Guest guest Posted October 3, 2003 Report Share Posted October 3, 2003 Oh Oh Oh Oh Penny! -----Original Message-----From: penelope_fam Sent: Friday, October 03, 2003 4:48 PMTo: EverydayMiraclesAutism Subject: lice---uuuuughMy six year old came home with a packet of information about how to get rid of head lice. A child in her class has confirmed head lice.What a way to start a weekend.My head itches.PennySupport Everyday Miracles by shopping online at IGIVE.COM, where a portion of every purchase is donated to this support network. Proceeds received will be used for a variety of functions, such as educational activities, therapy, famiy outings, etc. http://www.igive.com/EDM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 3, 2003 Report Share Posted October 3, 2003 I got your itch when i learned why my alyssa's school required all kindergardeners to purchase a nylon laundry bag: previous head lice outbreaks led to the policy (they store their coats in the bags to prevent the lice from spreading from garment to garment). ick. lauren Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 3, 2003 Report Share Posted October 3, 2003 I got your itch when i learned why my alyssa's school required all kindergardeners to purchase a nylon laundry bag: previous head lice outbreaks led to the policy (they store their coats in the bags to prevent the lice from spreading from garment to garment). ick. lauren Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 3, 2003 Report Share Posted October 3, 2003 This is a tip my son's kindergarten teacher passed along to all of us parents the first day of school. She stated that almost every year in some classroom in the school there will be a case or two of head lice. There is a grocery store in our area that has some extra thick plastic grocery bags with handles. They are like the typical plastic grocery bags you might see at say Meijers, but they are quite a bit thicker. The store donates the bags to her. prior to the first day of school she writes each child's name on a bag and hangs it on their hook in the room. When the kids come into the classroom, any coat, jacket, sweater or backpack that they bring from home goes inside the very sturdy plastic grocery bag. Then you run one of the handles through the handle on the other side of the bag and hang it on the hook by the handle that was passed through the other one. It sort of seals up the bag before you hang it up. The thick plastic bag helps reduce the spread of head lice because the plastic is thick, extra sturdy, the bags dont rip easily and the plastic doesnt breathe or let air circulate very well. It is not totally fool proof, but she has been teaching for over 20 years and she swears it really helps keep it from spreading to EVERY child if a case of lice occurs. If you know that there is an outbreak of lice in your childs school you can do the same thing with things your child brings home - meet them at the door and seal things in a plastic bag for several days until you are sure it's all cleared up. Any kind of plastic bag that isnt ripped or likely to rip would work and try to seal the things inside of the plastic by tieing the bag up or use a twist tie. Just a thought to keep in mind. Maureen ---- Original Message ----- To: EverydayMiraclesAutism > Sent: Friday, October 03, 2003 4:48 PM Subject: lice---uuuuugh > My six year old came home with a packet of information about how to > get rid of head lice. A child in her class has confirmed head lice. > > What a way to start a weekend. > > My head itches. > > Penny > > > > Support Everyday Miracles by shopping online at IGIVE.COM, where a portion of every purchase is donated to this support network. Proceeds received will be used for a variety of functions, such as educational activities, therapy, famiy outings, etc. http://www.igive.com/EDM > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 3, 2003 Report Share Posted October 3, 2003 I feel for you , we had it last year and the mother of the child did not do anything but wash her daughters hair, so she kept reinfecting the class. I never did so much laundry in my life. On Friday, October 3, 2003, at 04:48 PM, penelope_fam wrote: > My six year old came home with a packet of information about how to > get rid of head lice. A child in her class has confirmed head lice. > > What a way to start a weekend. > > My head itches. > > Penny > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 3, 2003 Report Share Posted October 3, 2003 Maureen, may I forward this to Mikaela's teacher? > This is a tip my son's kindergarten teacher passed along to all of us > parents the first day of school. She stated that almost every year in some > classroom in the school there will be a case or two of head lice. There is a > grocery store in our area that has some extra thick plastic grocery bags > with handles. They are like the typical plastic grocery bags you might see > at say Meijers, but they are quite a bit