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Ridding Your Home of Lice
In order to protect your family from head lice you must be aware of where head lice may exist in your home. Where do I begin? Wash bedding, mattress covers, linens, pillows, pillowcases, blankets, comforters, and towels. All clothing that has been worn in the last 48...
Halloween Do’s and Don’ts for Head Lice
This is the scariest time of year! With Halloween just around the corner, no one can be too careful to make sure children and adults alike don’t catch head lice. What could be more scary? Here is a fun list of do’s and don’ts to ensure you have a screaming good time...
Take Selfies At Your Own Risk
It used to be that parents would worry about kids getting lice by while playing hide and go seek or laying down together in the treehouse but now parents have a new thing to worry about: selfies. That's right, kids are now getting lice by taking selfies with their...
When your head starts to itch and you think it’s lice, we’ll treat it at a reasonable price!
Head lice are small but can give you a freight They cause intense itching with every single bite They are hard to spot and like the dark They lay little eggs to leave their mark You can get them from hugging when your heads touch Or sharing items like...
5 Tips For Parents: Raising Great Kids
All good parents want whats best for their child. Raising independent, self-sufficient and mentally stable kids requires looking through a long-term lens. Here are 5 tips for raising great children. 1. Let Your Kids Fail As hard as it may be, we need to stand back at...
Quick Head Lice Facts
Pediculosis, or infestation with the human head louse (pediculus humanus capitis), is one of the most common human parasitic infestations worldwide, especially among elementary school children. In the United States, about 6-12 million kids get head lice per year. Head...
Texas Law Requires Schools To Notify Parents Of Lice In The Classroom
A new Texas law requires public elementary schools to notify parents within five days if lice are discovered on someone in their child’s class. The law, which was implemented on Sept. 1, requires schools to send home a notice to parents but they may not identify which...
Exploring Coconut Oil As A Lice Treatment
As lice experts, we have heard many lice horror stories. Oftentimes parents panic and try to treat lice with outrageous methods. We wouldn’t put coconut oil into that category but we also wouldn’t put it in the same category as our treatments. Nothing compares to...
Practicing Positive Discipline — Part 2
If you read our last blog, you read about our three tips to positive discipline. As promised, we are here to talk about four more tips, given by Dr. Katharine C. Kersey, the author of “The 101s: A Guide to Positive Discipline, and Jim Fay, the founder of the...
Practicing Positive Discipline – Part One
Parenting is a roller coaster of a journey. Some moments melt your heart and others melt your patience. Discipline is an essential part of parenting and the way you go about it can make or break your relationship with your child. Here are 3 tips for implementing...