Head Lice In Kids: Not Bad Parenting, Just Bad Luck

If you are a parent of a child who has contracted lice, you are likely familiar with the anxiety of potentially impending disdain of other adults. The usual accusations of being careless in your child’s hygiene habits, the condition of living environment and other aspects become hard to escape.

The most laughable yet saddening fact is that none of these accusations are actually viable in the case of these critters. Although human head lice have existed pretty much since the inception of their hosts, the particulars of how they spread around are not conveyed as much as they should be.

Lice Laments

See, lice do not care about “social classes”. They are not concerned with where a child lives, how they live. They do not care about the attention these children receive from their parent with regard to healthcare. They especially do not you care what a child’s hair is like.

Lice need two things to survive: shelter and nutrition. They need the blood to energize their tiny sesame seed-sized anatomies, and multiply in numbers through producing nits.

Clean, messy, straight, curly, brushed, tangled – every mass of locks is a viable candidate for a head lice infestation, providing the owner of these locks is alive and well. A child with head lice is amongst millions others who contract these critters for no reason other than an unfortunate head-to-head-contact.

It is time to put an end to the blame game, and provide some respite to the already anxious parents.

• The right way to go about approaching a parent concerned with their child’s head lice is to impart compassion and understanding. Share your own insight of any past lice encounters, and give advice if required.

 

• For parents, it is important that you reassure yourself, and do not panic. Children observe your response to an issue, and their head lice should not be a negative factor, but simply a minor trouble to be dealt with wisely.

 

• It is okay for a child to engage in their usual activities but advice them to not make any head-to-head contact with others till their lice are removed. It is wise to inform your child’s school, since children are likely to contract lice from someone in their class. A lice screening is an effective way of catching a lice outbreakin a school.

Get professional help in eliminating your child’s critter companions. Steer clear of harsh pesticides and toxins in over-the-counter products, and go for the manual and natural techniques of lice removal services.

At Lice Busters USA, we provide exceptional head lice treatments in Miami and other locations in Florida, including Broward and Kendall.

Visit our any of our lice clinics, or contact our experts at (800) 405-8201 for a lice-busting appointment.