If your child is repeatedly complaining of an itchy ... wipe the comb with a wet paper towel to remove any lice and nits. Washing and combing out hair can be a time-consuming process, but they ...

Regardless of which type you choose, be prepared to use it to comb through all of your child’s hair for weeks in a row in order to remove as many of the pests as possible. Electric lice ...

Routinely cut or trim your child's hair. Avoid perms, hair relaxers, and other harsh hair treatments that include chemicals; they could make symptoms worse. Avoid over-brushing or over-combing ...

Here’s how to do it: Coat your child’s hair and scalp with conditioner or a safe lubricant such as olive oil. Use a wide-tooth comb to separate hair into sections. Follow with a metal nit or ...

Chances are good that you’ve caught the problem early enough. You can just comb out your child’s hair every morning and evening for three weeks. You can also combine the combing with some easy ...

Image Some cities have lice-removal boutiques where technicians will spend hours combing through a child’s hair. Credit...Stephanie Diani for The New York Times Then it’s time for treatment.

The flurry of frizzy-hair e-mails began in 2016 ... “They said, ‘Oh, I have a child like this’ or, ‘Oh, I looked exactly like that as a child,’” says study coauthor Buket Basmanav ...

My Husband’s Oldest Child Is Graduating ... He doesn’t want me combing his hair, and I sure don’t want to be combing his hair. He doesn’t want to cut it, and I don’t want to make ...