How do I know if my kids have nits?

Head lice are insect parasites that live, eat and breed on the human head. They spread very easily, there for action needs to be taken to control and remove them from the hair. But how do you know if your child (or yourself) has head lice?

A first good indication is if your child continually scratches their head, but not all children become itchy, so you must check your childs hair regularly.

The head lice lay tiny eggs which can sometimes be hard to see. They tend to like laying their eggs around the nape of the neck or behind the ears. This is a good place to start checking. The small brown dots below are louse, and the whitish dots on the hair shaft are louse eggs.