Neighbor's kid has lice (1 Viewer)

[avoiding injuries]

So my neighbor has 3 kids. They first saw lice on the oldest girl last Thursday. Since then, the other two got it and their nanny got it today. They've kept the kids isolated in their house for the most part, (besides taking them to the pre-season game on Saturday which I thought was weird) but tomorrow is the first day of school and they are sending the oldest. They say she is clear, but the limited research I've done leads me to believe it's still too early. Ironically, a new lice policy has been implemented this year to "not exclude" kids with lice.

My 4yo daughter goes to school with their middle kid, but their first day isn't until next Tuesday. Since they play together a lot, I'm not too comfortable with them being in class together since they'll certainly be in close contact.

What's the play here? Anyone have experience? Is a week long enough to not have to worry?

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

I think it all depends on what the parents did to eradicate the lice/nits/eggs.

BTW: Everyone that read this now has an itchy head.

 

[fatguyinalittlecoat]

Why do you care? Lice aren't harmful to people. People need to stop freaking out about them.

 

[avoiding injuries]

I think it all depends on what the parents did to eradicate the lice/nits/eggs.

BTW: Everyone that read this now has an itchy head.

Tell me about it. My balls were itching while I was typing it, and then I realized it was just my crabs.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

Why do you care? Lice aren't harmful to people. People need to stop freaking out about them.

 

[fatguyinalittlecoat]

Why do you care? Lice aren't harmful to people. People need to stop freaking out about them.

http://www.aap.org/en-us/about-the-aap/aap-press-room/Pages/AAP-Offers-Updated-Guidance-on-Treating-Head-Lice.aspx

Head lice are often a fact of life for school‑aged children. While inconvenient, head lice cause no medical harm and can be effectively treated. A revised clinical report from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), “Head Lice,” published in the August print issue of Pediatrics (published online July 26), clarifies and updates protocols for diagnosis and treatment, and provides guidance for the management of children with head lice in the school setting. Head lice are not a health hazard or a sign of poor hygiene and, in contrast to body lice, are not responsible for the spread of any disease. No healthy child should be excluded from or miss school because of head lice, and no-nit policies for return to school should be abandoned. Informed school nurses can help with diagnosis and suggestions about treatment. Because head lice are usually transmitted by head‑to‑head contact, parents should carefully check a child’s head before and after attending a sleepover or camp where children share sleeping quarters. There are many ways to treat active infestations, but not all products and techniques have been evaluated for safety and effectiveness. One percent permethrin lotion is recommended as initial treatment for most head lice infestations with a second application 7‑10 days after the first. Parents and caregivers should make sure that any treatment chosen is safe; preferred treatments would be those which are easy to use, reasonably priced, and proven to be non‑toxic. All products must be used exactly according to manufacturer’s instructions. Your pediatrician can help with diagnosis, treatment choices and management of difficult cases. - See more at: http://www.aap.org/en-us/about-the-aap/aap-press-room/Pages/AAP-Offers-Updated-Guidance-on-Treating-Head-Lice.aspx#sthash.dBQZNYhx.dpuf

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

So ?

Exactly

 

[avoiding injuries]

To be fair, I try to keep her away from poison ivy too. Is that considered harmful, or just inconvenient?

 

[fatguyinalittlecoat]

To be fair, I try to keep her away from poison ivy too. Is that considered harmful, or just inconvenient?

Keep your kid away from poison ivy by telling her not to touch it. Keep your kid away from head lice by telling her not to share hats or pillows or combs. You asked "what's the play here?" There's no play. Just send your kid to school. At any given time, there will probably be some kids with lice there.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

To be fair, I try to keep her away from poison ivy too. Is that considered harmful, or just inconvenient?

Keep your kid away from poison ivy by telling her not to touch it. Keep your kid away from head lice by telling her not to share hats or pillows or combs. You asked "what's the play here?" There's no play. Just send your kid to school. At any given time, there will probably be some kids with lice there.

That's not what you said though. You said "what do you care?". Obviously he cares about his daughter.

 

[Pots]

To be fair, I try to keep her away from poison ivy too. Is that considered harmful, or just inconvenient?

Keep your kid away from poison ivy by telling her not to touch it. Keep your kid away from head lice by telling her not to share hats or pillows or combs. You asked "what's the play here?" There's no play. Just send your kid to school. At any given time, there will probably be some kids with lice there.

That's not what you said though. You said "what do you care?". Obviously he cares about his daughter.

Anyone with half a brain knows that this topic is about lice and his "What do you care?" question was in reference to that. Clearly the play here is to keep the kid out of school for first month and then send her in with a bubblewrap suit.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

To be fair, I try to keep her away from poison ivy too. Is that considered harmful, or just inconvenient?

Keep your kid away from poison ivy by telling her not to touch it. Keep your kid away from head lice by telling her not to share hats or pillows or combs. You asked "what's the play here?" There's no play. Just send your kid to school. At any given time, there will probably be some kids with lice there.

That's not what you said though. You said "what do you care?". Obviously he cares about his daughter.

Anyone with half a brain knows that this topic is about lice and his "What do you care?" question was in reference to that. Clearly the play here is to keep the kid out of school for first month and then send her in with a bubblewrap suit.

