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zombiecazz

webbie wrote: »

I have one daughter who has had nits almost continually for the last 18 months - not our fault I hasten to add - but I have to go through her hair at least twice a week as they are constantly picked up from someone else.

I have spoken to the teacher, headmaster and school nurse - they are not allowed to check children for nits as they cannot "touch" the children without parental permission or have given the parents chance to be present.

I can honestly say I am a "nit expert" now and can spot them a mile off. I am not embarressed that my child has them - as I know I am constantly dealing with it (it takes at least 2-3 hours every week). However - every other parent denies their child has them - and looks horrified that I can admit my child gets them!!

Also I would say forget the solutions - you cannot beat regular combing with lots of conditioner and a nit comb!

Boy do I know where you're coming from. my darling little blondie appears to constantly have them. We do the conditioner and nit comb thing and have used several products and every now and then they are gone. Two months down the line she has them back ARGGGHHH!!
I'll give the hairspray a go I think.

hannahsmummy1

My daughters playschool send out letters, about everything & put big notices up too! Last week it was worms! She hasnt had nits yet- but i expect she will (shes only 3) I check her hair every night after the bath! The very mention of the word nits though makes me start itching!

thinkginge

argh no! my ds starts nursery in january so im gona b on nit watch from then

this thread brought back memorys, up until i was 13 i had long hair down past my bum and even though i was shipped of to school with the tightest french braids imaginable, i caught nits every other week! at least now the nit lotion doesn't smell, the lotion my mum used if you breathed it stung the back of your throat!

frivolous_fay

I walk with a permanent stoop. This is because the punishment for treading dog mess into the house was a fate worse than death.

[Deleted User]

This was a really good thread for me to read today as I spent 20 mins this aft talking to my DS head teacher as to what he was going to do about the nit probloem in my DS class. He's caught them continuisly since sept and has now developed an excema (sp!) type rash on his head I'm guessing from the lotion.
I have heard of just trying conditioner but in the past I have perfered to use a lotion as I know the blighters are dead before I comb them out, at least any I miss the 1st day are dead and can't lay any during the 2nd day before I comb again.

My DS school insist there is nothing they can do, they know who the child in question is (shes actually crawling) but can do nothing But i do feel bad for her as it's not her fault.

Anyway, nits are the pain in my bottom! aarrggghhh
As for dog poo, my children even tell ppl who let their dog poo on the ground and walk off that they should scoop it, there's nothing more embaressing then being told my a 4 yr old little madam ( bless the DD) that she doesn't poo on the floor for them to step over so why should they leave poo for her to step over ( or in out luck STEP IN!):rotfl:

webbie

Sallylizzie wrote: »

This was a really good thread for me to read today as I spent 20 mins this aft talking to my DS head teacher as to what he was going to do about the nit probloem in my DS class. He's caught them continuisly since sept and has now developed an excema (sp!) type rash on his head I'm guessing from the lotion.
I have heard of just trying conditioner but in the past I have perfered to use a lotion as I know the blighters are dead before I comb them out, at least any I miss the 1st day are dead and can't lay any during the 2nd day before I comb again.

My DS school insist there is nothing they can do, they know who the child in question is (shes actually crawling) but can do nothing But i do feel bad for her as it's not her fault.

Anyway, nits are the pain in my bottom! aarrggghhh
As for dog poo, my children even tell ppl who let their dog poo on the ground and walk off that they should scoop it, there's nothing more embaressing then being told my a 4 yr old little madam ( bless the DD) that she doesn't poo on the floor for them to step over so why should they leave poo for her to step over ( or in out luck STEP IN!):rotfl:

Apparently you are only supposed to use a lotion once - as the nits become "immune" to the lotion. If you do another one - use a different one a week later. Begins to cost a fortune at around £10 a bottle each time. I gave up on the lotion and just comb and "pick" out like a monkey!!

If you feel brave enough, I would politely mention nits to the girl's parents. I am convinced some parents know their children have them, but become mortified if someone else realises it too!!

[Deleted User]

mention the nits to the parent when there are a few other people about. Maybe she will be so mortified that she will do something about it

re nits in the `poor` old days of 50 years ago. They were the days when people had only an outside lav and used a tin bath. In Liverpool we were surrounded by immigrants (from Ireland) and many of the children were of the snotty nose type so we were also surrounded by nit carriers

My point was that nits can be kept at bay by having a strict regime with a derbac comb

loobylou2

Can I join in the nit rant too? My eldest daughter who is now 8 seems to have had nits continually since she began nursery at 3. We must have gone through every lotion and potion on the planet over the years to try and get rid of them but just when I think we"ve finally cracked it, off we go again. At least now shes getting a bit older she knows to tell me now if her head starts itching and I've told her not to put her head too close to the heads of other children, I think I know which child shes picking them up from but the mum involved is single and living on benefits and though she openly admits her daughter gets nits, she says she can"t afford the lotions which is a fair point as I must have spent over a hundred pounds on them over the years so can understand where shes coming from and have resorted to just using conditioner and a comb at every hair wash which seems to do the trick for a while at least. There are some head lice repellent shampoos and conditioners which you can buy and though they smell disgusting they seem to work. I'm really worried now though as found a nit in the hair of my youngest daughter whos only just 2 last night. Apparently one of the nursery nurses at her nursery spotted it and mentioned it to my husband when he was collecting her so off we go again..... It was bad enough with just 1 child getting nits but now it looks as if I'm going to have to cope with 2!!! aaaagh!!!! Why can they not bring back the nit nurse??? Thats what I'd like to know!!!

Any help/ suggestions on ways to deal with the little pests would be gratefully received. Sorry to rant but the nit problem is literally driving me nuts!!!

Diamond78

I agree with you. My son is only 5 and I was shocked at first to discover when he 1st had nits. I didnt think boys with such short hair could get it but I was proven wrong,I only have one child. I was angry with his class as this became a big problem in his class. Not one parent in his class would inform either the class or teacher, yet they were in class scratching their heads uncontrolably. My son got nits so many times when he was in his previous school. Luckliy we moved and he has not had nits once in his new school even though he has 20 girls in his class.

I dont know about anyone else but I think parents should inform the teacher of the class so other parents are aware of it.

bylromarha

I used to be a senior manager in a primary school and I lost count of the number of parents I spoke to about this issue.

Sorry to say, schools cannot do anything about nits. All the teachers know the kids that have nits constantly and quiet words to their parents, loud words to their parents and any other words to their parents makes no difference. The world we live in contains parents who don't care about their children. They'd rather leave their kids scratching for years than have to do anything about it.