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6 Practical Tips to Kick Off Summer Break

By vallice

The last days of school are nothing short of exciting. Kids love celebrating their accomplishments and looking forward to weeks of sleeping in, swimming and playing at the park. For parents, the end of the school year can feel a bit overwhelming with all the parties and celebrations, not to…

May 25, 2023

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Preventing Head Lice When Returning to School after Winter Break

By vallice

Head lice activity tends to kick up following winter break, so it’s important to take extra precautions when your child returns to school. You’ll want to keep their hair pulled up and use a lice spray to repel head lice – all things that we’ll discuss in more detail. It’s…

January 10, 2023

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What are the Latest School Policies on Head Lice?

By vallice

Our understanding of head lice has come a long way over recent decades. Once associated with being dirty and unkempt, we now know that head lice can happen to anyone. We also know that head lice, while contagious, are not a reason to keep a child home from school. The…

January 19, 2022

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3 Reasons Why Head Lice are More Common in the Fall and Winter

By vallice

Each year in the United States, head lice infestations affect 6-12 million people, mostly children. Although head lice occur year round, they’re most commonly spread through the fall and winter months. Head lice are spread from a direct transfer or head to head contact. The spread of lice is often…

November 23, 2021

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Can My Child Go to School with Head Lice?

By vallice

A lot has changed over the years in regards to head lice. No longer are kids sent home early from school if they have lice. They can go home at the end of the day and return to school once they’ve started an appropriate treatment. Because it takes about 4-6…

September 8, 2021

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Tips for Staying Lice Free this Back-to-School Season

By vallice

With school starting up for the 2021-22 season, parents have a lot on their minds! Aside from the normal activities like buying school supplies and packing healthy lunches, parents also have to worry about sending their kids to school in a pandemic. One thing we can all agree on: this…

August 19, 2021

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5 Places Where Your Child Can Pick Up Head Lice

By vallice

Head lice are not uncommon, but that still doesn’t make them fun to deal with. These annoying pests primarily live on the human scalp, causing 6-11 million infestations every year in children. Fortunately, lice aren’t too durable. They can’t jump, run or fly and they can only live off a…

December 29, 2020

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Back to School: Head Lice Treatment and Prevention

By valUncategorized

Even though there isn’t a “season” for head lice treatment, we tend to see head lice cases increase significantly in the fall, mainly because kids are returning to school. However, this year looks different due to COVID. Many schools are closed in our state, but childcare programs are allowed to…

August 27, 2020

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5 Things to Teach Young Children about Head Lice

By vallice

Once your child enters school, you have less control over their day-to-day activities. It’s likely that your child shares items, has a cubby close to others and engages in head-to-head contact at least some of the time. Unfortunately, these are all opportunities to spread head lice from one child to…

January 3, 2020

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