Dd1 (5) came home from school yesterday with a letter saying that a child in her class had lice. Could we check their hair and if they had it keep them off school until it clears. So I checked dd1's hair and of course she got a head full of eggs. As of yet unhatched. I kept her off school today and treated with lotion tonight. I'll be keeping her off until I'm sure the eggs are all dead (so possibly up to a week).
I've made arrangements with her best friend H's mum to go their house for lunch on bank holiday Monday. (Big thing for dd1 she's never been invited to a friend's before). But I don't want H to catch the lice so was going to phone and cancel. I've got a feeling she might say it's ok and come anyway, but I wouldn't be comfortable if he did get them. It would mean they'd have to keep him off school and I know it's really hard for her to find childcare when he's off.
Am I doing the right thing in cancelling?
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Lice dilemma WWYD?
DevilwearsPrada · 01/05/2008 23:07
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