Treat your child's nits!!

[Confusdworriedmum]

In the last eight months my DS has had nits 4 times. The only time he was clear for a long period of time was the summer holidays.
Three weeks in and I've had to treat him again. The school send messages every time I report it saying check your child's hair but clearly some parents aren't.
Before this all through nursery and half of reception he never had nits. Of course the whole family then has to be treated. It's annoying beyond belief.
I understand nits are part of school life but 4 now 5 times in 8 months (but none over the summer) tells me parents aren't bothering to check their kids.
DS is autistic and melts down every time I have to use the nit comb which just adds another layer of stress.
Can I put in a plea for parents to please check your kids weekly or at least when you get a note from the school please?

Buy some tea tree essential oil and a travel spray bottle or small plant sprayer.

Add water and a few drops of oil to the bottle. Keep it near the front door.

Every morning, before you leave, give his hair a mist with the spray bottle.

Nits don't like the smell and it helps keep them away.

Yanbu. Nits are a nightmare. My dc were getting them all the time and it was so annoying. Then suddenly covid hit and social distancing became a thing. By the time social distancing finished my eldest was of an age where he wasn't getting close enough to other children to catch nits from them. Also he was spending less time with the girl in his class who was never treated. My dc4 has had them once since then. My other dc have all been clear since the start of lockdown 1, 5.5 years ago.

I remember my DDs getting them in primary school but it was literally about twice. Then they got older and it wasn't an issue.
DS was a surprise baby and I'd forgotten about the joy of nits. Will try the tea tree oil and pray it helps (at least a bit).

Yanbu my DD is also autistic and hates the nit comb. I went though her hair with a nit comb when SD had nits. Thankfully she didn't get them but I am vigilant on checking and dread the day she does get them.

We had a nightmare with DD1 catching them from friends but when other DCs came along we used the Vosene head lice repellent shampoo and that really helped.
Make sure you retreat a week later with any treatment though.

What hairstyle does he have.
My daughter I used to use a spray and tightly scrape back and plait. Longer hair was actually easier than bob style as can’t tie it back. B & M or homebargains sell spray. She was nit free all primary (then got yr7 when she wanted her hair down) I do think combo of something slippery and repellent smell on hair helped.

Can ypu not just shave his head.

Boys are easily sorted.

It's the poor girls with the long hair that are a pain to sort out.

Maybe in the next half term just get his head shaved and take it from there.

It's what my sister did when my nephew had them

To be fair, an autistic child may very well be horrified by having his head shaved.

Our last primary school would have considered a shaved head an extreme hairstyle (so would I to be honest).

Th only thing w found effective was the bugbuster kit. Tried lotions, sprays, nitty gritty etc and none of it worked. Repellent is useless, don't wate your money. The real answer though as you say is for everyone to treat them and prevent the spread.

I'm not shaving his head. He hates having his hair touched and would likely freak out if I did this.
Primary school aren't overly strict but a shaved head on a 5 year old doesn't seem right.

I mean of course nits are annoying but YABU for assuming other parents are not checking/treating. You know that your child keeps getting them despite your treating them each time, so it's not hard to imagine that might also be the case for others?

Maybe tell your class. But all of Mumsnet? Leave it out

I check my dc daily

Well I imagine it's not just parents in my DC's class who don't treat their children's hair.
I think I'm allowed to have a rant of MN

Rant away babes

I’ve never had a note from the school. Sometimes parents will let others know on the WhatsApp groups though. I check kids very regularly…and then without fail, feel itchy! I hate the fuckers (nits that is, I quite like my kids).

There’s always a couple of parents who seem to think ignoring it will make them go away! I knew exactly who was the problem in my son’s year group. I found blow drying hair daily after washing really helped keep them at bay (it dehydrates the eggs) and combing with conditioner was at least, a twice weekly routine too. So frustrating!

Are you drunk?!