How to Keep Your Kid Lice-Free at Summer Camp

Summer camps are supposed to include plenty of wonderful memories like swimming, camping, hiking, s’mores, and friends, but there’s one experience that no child should have to deal with while they’re at camp: lice.

Unfortunately, summer camps are often a breeding ground for these little buggers that move from head to head. Close sleeping quarters, shared hats and equipment, and a lack of parental monitoring can mean that lice outbreaks are more common than anywhere else.
There are things you can do, however, to help your child steer clear of any lice infestations at summer camp. Here are three of the most effective preventive methods you can teach them to employ, even when you’re not around to protect them.

  • Teach them how lice spread. If your child is going to avoid lice, then they’ll need to know how the tiny creatures operate. Educate them on how the lice come in contact with their scalp, what the warning signs are, and how they should handle the situation if any of their other bunkmates show symptoms.
  • Encourage them to wear their hair up. Girls with long hair are especially in danger of contracting lice because their strands come in contact with other heads more often. If your child has long hair, give them plenty of hair ties so that they can keep it safely away from other heads.
  • Discourage them from sharing. As backward as this sounds, camps are not the place to share hats, towels, brushes, pillows, blankets, combs, hair products, and other items. Tell your child to keep their belongings to themselves in an effort to prevent the spread of lice.

If your child does return from camp with a head full of uninvited guests, do the smart thing and contact Lice Lifters Treatment Centers immediately. They’ll book you an emergency appointment and use their all-natural killing agent to eradicate the lice for good. One Quick Treatment. Done! Guaranteed.

To schedule an appointment or speak to a lice technician, call Lice Lifters Treatment Centers today at 972-805-1308 (Frisco).