Preventing Head Lice - Head Lice Prevention and Treatment from the Top to the Bottom

Preventing head lice is so much easier than treating it. My mother’s methods were simple but effective.

• Pull long hair back. The biggest reason girls get head lice more often than boys is because of their long hair. When it’s blowing wild during school and play, the chances of catching something increases exponential. Pull your daughter’s hair up in a ponytail or at least up on the sides in the front to keep it out of the way.
• Don’t share hats and coats. Head lice is most prevalent during winter months and spreads easily because children trade and share winter hats and clothing. Tell your child not to share any of these things, including sporting hats. Adult lice can cling to their surfaces and pass quickly.
• Don’t touch other children’s hair. This one may sound ridiculous, but it works. Many girls in my primary school got head lice because they were always touching and grooming each other, including rubbing their heads together. They were just asking to get lice.
• Wash hair and bathe regularly. Your child’s bathing schedule may be the reason he or she has gotten head lice in the past. How often your child washes is up to you, but every other day if not every day might be a good idea, even if it’s just around the head lice-catching season.

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If your child already has head lice, and you want to keep it from spreading to another child, be sure to wash all his or her bedding, stuffed animals, blankets and anything lice could possibly cling to. Vacuum sofas, mattresses and rugs. If your child comes home from school and tells you his or friends have head lice, you may want to wash any jackets, coats, hats and clothing he or she has taken to a friend’s house or school, just for good measure.