Active Participation in Lice Removal

When your child comes home with head lice, you may choose to either have it removed professionally at a lice treatment center or remove the lice on your own with a lice treatment kit. Either way, the key to getting your child to cooperate is to explain everything. Before you start the treatment at home or in the salon, show them the tools that will be used. For example let him feel the comb and use it, on his own, in his hair. Squirt some of the shampoo into his hand so that he can feel the texture. This will help him feel like he is playing an active part in the lice removal process, and is not just a passive participant.