To think schools should take nits more seriously?

I gave up and bought cheap vodka and a spray bottle. Sprayed their heads thoroughly and covered with a shower cap for a hour, the lice literally fell of their heads. Comb with a nitty gritty and conditioner and repeat the process in 7 days.

Hedrin Once works.

But: it doesn't work if you follow the box.

Buy loads. Absolutely soak every inch of the hair down to the scalp, until its dripping. Leave at least an hour and then comb through while it's still on.

Neat green fairy liquid into the hair while dry to remove.

Follow up by combing through midweek and repeat the Hedrin after 7 days.

It's basically the slippy stuff in conditioner but more concentrated.

Both DD and I have very long thick hair. This absolutely does work, done right, and zero need for hours of combing every night for weeks.

I feel the pain of the untreated kid in a class.

DD has/had a friend who was a permanent source of infection up to the Christmas of year 7. Every time they were 'best friends' we had outbreaks. When they weren't, we didn't. It took a while to spot the correlation but it was unmistakable after a while. They haven't stayed friends in high-school, and problem solved.

It was the same for others in the class, and in the little sister's class.

I feel your not actually getting rid of them OP.

Mine have had nits ONCE and we've never had threadworms or anything else disgusting.

Our lovely school nurse Sylvia used to advocate really thorough hair brushing , she always said “ if you break their legs they don’t lay eggs”.

No you don’t pay where we live inNW ….gp happy to prescribe and school nurse

It's not always the fault of "that one kid" or their parents

"That one kid" might have a sibling that goes to a different school or nursery that has a problem and is always bringing them into the house and spreading them around.

It's really kinda impossible for the school to police it and it's sadly just one of those things. Keep on top of it and keep long hair tied back out of the way.

Hardly. I've always treated any case and made sure they're gone. But I'm not going to expect children to miss school, or for schools to fund a nit nurse, or ask the NHS to fund not treatment. It's not life threatening and is easily dealt with.

This attitude is why it spreads.

Nitty Gritty comb and wet hair are by far the best way to get rid of them. The eggs have to be combed out properly.
Just found that DD has bloody nits again, so combed last night and will do so every 2/3 days for a few weeks.

Maybe a bit over the top but they don't seem to have the same nit problems as we do here

Regarding this and a following post you are acting like lice is some of control problem in the UK. It's really not in my experience. My children have never had them and ones a teen, I've never really heard about any of my friends children having them. Think I had them once or twice as a child.

And agree with pp regarding the expensive treatments, conditioner comb and tea tree are the most effective.

I think the problem is your school might just have a couple.of children whose parents don't seem to be doing anything about it, which is sad.

I don't know about dying but they are parasites and long term can affect health. It's where the expression 'feeling lousy" comes from.

Our school has a policy that anyone with hair that is long enough to tie back does so. Also, any children with nits parents must inform the school immediately and stay home until treated. They have an excellent record for minimal nit outbreaks. Dd has been there since September, and there hasn't been a single outbreak.

My final teaching practice, way back in 1973, was in a school on an estate known to house many 'problem' families. (it was the school that no-one wanted to get for their TP. ). The 'nit' nurse came on day one. I found thst she came regularly. Children with nits were excluded. They came back in dribs and drabs but then they were checked again. There were children that missed weeks of school. One little girl in my class was in school for only 4 days during a 10 week practice. That was wrong. These children were already disadvantaged and they weren't even getting a decent primary education.
(The rumour mill was also wrong. I really enjoyed my TP. It was exhausting but the children, once engaged, were so receptive. )

Honestly no I don't think school should do more. Schools are struggling to have enough staff to actually teach the kids.

Same with nurses - we don't have enough in hospitals so no I don't think we should be sending them into the community to look at kids hair.

Parents however. That's who need to take some responsibility! The treatment will be free under the minor ailments scheme for those who can't afford it. Ask your local pharmacy about this.

Treatments are a waste of money, conditioner and a 99p comb work just as well. Twice a week in the bath for about 10 years. Even when clear it is a good routine to get into and preempts the little buggers getting comfy. Dc can do their own hair as well.

Have you tried using leave in conditioner? Nits can’t stick to slippery hair.

Also it's not like anyone actually died of nits!

So in an education system that can't provide basic education to children with SEN. You want money to hire someone to do something that parents should do?

Okay then.

With respect if your child getting them repeatedly then they are not being cleared properly or the product you are using isn't working. Are you nitty gritty combing everyday with conditioner for over three weeks to catch the eggs?

In a distant utopia, yes
We cannot get enough qualified nurses to care for sick people, let alone do a parent's job as a full-time post

@DragonFly98

It was. You pay now and I don't mind. Cheap conditioner and combing is not expensive and do the job.

@Kitkat1523

You do now.

Anyway cheap conditioner and comb work just as well.

@Eurydice84

Which countries?

Denmark and Germany don't care. At all. It's as bad as UK with lice.

Oh yes they should. It a never ending war. So tired of it! It never seems to pass.
It wasn't an issue with our oldest but our youngst it is.

It is the same pupils in my daughter's class left untreated by parents. It's a shame really also for the kids. School should inform Social Service and be able to send children home if they have lice day after day not treated.

What a load of rubbish OP! The treatment only kills live ones anyway- so don’t use it.
Get a nitty gritty comb and use that.
it could be that you aren’t actually getting rid of all the eggs on your kid’s hair… so they keep coming back.
Are you keeping YOUR children at home when you find nits??
And are you making sure you tie your kids hair back for school?