thicker. The store donates the > bags to her. prior to the first day of school she writes each child's name > on a bag and hangs it on their hook in the room. When the kids come into > the classroom, any coat, jacket, sweater or backpack that they bring from > home goes inside the very sturdy plastic grocery bag. Then you run one of > the handles through the handle on the other side of the bag and hang it on > the hook by the handle that was passed through the other one. It sort of > seals up the bag before you hang it up. The thick plastic bag helps reduce > the spread of head lice because the plastic is thick, extra sturdy, the bags > dont rip easily and the plastic doesnt breathe or let air circulate very > well. It is not totally fool proof, but she has been teaching for over 20 > years and she swears it really helps keep it from spreading to EVERY child > if a case of lice occurs. If you know that there is an outbreak of lice in > your childs school you can do the same thing with things your child brings > home - meet them at the door and seal things in a plastic bag for several > days until you are sure it's all cleared up. Any kind of plastic bag that > isnt ripped or likely to rip would work and try to seal the things inside of > the plastic by tieing the bag up or use a twist tie. > > Just a thought to keep in mind. > > Maureen > > ---- Original Message ----- > From: " penelope_fam " > To: EverydayMiraclesAutism > > Sent: Friday, October 03, 2003 4:48 PM > Subject: lice---uuuuugh > > > > My six year old came home with a packet of information about how to > > get rid of head lice. A child in her class has confirmed head lice. > > > > What a way to start a weekend. > > > > My head itches. > > > > Penny > > > > > > > > Support Everyday Miracles by shopping online at IGIVE.COM, where a portion > of every purchase is donated to this support network. Proceeds received will > be used for a variety of functions, such as educational activities, therapy, > famiy outings, etc. http://www.igive.com/EDM > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 3, 2003 Report Share Posted October 3, 2003 , so you think the chance that we'll get them is pretty good, huh? > > > My six year old came home with a packet of information about how to > > get rid of head lice. A child in her class has confirmed head lice. > > > > What a way to start a weekend. > > > > My head itches. > > > > Penny > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 3, 2003 Report Share Posted October 3, 2003 , so you think the chance that we'll get them is pretty good, huh? > > > My six year old came home with a packet of information about how to > > get rid of head lice. A child in her class has confirmed head lice. > > > > What a way to start a weekend. > > > > My head itches. > > > > Penny > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 3, 2003 Report Share Posted October 3, 2003 Sure. That's why I put it out there. I thought it made sense and should be a help to someone. Maureen lice---uuuuugh > > > > > > > My six year old came home with a packet of information about how > to > > > get rid of head lice. A child in her class has confirmed head > lice. > > > > > > What a way to start a weekend. > > > > > > My head itches. > > > > > > Penny > > > > > > > > > > > > Support Everyday Miracles by shopping online at IGIVE.COM, where > a portion > > of every purchase is donated to this support network. Proceeds > received will > > be used for a variety of functions, such as educational > activities, therapy, > > famiy outings, etc. http://www.igive.com/EDM > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 3, 2003 Report Share Posted October 3, 2003 Its hard to tell from what I learned, if your kids didn't have it just wash all school clothes, coats ect... and the bedding and vaccum the car seats and spray with lice killer spray. On Friday, October 3, 2003, at 08:58 PM, penelope_fam wrote: > , so you think the chance that we'll get them is pretty good, > huh? > > >> >>> My six year old came home with a packet of information about how > to >>> get rid of head lice. A child in her class has confirmed head > lice. >>> >>> What a way to start a weekend. >>> >>> My head itches. >>> >>> Penny >>> >>> >>> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 4, 2003 Report Share Posted October 4, 2003 My son came home with two of those little flyers last week. EEK! Poor kid, I've been pulling at his hair and checking his scalp twice a day since! > >Reply-To: EverydayMiraclesAutism >To: EverydayMiraclesAutism > >Subject: RE: lice---uuuuugh >Date: Fri, 3 Oct 2003 16:51:07 -0400 > >Oh Oh Oh Oh Penny! > lice---uuuuugh > > > My six year old came home with a packet of information about how to > get rid of head lice. A child in her class has confirmed head lice. > > What a way to start a weekend. > > My head itches. > > Penny > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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