I am a Lice Lady. AMA

[Anonymous]

Would hair coloring get rid of lice? Does it matter if it's natural (henna) or chemical dye?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Would hair coloring get rid of lice? Does it matter if it's natural (henna) or chemical dye?

No, lice don't seem to be affected by hair dye. I did see a kid who died his hair green for St. Patty's day - the lice were green. Otherwise unharmed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Get on top of this shit people!!!

My kids at a N Arl have gotten 4 different letters in a month that somebody has frickin lice!! They should ban them like the old days.

And then the dumbass school had a 'hat day' . Jeez christo. Back to the 70s please: no kids with lice allowed in school. F@ck the SOLs!! The reason they let the same live infested kids stay.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Get on top of this shit people!!!

My kids at a N Arl have gotten 4 different letters in a month that somebody has frickin lice!! They should ban them like the old days.

And then the dumbass school had a 'hat day' . Jeez christo. Back to the 70s please: no kids with lice allowed in school. F@ck the SOLs!! The reason they let the same live infested kids stay.

Parents need to put pressure on the schools to do lice checks and hold sessions to teach parents how to handle it. Maybe have a school wide lice clinic - Screening and affordable removal help if needed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Get on top of this shit people!!!

My kids at a N Arl have gotten 4 different letters in a month that somebody has frickin lice!! They should ban them like the old days.

And then the dumbass school had a 'hat day' . Jeez christo. Back to the 70s please: no kids with lice allowed in school. F@ck the SOLs!! The reason they let the same live infested kids stay.

Parents need to put pressure on the schools to do lice checks and hold sessions to teach parents how to handle it. Maybe have a school wide lice clinic - Screening and affordable removal help if needed.

The schools will only send the same useless letter home.

This year they don't even send home for live bugs.

It's disgusting. We get a notice almost weekly that some kid in one of my kids' classes has lice.

Zero done to prevent the spread and serious inconvenience to other households.

My Aunts school gave every kid a large clear zip up bag...kids store coats, hats, backpacks in them. They got the lice to zero.

[Anonymous]

Two months ago we also had our first bout with lice, and it was pretty stressful. Yes, we did get a letter from school and an email from the teacher, but, for the life of me, I don't understand why infected children keep coming to school, just to infect more of their classmates.

Ugh. And just pouring some 'shampoo' on your kid's head doesn't get rid of lice, we did that plus combing, combing, combing, for two weeks, daily at first, then once every two days. I honestly don't think I can handle another lice outbreak without getting a nervous breakdown.. it was THAT bad.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Two months ago we also had our first bout with lice, and it was pretty stressful. Yes, we did get a letter from school and an email from the teacher, but, for the life of me, I don't understand why infected children keep coming to school, just to infect more of their classmates.

Ugh. And just pouring some 'shampoo' on your kid's head doesn't get rid of lice, we did that plus combing, combing, combing, for two weeks, daily at first, then once every two days. I honestly don't think I can handle another lice outbreak without getting a nervous breakdown.. it was THAT bad.

The schools don't care. No lice-infested child left behind. Since they say lice don't carry disease they don't care that it destroys households for a few weeks at a time. I really think I'll sue the school system for damages if one of my kids get it since they have sent the same letter home every week since school started. The school nurse should be allowed to shave the damn kid who is never treated head. They won't send kids home for lice and they let them in with lice so the families that are dirty and don't give a sh@t never treat it.

Shame on you Arlington.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Two months ago we also had our first bout with lice, and it was pretty stressful. Yes, we did get a letter from school and an email from the teacher, but, for the life of me, I don't understand why infected children keep coming to school, just to infect more of their classmates.

Ugh. And just pouring some 'shampoo' on your kid's head doesn't get rid of lice, we did that plus combing, combing, combing, for two weeks, daily at first, then once every two days. I honestly don't think I can handle another lice outbreak without getting a nervous breakdown.. it was THAT bad.

I used to feel this way too. Now I just preemptively lice comb my child in the bath once a week. She hasn't had lice since I started doing this.

It really doesn't have to be that bad if you are proactive about it. Every family should do this along with all your other hygiene routines. daily (brush teeth) weekly (change sheets, lice comb) monthly (whatever).

OP

[Anonymous]

what a great post

[Anonymous]

What should we do when our kid keeps getting assigned to share field trip motel rooms with the kid who has lice but also skin allergies so his parents won’t do anything about the lice on him or in their house?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What should we do when our kid keeps getting assigned to share field trip motel rooms with the kid who has lice but also skin allergies so his parents won’t do anything about the lice on him or in their house?

Write a note to the teacher say8ing your child doesn't have lice and would like to be placed with another family that doesn't have lice, or pay for a single room and join in on the field trip.

[Anonymous]

I am so terrified of lice. I literally have an unhealthy fear of them. I use a lice comb with conditioner on my kids hair once a week.
We also don't:
Allow sleepovers
Allow any costume/hat sharing
Let them play in restaurant play areas

We had a letter come home 3x this year from preschool that someone had lice. Luckily it's a private preschool and the kids were sent home and not allowed to return without a letter saying they were lice free.

I also keep my boys' hair very short. And even though I do the comb once a week I visually check their heads every morning. And I also spray their hair with something with fragrance (leave in conditioner or tangle stuff).

I have a little OCD yes. But I also work a job where I work with kids and have seen lice first hand. And I think it's absolutely disgusting.

[Anonymous]

I would assume that most of the lice flock to girls with long hair. What is the ratio of your boy/girl clients?

[Anonymous]

Oh wow, this is a very old thread.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oh wow, this is a very old thread.

It is, but it's one of those that should be bumped up periodically. FCPS at least has really dropped the ball in terms of their lice policy.