Summer break – staying at home or summer camp?
Summer break – staying at home or summer camp? To be or not to be… the eternal question J The end of school is near and with that, there will be fun activities and camps. One thing you don’t want to pack with you is HEAD LICE!.
Lice is more common than you might think as there are more than 3 million cases a year. Don’t let you or your child be one of them, whether you are staying home or sending them to camp screen your child before and after the break to avoid outbreaks at home and have peace of mind!
Staying at home
Since we live in Southern California most of our summer time is spent outside or in the water. We are lucky enough to live by the ocean and have these beautiful beaches and many people might choose to spend the summer taking advantage of our beautiful nature surroundings. But what about head lice? Many think that the lice would be killed if they spent enough time in the water. Unfortunately, that is not the case as head lice can be under water for more than 6 hours! Even if we were able to drawn the bugs, the nits (lice eggs) will still be there. Those nits like to stick to the hair like glue which is why you may need a professional to help remove them from the hair. LCA San Diego is focused and committed to make your summer bug free so you can enjoy your fun in the sun!
Summer Camps
Adventure camps, science and music camps, day camps… there’s so many choices! If your child likes one of the fun activities, they have they are going to enjoy being at a summer camp doing the thing they love and sharing it with other children. One of the #1 ways to spread head lice is by head to head contact so the more children the more possibility to get head lice. If your child’s summer camp doesn’t offer screenings have them give us a call, we’ll do it at no cost!
We specialize in treating and helping families with the nasty bug by performing a one of a kind non-toxic and no pesticide treatment. Summer should be a time of excitement and relaxation don’t interrupt your vacation with an itchy head. LCA San Diego offers and treatment that is one and done so you don’t have to keep coming back for checks and best of all the entire process is done in our safe, clean and friendly environment.