The Lice-Buster Book: What to Do When Your Child Comes Home with Head Lice [Paperback]

Lennie Copeland (Author), Ashley Copeland Griggs (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 1996

Aimed at parents, teachers, nurses, pediatricians, pharmacists, and hair-dressers--anyone who must deal with head lice--this handbook covers everything from detecting and treating head lice to preventing infestation in the first place. "Upbeat, vastly informative".--San Francisco Chronicle.

Editorial Reviews

From Booklist

Getting the word from school authorities that your child has head lice is an unfortunately common traumatic occurrence for parents. Copeland's manual on how to handle the news comes with cartoon illustrations and a light-enough tone--chapter titles like "EEK! Your Child Has Lice" and "Your Lousy Home" capture how the news often makes parents feel--to cheer while it informs anxious moms and dads. It covers the map on head lice: where they come from, how to get rid of them, how to avoid them in the first place, and more. Copeland considers both commercial and homemade lice treatments and addresses common concerns and questions about the creatures, too. If forewarned is forearmed, this little book should be available to all parents of school-aged children. Mike Tribby --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Grand Central Publishing; 1 edition (August 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0446672491
• ISBN-13: 978-0446672498
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,131,445 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Easy to read matter of fact solution to frustrating problem, September 18, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The Lice-Buster Book: What to Do When Your Child Comes Home with Head Lice (Paperback)

I found this book to be very helpful in outling the process for eliminating headlice. The section describing the life cycle of lice from nit to mature, egg-producing louse was very helpful in making clear why nit picking and reapplication of treatment is necessary. My children have had lice 4 times and each time have been able to clear up the problem before it got out of hand. Daily manual nit picking (not relying on nit combs) I have found is the only way to produce a successful result.

The only concern I have with the book is the advise to leave the treatment on the hair longer than the manufacturer's recommendation of 10 minutes. When using such potent chemicals, I think it is wise to follow the manufacturer's instructions carefully and not overdo. Longer is not necessarily better and may actually be harmful.

9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars The National Pediculosis Association pans LiceBuster book, January 6, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The Lice-Buster Book: What to Do When Your Child Comes Home with Head Lice (Paperback)

The National Pediculosis Association critiqued this book, giving it two thumbs down. The book contradicts its own directives and authorizes the use of chemicals in ways that fly in the face of approved indications by the Food and Drug Administration. Such misuse of pesticidal products can pose health risks to children. References are made to scientists David Taplin and Terri Meinking to falsely imply their approval of the contents of the book. The National Pediculosis Association has requested that this book be pulled from the market. It is the NPA's opinion that the misinformation imparted by this book has added to the unnecessary confusion surrounding this public health problem. The NPA has also received many complaints about the book from school nurses.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beware the National Pediculosis Association, September 22, 2008

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Busy Mom (Austin, Texas United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Lice-Buster Book: What to Do When Your Child Comes Home with Head Lice (Paperback)

Please take the review by the National Pediculosis Association with a large grain of salt. This is an organization that is at odds with all of the major medical organizations regarding the treatment of lice, including the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Harvard School of Public Health, and the Centers for Disease Control, to name a few. The NPA discourages the use of all lice products except nit-picking using one particular comb, which they sell. All of the research they refer to on their website dates from the early 1900's. They do not list their own credentials, or even their names, so I suspect that they have no medical or research credentials at all. It would appear that the NPA is an authority on lice in the same way the Flat Earth Society is an authority on the shape of the planet!