Attending school after being diagnosed with head lice can be an emotionally difficult

experience. “Frustrated parents discreetly seek head lice treatment and support in order to

reclaim a sense of normalcy for them and their children,” stated William Stanley, owner and operator of Certified Lice Specialist, a lice removal service that specializes in The Shepherd Method™ of Strand by Strand Nit Removal, “The social stigma often associated with head lice, heightens these feelings”.
      Dealing with lice for any length of time often increases children’s anxiety levels. According to an article in The Journal of School Nursing, Gordon (2007) one mother wrote, “…[head lice] defines you and your children. It changes how people see you. How you see yourself”. The study found that children felt socially isolated both during and after the experience and that their parents felt overwhelmed and anxious by it.
      Stanley knows first-hand the emotions associated with having lice. “I wanted it gone. I didn’t care what we had to do or how much we had to spend,” he shared “I read everything I could get my hands on, picked until my eyes gave out and cleaned up imaginary dirt all because the idea of head lice in my home was unacceptable. Even then I spent hours praying that my child wouldn’t get it again”.
      Clinical Psychologist, and author, Renee Mill claims that inevitably it’s the children that suffer the most. “Many parents do not realize that head lice are distressing for the majority of children,” she explained, “There are several reasons for this. One is that children feel afraid of the unknown. Lice are not spoken about much because most people today still stigmatize it”.        

Talking about lice is exactly what they should be doing,” claimed Stanley, “Children need reassurance that they....

 

 

 

 

 

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