Nits

This is one area where, unfortunately, good enough parenting is not good enough. You have to be PERFECT when it comes to thiese little blighters, and even then, it's not good enough.

I've been fighting with them for a month this time. I hate them. Here are the steps I have taken, which should be enough, but so far, appear not to be.

1. Apply vast amounts of disgusting chemicals to hair, leave on at least the recommended time, and rinse, all strictly according to directions.

2. Sit unhappy child infront of a dvd and meticulously pick through hair removing anthing nit or lice like. This could take hours depending on hair type.

3. using a hot wash, wash anything that has come into contact with child's hair, bedding, hats, jumpers, towels etc.

4. Vaccuum entire house, focussing on couches and cars - areas that come into contact with heads.

5. repeat entire process on all family members, and again in 7-10 days.

6. Spray hair with hairspray or specialist lice deterent spray and put in ponytail every day!


I might add, this only works if every parent at the school is compliant, and let me tell you, this doesn't happen.

They say that if there were a nuclear blast, cocroaches would be the only surviving species, i would like to add nits to that list!