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If I were a parent, I'd want to know the answer to many of their questions. Tempest Jan 2013 #1
uh, no... mcctatas Jan 2013 #2
Not the point, now is it? Tempest Jan 2013 #4
Sorry, but that is completely wrong. HappyMe Jan 2013 #8
Google is no substitute for experience Tempest Jan 2013 #17
Sure. HappyMe Jan 2013 #24
CDC says otherwise, your experience not withstanding. yellowcanine Jan 2013 #33
Lice prefer clean hair. phylny Jan 2013 #57
My daughter got lice last year in kindergarten RiffRandell Jan 2013 #71
No, avoiding close contact with an infested person is how you keep head lice away. yellowcanine Jan 2013 #13
Anyone who has had a kid probably knows this. Plain soap and water has no effect on lice...... wandy Jan 2013 #52
Wrong. Lice like clean hair. appleannie1 Jan 2013 #32
The schools send me flyers when the lice are bad gollygee Jan 2013 #54
Thank you Cirque du So-What Jan 2013 #6
OK, so what? Lice or no demwing Jan 2013 #30
Yes but it is poor form to ask those kinds of questions like that. yellowcanine Jan 2013 #39
I disagree - when it comes to my kids demwing Jan 2013 #44
What's the point? If someone is a slob they are going to probably lie yellowcanine Jan 2013 #50
I think the point is that your observations in the face to face interview karynnj Jan 2013 #67
On second thought, you all are right, the questions are silly demwing Jan 2013 #69
The cleanliness of a person's hair does not determine whether or not they have head lice and Arkansas Granny Jan 2013 #5
When I went to school it wasn't the kids with clean hair that got lice Tempest Jan 2013 #10
Well, good for you. When my kids were in school they got head lice on a few occasions. Arkansas Granny Jan 2013 #21
The bottom line is that good grooming lessens the chances of getting lice. Tempest Jan 2013 #25
No. Still wrong no matter how many times you repeat it. yellowcanine Jan 2013 #27
My experience says otherwise. And that's the only valid research I need. n/t Tempest Jan 2013 #29
This statement is why humans went around for a long time thinking the World was flat snooper2 Jan 2013 #35
Unlike those people, I have years of evidence to go on. Tempest Jan 2013 #37
All that proves is that teachers are sometimes as ignorant as anyone else about head lice. yellowcanine Jan 2013 #47
Ba-ZAM!!! Iggo Jan 2013 #38
excellent point. Also why would be Senators spout nonsense about rape. yellowcanine Jan 2013 #51
Can't help it.... "A statistical sample of one isn't valid." moriah Jan 2013 #40
OK. I won't confuse you with any more facts. Arkansas Granny Jan 2013 #41
"Just the facts, ma'am." Which btw also is apparently a factoid. yellowcanine Jan 2013 #53
You are repeating grade school gossip about head lice. yellowcanine Jan 2013 #26
Sorry, but they were the ones being pulled out of my classes to get deloused. n/t Tempest Jan 2013 #28
Nonsense. Doremus Jan 2013 #46
When I was a child, a million years ago, RebelOne Jan 2013 #36
My mother remembered the kerosene treatment circa 1918. HubertHeaver Jan 2013 #58
Your experience does not negate easttexaslefty Jan 2013 #56
More likely they didn't want to employ a black person. Lars39 Jan 2013 #61
Craigslist? HappyMe Jan 2013 #3
probably not many agencies..when you plan to only pay $15 an hour for TWO kids SoCalDem Jan 2013 #7
That's true. HappyMe Jan 2013 #11
Sounds like he's in morning kindergarten SoCalDem Jan 2013 #16
Depends when the child was born. My granddaughter turned 5 in December so she couldn't southernyankeebelle Jan 2013 #19
I've been interviewing for various jobs for almost a year ... JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2013 #9
I have been trained to do Behavior Interviews at my company 2theleft Jan 2013 #63
And based on these questions and answers, ... JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2013 #65
Yes. Exactly. 2theleft Jan 2013 #72
15 bucks an hour for 2 kids? HangOnKids Jan 2013 #12
I'm thinking that's what should happen. HappyMe Jan 2013 #23
"how did the last nanny die?" unblock Jan 2013 #55
"Are you prone to hangovers?" stuntcat Jan 2013 #14
What an ingenious question - I love it. OneTenthofOnePercent Jan 2013 #48
Well if the response is "I've never washed my hair" then it isn't an insane question tularetom Jan 2013 #15
Only once a week wouldn't be acceptable to me as a parent. n/t Tempest Jan 2013 #20
This is really unfair statement 2theleft Jan 2013 #64
Ummmm, no. Just no. kiva Jan 2013 #18
You know know it takes a special kind of person to take care of children. I sure wouldn't southernyankeebelle Jan 2013 #22
Obnoxious, self-absorbed, arrogant and tone-deaf New Yorkers? Warren DeMontague Jan 2013 #31
Do they carry a portable sink around with them? Actually too clean can cause problems too. appleannie1 Jan 2013 #34
Five Reasons Why Being Too Clean Is a Bad Idea appleannie1 Jan 2013 #42
Not enough money Rider3 Jan 2013 #43
Hey! They stole that "Grab your umbrella!" bit... Silent3 Jan 2013 #45
weird samsingh Jan 2013 #49
They're not paying enough to hire a mom. Renew Deal Jan 2013 #59
I have never had head lice. I think if I did I would have completely freaked out. smirkymonkey Jan 2013 #60
funny how everyone assumes the "hair washing" question relates to lice Liberal_in_LA Jan 2013 #62
My first thought was cleanliness in general... Phentex Jan 2013 #66
Sound like acceptable questions. NCTraveler Jan 2013 #68
What is the correct answer to that? ellie Jan 2013 #70
After the nanny killing the children incident in NYC recently, I'm wondering if this was an awkward DeschutesRiver Jan 2013 #73
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