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Fresh heads for the new school year

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2008-07-30
| Vista Magazine

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Fresh heads for the new school year

The beginning of a new school year is an exciting time for both parents and children. Expectations run high. Parents are hoping to see their children doing their homework and bringing home good grades while children are excited to reunite with old friends and perhaps even make some new ones. What neither is expecting is to bring home some new, unwanted companions. If you see your children at their desks at home scratching their heads, they may not be thinking about their work. They may have contracted lice.

“But my child takes a shower every day!” is something we hear from embarrassed mothers. “I wash and comb his hair personally,” they say. I generally tell them to relax and not feel embarrassed because lice aren’t synonymous with filth and lack of hygiene. They can be found on the most well-kept heads and in the nicest homes. They don’t discriminate.

Lice are very small, grayish insects that live in the generally warm and humid environment that hair creates. These parasites live between 16 and 30 days. They feed on blood and reproduce very quickly. Females lay somewhere between 100 and 300 eggs, or nits, which take a week to incubate. These nits are white and are often tightly gripped to the base of the hair.

If you’ve looked at your child’s head and seen small white dots, it’s likely that you’ve seen lice. Just to make sure, run a thin comb through your child’s hair. You will clearly see the nits and the lice they breed. But how did they get onto your child’s head? Some people believe they actually jump and fly, but this isn’t true. These parasites move at a very high speed and that’s why they transfer with minimal hair-to-hair contact. This makes it easy for them to spread at schools, kindergartens or places where people might trade hats, combs, towels or hair accessories…What does this mean? That another child could have given yours lice. Now is the time to act because lice are extremely uncomfortable for your child. Who would enjoy a constant and persistent itch? No one! And, besides, scratching continuously can cause wounds that can get infected.

Before the problem gets any worse buy an over-the-counter anti-lice shampoo. It’s very important that you eliminate the eggs, because the epidemic will persist as long as there is a single live louse left. If the shampoo is not enough, you may need to ask your doctor to prescribe a more potent treatment.

If you are pregnant and you think you may have contracted lice, talk to your doctor as you may need a special shampoo.

It might be a good idea to keep your child at home until the lice clear. There isn’t much point in sending them back to school as they might contract lice once again. And something else: notify the school or kindergarten that you child has contracted lice. This way the teachers will be on the lookout and will be able to take proper precautions. Or let parents know, especially those parents who tend to not notice things, such as their child consistently scratching his head.

Many worried mothers have asked me, “how do I prevent head lice?” The truth is, it’s a tough fight. It’s easy for a child to contract lice in a school setting or at places where children share a space. The best thing you can do is teach your children not to share hats, scarves, brushes, combs or hair accessories. But it’s not very realistic to expect them to heed your warnings.

I recommend that you act immediately when the first symptoms appear and then hope for the best. That way, the only thing your kids will be bringing your way will be excellent grades and the smile that comes with the excitement of a new school year!

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