Life Hack: How do you treat head lice?

Nothing says back to school like the fear of the dreaded nits, here are some top tips for avoiding and dealing with them.

Keep hair contained, coats separate and bed linen clean.

When children return to school in the coming days or weeks, a creeping fear will also return to the hearts of parents everywhere: what if they get head lice?

Head lice, otherwise known as nits, spread very easily in school settings for a number of reasons. Obviously, children are more likely to play together during their school hours than when they are at home and some head-to-head activities, whether it’s rugby or reading a shared book at a desk, can increase the chance of nits passing from one child to another.