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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 65538" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>Esther, that is a very effective, chemical-free way of doing it. You're likely to catch an infestation at such an early stage that few eggs, if any, have been laid. The extremely frequent treatment then gets any hatchlings before they grow up to be egg-laying adults. The conditioner tangles their legs a moderate amount and the running water gets them off the combs before they can extricate themselves from the conditioner.</p><p>I guess it's the drought and water restrictions here - I tend to come up with solutions that will work for us. But I remember visiting friends in Greece and watching them wash up in running water - the springs were running anyway, why waste it? The sink was only a few inches deep, not like ours.</p><p></p><p>Sitting in the bath is an alternative - I used to give the kids body paint soap crayons to keep them amused, then hose out the bathroom afterwards.</p><p></p><p>But seriously, folks - Esther's suggestion is extremely effective. If the kids won't put up with the metal comb, use the plastic fine tooth comb with the broad-toothed one to at least begin to smooth the hair out before you use the finer one. it won't hurt as much but it's also far less effective and won't get the nits like the metal comb will, so you'll need to sit with the kid in sunlight and laboriously go through the hair, if the school is going to exclude your child for having nits. A lot of schools do - even if the nits have been treated and are dead, the child can still be excluded. Why should the school take a parent's word for it?</p><p></p><p>So if your child is getting nits on a regular basis, give Esther's method a go first. And you MUST do it as frequently as she said; if you leave it longer than six days, the infestation is even more likely to get out of control and spread to others.</p><p>Then use the freezer for combs, brushes, scrunchies, hats. Let any possibly contaminated clothing and bedding chill in the laundry for a few days and there is no need for any more fuss.</p><p></p><p>Keeping long hair braided is a big help - a friend of mine has never cut her boys' hair (except for the fringe) and their long, blonde hair is a potential nit magnet. But she sends them to school with a single long braid down their back.</p><p></p><p>Oh, isn't this a fun subject? I'm so glad we've past this problem now - although easy child 2/difficult child 2 is training to work in early child care, she's going to find that the job carries some risks. Time to braid those long tresses, girl!</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 65538, member: 1991"] Esther, that is a very effective, chemical-free way of doing it. You're likely to catch an infestation at such an early stage that few eggs, if any, have been laid. The extremely frequent treatment then gets any hatchlings before they grow up to be egg-laying adults. The conditioner tangles their legs a moderate amount and the running water gets them off the combs before they can extricate themselves from the conditioner. I guess it's the drought and water restrictions here - I tend to come up with solutions that will work for us. But I remember visiting friends in Greece and watching them wash up in running water - the springs were running anyway, why waste it? The sink was only a few inches deep, not like ours. Sitting in the bath is an alternative - I used to give the kids body paint soap crayons to keep them amused, then hose out the bathroom afterwards. But seriously, folks - Esther's suggestion is extremely effective. If the kids won't put up with the metal comb, use the plastic fine tooth comb with the broad-toothed one to at least begin to smooth the hair out before you use the finer one. it won't hurt as much but it's also far less effective and won't get the nits like the metal comb will, so you'll need to sit with the kid in sunlight and laboriously go through the hair, if the school is going to exclude your child for having nits. A lot of schools do - even if the nits have been treated and are dead, the child can still be excluded. Why should the school take a parent's word for it? So if your child is getting nits on a regular basis, give Esther's method a go first. And you MUST do it as frequently as she said; if you leave it longer than six days, the infestation is even more likely to get out of control and spread to others. Then use the freezer for combs, brushes, scrunchies, hats. Let any possibly contaminated clothing and bedding chill in the laundry for a few days and there is no need for any more fuss. Keeping long hair braided is a big help - a friend of mine has never cut her boys' hair (except for the fringe) and their long, blonde hair is a potential nit magnet. But she sends them to school with a single long braid down their back. Oh, isn't this a fun subject? I'm so glad we've past this problem now - although easy child 2/difficult child 2 is training to work in early child care, she's going to find that the job carries some risks. Time to braid those long tresses, girl! Marg [/QUOTE]
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