{"id":342,"date":"2013-03-13T16:00:14","date_gmt":"2013-03-13T16:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/licebeware.com\/stagingsite\/?p=342"},"modified":"2013-03-13T16:00:14","modified_gmt":"2013-03-13T16:00:14","slug":"be-a-friend-tell-a-friend-why-you-should-tell-everyone-you-know-when-your-child-gets-lice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/licebeware.com\/stagingsite\/be-a-friend-tell-a-friend-why-you-should-tell-everyone-you-know-when-your-child-gets-lice\/","title":{"rendered":"Be a Friend, Tell a Friend:  Why you should tell everyone you know when your child gets lice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-37\" src=\"https:\/\/licebeware.com\/stagingsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/kidsrunning1-300x206.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"206\" \/>No one is extremely happy about their child getting head lice.\u00a0 I&#8217;ve often heard people say &#8220;I wouldn&#8217;t wish this on my worst enemy.&#8221;\u00a0 Well guess what your child did get it from someone, but keep in mind that chances are your child also gave it to someone close to them as well.\u00a0 It is because of this that parents need to be responsible when their children are diagnosed with lice and inform everyone that their child has been in contact with for the past 2 weeks.\u00a0 Many parents still get embarassed when their child has lice and want to keep it secret.\u00a0 That type of thinking will perpetuate an outbreak and often leads to reinfestation.\u00a0 Here are some simple steps of communication that can help you\u00a0tell others.<\/p>\n<p>1.)\u00a0 Contact your child&#8217;s teacher and let them know that he\/she has been found to have lice and has been treated.\u00a0 What the teacher does with this information will vary upon the teacher.\u00a0 If you don&#8217;t notice a letter or email going out to the class, I would recommend that you take it upon yourself to send one to the parents in your child&#8217;s class.\u00a0 These children spend a large part of their day in school in close contact with one another and it is very possible that it was the source of the infestation in the first place.\u00a0 However, if a parent doesnt know there is lice in the class, chances are they won&#8217;t be looking for it.<\/p>\n<p>2.)\u00a0 Reach out to your child&#8217;s playmates.\u00a0 This would include any neighbors or children who your child has played with over the last couple of weeks.\u00a0 If you don&#8217;t know a parent&#8217;s number, ask someone who does.<\/p>\n<p>3.)\u00a0 Tell any family members who have been in contact with your child.\u00a0 It is not impossible for grandparents to contract head lice.\u00a0 It happens more often than you think.<\/p>\n<p>4.)\u00a0 Contact your child&#8217;s Sunday school teacher and coaches\/teachers of any other after school activities they attend.<\/p>\n<p>5.)\u00a0 Last but not least&#8230;..Make sure every member of your household is thoroughly examined.\u00a0 Nearly half of head lice cases are transferred on to siblings, and one third are transferred on to moms.\u00a0 Dads luckily only contract it about 3% of the time (sorry moms, we are still waiting for our first dad with head lice)<\/p>\n<p>Head lice is nothing to be embarrassed about.\u00a0 It happens&#8230;..you should not hide it.\u00a0 Trust me many parents will be thankful that you let them know.\u00a0 If you do decide to keep it yourself, please make sure that your child is free of live bugs before you send them to school or on a playdate.\u00a0 A child is considered lice free only after you have combed their hair and nothing is found.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No one is extremely happy about their child getting head lice.\u00a0 I&#8217;ve often heard people say &#8220;I wouldn&#8217;t wish this on my worst enemy.&#8221;\u00a0 Well guess what your child did get it from someone, but keep in mind that chances are your child also gave it to someone close to them as well.\u00a0 It is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-342","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - 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