The 10-stage plan of what to do if your
kids get nits:
1. Don’t freak out.
2. Should you find you have already freaked
out, have a nice cup of tea and lie down.
3. Don’t tell anybody. Especially don’t put
it on your blog if you have one.
4. Stop scratching your head. It’s not you
who’s got them. It’s just the thought of them that’s making you scratch your
head.
5. Don’t try old fashioned treatments, like
covering your child’s head in methylated spirits, margarine or fire.
6. Buy a special anti lice shampoo with
comb and use as directed. Usually this means to apply, leave in for a while,
and comb out (while cleaning comb). Repeat this after seven days.
7. By the way, you might suspect they’ve
got nits if they start scratching their head all the time, a bit like that kid
who visited out house that time. They’ll mostly scratch where hair grows
thickest: behind the ears, at the top of the nape, and behind the fringe.
8. You can then search their hair, looking
for little white eggs stuck to hair strands (they don’t shake off, like skin
flakes).
9. You’ll want to make sure the intruders
are gone by washing the children’s bedding, clothing, hats, teddy bears, etc.
Vacuuming around the bed and sofas is good too.
10. Stop persecuting anyone you hear of
with nits. You may also want to get on facebook and write an apology to any old
classmates you might have scarred for life.
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