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Almost every parent has had to deal with their children having head lice. Head lice causes itching and redness of the scalp, and gets shared at schools and daycare. If children go without a head lice treatment as soon as possible, the lice can cause infections of the skin, and can eventually cause serious infection of the body.

The poor image associated with having head lice can be problematic for kids. They should be educated to understand that virtually anyone can contract head lice and that kids should not feel there is something wrong with them. If head lice recurs, there may be something wrong, but kids or families that get head lice again shouldn't be stigmatized.

An old proverb states, "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." This is especially true of head lice. Even after using a head lice treatment to fight a current infestation, re-infestation can occur. Some prevention, such as following certain prescribed steps, can help control the problem in your house. This will serve to help prevent head lice from becoming a continuous problem.

Children infected with lice must immediately be sent home from school and day care centers. At home, all the family members should be treated as if they have lice. Make sure to find out how to get rid of lice, you will find out that there is a special comb that needs to be used in order to get rid of lice, but lice shampoo in conjunction with the comb is the most effective, provided you follow the directions exactly.

As an additional precaution, no one should return to work, school or daycare until all bed sheets, towels and other linens have been washed. The carpets, mattresses and furniture should also be vacuumed. Making sure to remove all traces of head lice is a critical part of head lice treatment. Even a few eggs left behind could start a new outbreak.

Never forget that head lice can recur. This means that if lice have shown up at a day care provider, heads should be checked every week instead of the traditional practices of checking heads every month at most educational institutions until you are completely convinced that every last head lice is history.