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Summer Time Memories Made Here

Summer Time Memories Made Here

Kids bored this summer? Here are a few fun, thrifty and fast ideas to get their little brains working!   Boredom Buster #1- Make a recipe book. Help your children think of their three or four favorite meals, desserts, and snacks. Using recipe cards, or even...

Cleaning Up After Head Lice

Cleaning Up After Head Lice

Your home is your safe place. When you discover it is infested with head lice you panic! Rest assured, properly cleaning up after head lice is possible! Here’s a quick guide to help you do it properly.   Step 1- Wash Bedding Remove all bedding. This includes...

Summer Camp Head Lice Screening

Summer Camp Head Lice Screening

Summer is finally here! Swimming pools, ice cream cones, and lemonade stands are in full swing! Kids are super excited to attend summer camps with their sports teams, bands, church groups or friends that share similar interests.    Did You Know? Summer camps are...

Fourth of July Fun Facts

Fourth of July Fun Facts

Here at the Lice Clinics of Texas we know that kids love to play quiz games! Here’s a list of fun facts to see how much they actually know about everyone’s favorite summer holiday, the Fourth of July. How did our country come to celebrate with fireworks? Why is this...

Pool Parties and Head Lice: Is There A Correlation?

Pool Parties and Head Lice: Is There A Correlation?

Kids love summer time! Kids love swimming! What could be more fun than summertime pool parties with their friends and family? Kids look forward to this time of year all long. In Texas, the intense heat can make hanging out at the pool all day really tempting. Mix that...

How Do Head Lice Move?

How Do Head Lice Move?

Head lice are creepy critters that make all of us feel icky! Did you know that when the summer months hit we usually see a spike in head lice outbreaks? This is due to the fact that kids are hanging out on vacations, summer camps, sports camps, band camps, around...

This Month Don’t Forget Dad!

This Month Don’t Forget Dad!

“My father didn’t tell me how to live. He lived and let me watch him do it.” ―Clarence Budington Kelland   This month we get the opportunity to celebrate Father’s Day. There are so many different ways that people show their love and appreciation for the special...

Summer Time Can Mean Peak in Head Lice

Summer Time Can Mean Peak in Head Lice

Head lice are human parasites that feed on small amounts of blood from a human host.  Lice have six small legs with claws on the tip that make them experts at attaching to hair strands and making their way around a head of hair. Although it is always possible to catch...

Head Lice, The Itchy Truth

Head Lice, The Itchy Truth

We all know what head lice are...or do we? There are actually a lot of common misconceptions about these pesky little critters. If you are dealing with a head lice problem in your home you might want to brush up on the facts! Do Head Lice Bite? YES! Just the thought...