If you’ve noticed your child scratching his head incessantly, then it might be a good idea to check the hair for lice. This is common among children and it spreads easily. All parents go through these different stages in getting rid of lice:
Seeing the lice
So you’re brushing your child’s hair and you notice something moving. You start to panic and as you see lice scampering about in your child’s scalp.
Denial
No parent wants to see lice in their child’s hair so you might dismiss it as dandruff or something else.
Horror
Of course, you won’t stop until you find out the truth. When you do, you feel the horror as you realize that your child, indeed, has lice.
Your scalp starts to itch
As soon as you spot the first real proof of an infestation, your scalp will start to itch as well. In fact, merely reading this article will make your scalp itch.
Accept it and do something about it
After you’ve overcome the previous stages, you finally accept that your child has lice. Then you start doing something to get rid of the pests.
Keep on combing
The eggs of lice are small, clingy, and located close to your child’s scalp. So you need to start using a special comb to get rid of them all.