Peg Kerr's Journal

Sympathies. I've got three kids of my own and am somewhat involved in raising a fourth, so I'm no stranger to this problem. I didn't think they could survive in something like a helmet, though - I've always heard that they only spread through direct head-to-head contact, which is more common amongst kids than you might think. I've found the best way to deal with them is the comb-and-conditioner method - I swore off the chemical treatments after we got an outbreak of pesticide-resistant lice. I also now make a point of covering my own hair if I'm in a house that's suffering from an outbreak, or have a child visiting from a house that does.