to be annoyed my DD caught nits the first week of term!

[londonmum14]

She was at her old nursery 4 terms and she only had headlice once.
In all the bumpf we had when she started this school it says to inform the school if your child has headlice...So the other parent doesn't know or hasn't done anything about it or told the school. OR the school hasn't let us know in which point what's the use of telling them in the first place!!
And breathe...

MadeOfStarDust no my child hasn't come into contact with any children other than at school and the one afterschool session (where her head didn't come into contact with anyones.) I can therefore categorically state that she did get it from another child at school.

3birthdaysbunnies The operative word being 'may'.

I would not say your standard way of dealing with the issue is wrong. However somebody who goes about dealing with the issue in another way is not wrong either.

Even 'hyper' vigilance cannot prevent nits entirely. So why not just relax a bit? Check regularly and treat as needs be but it doesn't have to be the major topic of conversation.

londonmum14 Has your DD ever passed anything contagious onto someone else?

I can't understand your anger - its nits not the plague!!

I have to say we have been lucky, despite DD being in year 4 now that she hasn't had them. YET. Its only a matter of time im sure because everyone gets them now, don't they? Saying that, maybe they don't like her hair because we got a nit letter last year and i made a comment in the playground and the poor girl who had them said "oh that was me" and she is one of DDs friends so i was really surprised. Fortunately she obviously has a sensible mum because she wasn't embarrased and we just talked about having to comb them out etc, how many did she catch. Am dreading it when dd does get it because she can't stand having her hair brushed at the best of times.

DD1, when she was in school was infested more times than she wasn't - yes its itchy and annoying but thats about it really. Just chuck loads of conditioner in DDs hair and come them out, do for two weeks, sorted. Can probably get away with every other day.

LEM I'm not angry, just annoyed. Like I said she went 4 terms at the other school and only got them once. Within the first 5 days she's got them at this school. Especially as they make a point of asking us to inform them when they get them.

londonmum14 You don't sound exactly happy...

People are not perfect, this includes nit busting. The fact that nits have not being eradicated suggests its not really that easy to prevent them entirely. Some shampoos do not work, nits become resistant. Some children are very wriggly so combing can become a bit fraught. Yes people can help themselves, but it is easy to see how nits may get missed.

The only solution in the long run is not to 'sweat it' otherwise you will make your's and your daughter's life a misery.

she could have got them from another adult....not just kids that pass them on you know!

It's a fact of life, don't sweat it. I get friends at work to check my hair if I'm itchy - how glamorous is a primary teacher's life!