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Mayonnaise: Effective Home Remedy Or Not?
We have often heard of parents turning to the common household condiment for at-home head lice treatment. The question is, does it work? Other lice blogs might say that mayonnaise does treat head lice infestations. But we strongly recommend staying away from...
Summer Activities For Kids in Houston
Summer Time is Here! Most of us look forward to summer all year long and then the time comes and many of us struggle to pull our kids away from their video games or get them off the couch. Looking for some ways to keep your kids active? Here are 6 summer activities to...
Head Lice And The Other Types
Head Lice We are everything head lice. We are experts at treating it, we keep up with new research on it and we know how to effectively treat it without the use of pesticides or chemicals of any kind. Head lice are the most common type of lice, especially in children...
5 Fourth of July Activities To do With Your Kids
Every year, people of all ages get excited to lounge by the pool, attend barbecues, wear red, white and blue, eat way too much and play fun games with friends and family. Yep, Tuesday of next week is the Fourth of July and we are looking forward to it! Maybe you have...
Parenting: What Is Your Style?
Parents have the world’s hardest job. Also, the world’s most rewarding and meaningful job. We praise parents for doing the best job in the world. Verywell.com published an article explaining the 4 different parenting styles and the effects they have on children. So,...
Head Lice Checks At Summer Camp
Summer is here and we are all loving it, especially our kids. Summer means no school, water parks galore and best of all… summer camp! Summer camp is an $18 billion industry and is a great way for kids to make new friends and learn new skills while having fun....
Explaining A Head Lice Infestation To Your Children
A head lice infestation is panic enough for parents, but what about our children? Children are very impressionable and for the most part, they trust us. So, the way we react to a head lice infestation will most likely rub off on our children. That’s why it's important...
New Study Links Pyrethroids To Early Puberty Among Boys
More and more studies are finding reasons not to expose children to the chemicals in drugstore head lice treatments. A new article on eurekalert.org discusses a new finding that links pyrethroids to early sexual maturity/puberty in young boys as early as 9 years old....
Let’s Talk Head Lice And Pool Parties
Children look forward to summer all year long because they get to partake in fun activities with their friends and swim at the pool instead of sitting in a classroom all day. Summer in Texas means extreme heat, an abundance of ice cream and plenty of pool parties to...
Head Lice Outbreaks are Increasing and Here’s Why
Why are head lice so hard to get rid of these days? According to the CDC, 6-12 million kids get head lice per year and in this day and age, it's actually closer to the 12 million mark. Here are 4 reasons why head lice infestations have increased over the last few...