NitWits Blog

My daughter absolutely loves fruit, so I never have any problems getting her to eat an apple or munch on a kiwi fruit, but when it comes to eating her greens sometimes I feel like I am fighting an uphill battle. In fact I’ve resorted to some pretty drastic measures in the past, but here are a few things that have worked:  Read More...

I’m always trying to find new and interesting things to put in my daughter’s lunch box. Especially now it seems that bananas are off the list – can you believe she threw a whole banana in the bin yesterday cause she’s decided she doesn’t like them anymore!

For me food for the little one does need to meet a few criteria; nutritious, quick and easy to prepare. So, these are just a few healthy but tasty foods that make regular appearances in my daughter’s lunch box:  Read More...

Head lice can move quickly from one strand of hair to another, so one of the easiest ways to minimise the spread of head lice is to make sure long hair is tied back.

Here are a couple of fun and easy hair styles for girls:  Read More...

So, your child has come home from school with head lice and now you have the unpleasant task of trying to get rid of the pesky little critters... Unfortunately there is no one stop solution for treating head lice, in fact, the only way to completely rid head lice for good is to kill the head lice with a treatment cream or foam and comb out all the head lice eggs. It’s important to ensure all eggs are removed to stop the head lice life cycle.

I find head lice treatment is easiest and most effective if it’s broken down into steps:  Read More...

I hope you’ll forgive me for using the age old adage that prevention is the best cure, but when it comes to head lice it really is the case. There is never a convenient time to treat head lice and it can be such a tedious task, especially if it’s a really heavy infestation!

Undertaking a few simple steps each day can go a long way to prevent head lice or even catch the problem early enough that it makes treatment a lot easier.

Here are four easy steps to help prevent your child from catching head lice:  Read More...

Head lice and their eggs (nits) don’t just go away, they need to be treated to ensure the lifecycle has been stopped.

With so many treatment choices on shelf it can be quite confusing to know which one to buy. A thorough treatment would consist of 3-steps; applying the treatment to kill the lice, combing out the eggs and defending against future infestation.

It is also recommended by most brands that a follow up treatment is applied a week later to ensure that any eggs left behind after the initial treatment, that by now may have hatched, are killed. 

So when it comes to treatment what works better natural or chemical?   Read More...

I totally understand that children can get upset by the idea of bugs in their hair but the benefits of preventing an infestation are well worth it.

Creating a weekly routine to check for head lice can also be helpful to build your child’s awareness. Additionally, this allows you to catch any infestation early and also gets your child used to a nit comb making any future treatment less traumatic.

With bug-phobia in mind, here are some top tips on educating your children about head lice without upsetting them.  Read More...

Today, my daughters just went back to school. They are very excited to meet their new teacher and play with their friends. But, apparently they are not the only ones excited to go back to school. So are the head lice!

It is said that one in four young school children carry head lice at any one time and 95 percent of head lice cases are picked up at school.

Head lice can be passed around by innocent close play such as a hug, sharing hair ties, brushes and caps. Head lice crawl exceptionally fast and have a firm grip on the hair once in contact, the transfer can happen in an instant. It only takes one louse to start the head lice life cycle.   Read More...

You’d never really thought about head lice until it literally walked right through your door, right? Those beautiful locks are tarnished with a breeding parasite and you feel embarrassed that your child has picked them up. Don’t worry head lice are very common amongst children (1 in 4 in fact) and it’s not a representation of your family or home hygiene, which is sadly what many mum’s feel. So, let’s cover the basics.   Read More...

Lately, so I’ve been thinking of ways to keep my little one entertained without venturing into the great outdoors.  Read More...