Being an elementary school principal in New York City is filled with many challenges but never would I have imagined that the human head...

As a parent, a lice infestation in your home is nothing short of stressful. Between treatment , cleaning household items, and having your...

When your kids have head lice, it often throws family life into chaos: They miss school, you miss work, and you’ve got to do laundry and...

We are talking lice and selfies, teens and how to get rid of head lice. Facebook is always full of all kinds of interesting things....

When kids get lice, two of the most commonly asked questions parents ask are, 1) why wasn’t I notified that lice were found at my child’s...

Who knew? Lice can swim— or at least they can survive under water. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),...

April 10 is National Siblings Day, and we are using the day to call attention to the fact that siblings are often the channel used by...

It’s the time of year when kids gather in school. They’re building friendships, sharing curiosity and… yep, sometimes swapping head lice....

The Rundown First of all, don’t use Listerine as a treatment for lice. Just don’t. It may be an appealing alternative due to its price...

Professional lice removal can be expensive, especially when multiple family members in the home are affected. However, procrastination in...

Many parents worry that their children will get head lice. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, that happens for six to 12...

Your child comes home with head lice. Instead of freaking out, you did the right thing. You got informed. You got a good lice comb and...

Jon Kabat-Zinn says mindfulness means paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment, and nonjudgmentally. For...

When your head starts to itch, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? Since grade school, many of us have been groomed to think “head...

We've all been there: The dreaded lie alert letter that comes home in your child's backpack. Reading it, we begin to scratch our heads,...

It’s true, head lice are very annoying to deal with. Not only can they be bothersome to the person who has them, but they can surely...

While many insects have become dormant as the cold weather settles in, head lice are now thriving—keeping nice and toasty warm on humans....

Reports of a French study claimed last week that exposure to certain insecticides during pregnancy were linked to “abnormal behaviour” in...

At the end of spring break, your kids might be bringing back something more than just good memories of that family vacation. Holidays, it...

Unfortunately, at some point in a child’s life, a parent will more than likely have to deal with the dreaded lice infestation. According...