Got me there, College.

 

[McGarnicle]

If it's not a hygiene thing, then how do kids get lice? Rolling around on the ground outside?

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

If it's not a hygiene thing, then how do kids get lice? Rolling around on the ground outside?

They get it from contact with other kids and things that have touched other kid's heads (hats, sleeping bags, pillow cases, towels).

My 15 year old got them from wearing a mask when he worked at "Halloween haunted house".

Elementary school girls get lice at a higher rate than other kids because they more apt to be in close contact with each other.

 

[fatguyinalittlecoat]

Elementary school girls get lice at a higher rate than other kids because they more apt to be in close contact with each other.

:scratch:

 

[DaVinci]

Shave your kid's head. Then you don't have to worry about it.

 

[Angry Beavers]

Shave your kid's head. Then you don't have to worry about it.

Shave the other kids' heads and then dump ice water on them.....

 

[Godsbrother]

Lice are delicious. Gorillas have known this for years.

 

[Sludge]

[SIZE=medium]Ahh, the dreaded "lice". I've dealt with them on three different occasions with my 2 daughters and the "nit picking" really sucks (pun intended).[/SIZE]

[SIZE=medium]The 1st thing to do is remain calm. Lice are not harmful and over 95% of the cases are from direct head to head contact.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=medium]This site is very useful:[/SIZE]

http://licesolutions.org/

[SIZE=medium]The 1st 2 times we had them we used the OTC shampoos, but that’s basically putting pesticides on your kids' heads. Also, the shampoos are becoming less efficient over time. The third time I used a person that I got off of the site above to come and do the nit picking. It was a little expensive, but worth it in my opinion. [/SIZE]

[SIZE=medium]My advice to you is to get some strong reading glasses, wash your child's hair with conditioner and then sit her in an area with decent lighting and start combing through her hair. If you do find some please make sure you notify others. The main reason these bugs spread is because people are afraid to tell others about them. They think it’s a sign that they are dirty when in reality lice prefer clean heads.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=medium]Good luck.[/SIZE]

 

[flapgreen]

Nothing you can do but hope your kid doesn't get them.

 

[the hairy scotsman]

So my neighbor has 3 kids. They first saw lice on the oldest girl last Thursday. Since then, the other two got it and their nanny got it today. They've kept the kids isolated in their house for the most part, (besides taking them to the pre-season game on Saturday which I thought was weird) but tomorrow is the first day of school and they are sending the oldest. They say she is clear, but the limited research I've done leads me to believe it's still too early. Ironically, a new lice policy has been implemented this year to "not exclude" kids with lice.

My 4yo daughter goes to school with their middle kid, but their first day isn't until next Tuesday. Since they play together a lot, I'm not too comfortable with them being in class together since they'll certainly be in close contact.

What's the play here? Anyone have experience? Is a week long enough to not have to worry?

The legislature passed a law last year in Texas outlawing the exclusions of these kids also. Craziest #### I've ever heard of. Now the kid with the lice can keep coming to school and the district can't do a thing about it. Then half the class gets them, or worse, and they take it home to the rest of the family and the house.

Un-freaking-real.

 

[Gawain]

So my neighbor has 3 kids. They first saw lice on the oldest girl last Thursday. Since then, the other two got it and their nanny got it today. They've kept the kids isolated in their house for the most part, (besides taking them to the pre-season game on Saturday which I thought was weird) but tomorrow is the first day of school and they are sending the oldest. They say she is clear, but the limited research I've done leads me to believe it's still too early. Ironically, a new lice policy has been implemented this year to "not exclude" kids with lice.

My 4yo daughter goes to school with their middle kid, but their first day isn't until next Tuesday. Since they play together a lot, I'm not too comfortable with them being in class together since they'll certainly be in close contact.

What's the play here? Anyone have experience? Is a week long enough to not have to worry?

The legislature passed a law last year in Texas outlawing the exclusions of these kids also. Craziest #### I've ever heard of. Now the kid with the lice can keep coming to school and the district can't do a thing about it. Then half the class gets them, or worse, and they take it home to the rest of the family and the house.

Un-freaking-real.

We need to do away with the lice lobby.

 

[Dan Lambskin]

Go down on his mother

 

[Niles Standish]

If you're smart you would get your kid playing with the neighbor kid. Once you've had lice most people build up an immunity. Then you'll never get lice again.

Plus lice are much more dangerous when you're older. In fact, as a kid it's really just a minor inconvenience. But if your daughter doesn't get them until she's 20 or 25 then there's a pretty real risk.

 

[Fennis]

have sex with the neighbors wife

 

[Fennis]

Go down on his mother

she probably has crabs

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

If you're smart you would get your kid playing with the neighbor kid. Once you've had lice most people build up an immunity. Then you'll never get lice again.

Plus lice are much more dangerous when you're older. In fact, as a kid it's really just a minor inconvenience. But if your daughter doesn't get them until she's 20 or 25 then there's a pretty real risk.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

Will help when applying to Lice University.

 

[pollardsvision]

So, how's the "neighbor's" kid doing with the lice?