No matter how well-groomed and clean your child is, he or she can get them in school, from toilet seats or from anyone who already has them. Female lice lay about six eggs a day. The eggs hatch in eight to 10 days, after which they soon begin their annoying biting. All are very attracted to body heat. Head lice are the most common type, especially among children in day-care centers, camps and schools.
Body lice live in the seams of dirty clothes and bedding.
Do not lie on a pillow shared with another child. Shampoo hair and bathe frequently. Vacuum furniture, mattresses, rugs, stuffed animals and car seats if anyone in your family is infected with lice. Do not use insecticidal sprays for lice. Immediately notify anyone who may have been in close contact with your child to help prevent infecting others with lice.