the development of head lice, girls are more likely than boys to come down with infestations. Girls are more apt to share personal items such as combs and brushes with their friends as well as interact more closely with them than boys.
Preventative Measures May Reduce the Risk of Head Lice
If you want to minimize the chances of your child catching head lice, ask your child not to share personal grooming items with friends or classmates. If possible, ask your child to keep hats, coats, scarves, and other items out of common areas—head lice is often transmitted through the transfer of infested apparel. However, this may not be possible in many classroom situations. Choose hats, scarves, and coats made from material that can be washed in hot water, and wash them often to discourage the development of lice infestations. Fortunately, although your child may come down with head lice at least once or twice during the course of his or her childhood, it's a treatable condition that involves no lasting effects.
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