Got a late night call from a sister-in-law who just saw her first head louse. It was crawling along her 9-year-old daughter's scalp. Mother and daughter are headed to their pediatrician's office this morning for some professional advice.

But experience is a great teacher, so please send along any tips picked up from your family's battles with the creepy critters. (That's them on the left with the penny. It's amazing how much effort it takes to get rid of something so small.) I'll pass them (the suggestions, not the lice) along.