Lice at Home

Your child has head lice. What to do with her and her belongings? While searching the internet for info, you see lice stuffed animals and now you are wondering, can lice live in stuffed animals? You may read that you should bag up all toys. Your daughter is already upset and now you're being advised to take away her most comforting toy.

A client, Sandy, called us in a bit of a panic – her main concern was that her daughter’s friend has lice, what should she do? She went on to explain that she had hosted a slumber party for her daughter and 5 of her friends the night before. After such a pleasant evening, she was faced with an uncomfortable situation: How to tell your friend they have lice.

What is about lice that makes even the most even-keeled person feel panicky?