The below content is sponsored by Sanofi Pasteur’s Headfirst! Expert Advice on Lice campaign on behalf of Mom Central Consulting. I received a promotional item as a thank you for participating.

It’s almost that time again! The back to school season is just around the corner, and with that comes preparing for a new teacher, a new classroom and a new year.

One thing that parents may not prepare for is … head lice! The truth of the matter is, head lice are common and can happen to any child. An estimated 6 to 12 million infestations occur each year in the U.S., which means many parents are likely to experience firsthand how lice can impact their children, families or friends.

Unfortunately, head lice are common in elementary schools – about one out of every 100 elementary school children becomes infested. Many parents may not know where to turn for accurate information.

Now here’s the good news: there is a website available to provide you with all the information you need when your child gets that dreaded letter home from school, or if you just want to learn more to be prepared. ExpertAdviceOnLice.com is driven by experts who are also moms, so they get it. The website features basic information on the little critters, including symptoms, diagnosis, prevention and treatment options:
• The How to Lose the Lice Guide, with a handy checklist to save time and reduce stress when battling head lice
• The Headfirst! Lice Experience video allows you to choose your experience, whether it be you’re not sure you have lice, or you just want to get rid of them::

It’s important to remember the most common way to spread head lice is head-to-head contact. Thinking ahead with things like checking with parents before slumber parties to find out if anyone recently had lice, or teaching your child to avoid sharing brushes or hats is a good start.

So if you are trying to get rid of head lice, or a parent who always likes to be prepared, visit Headfirst! Expert Advice on Lice for more information.

For these past 6 months, I have been able to be one of Mom Central’s Kotex Moms. My daughter has not yet started her period, but it’s not to far away. It’s actually funny, because I thought I had all the time in the world to explain periods to my daughter. Being a Kotex Mom has made me realize that, it’s better to start early and prepare. Girls are starting as young as 7 years old and  every girl is different.

I’m glad that I had the chance to start my daughter on the talks a year or two early, and get her prepared.  She has been kind of embarrassed about talking in front of her younger brother and sister, since they make fun of everything. So we have been going on little outings by ourself every few weeks to talk.  We missed it this last week, thanks to the Hurricane but I will be talking her out again very soon.

We were even sent a little calendar for her to keep track of periods and all the important things in her life. If she is anything like me though, she will never be able to track it. LOL!

I have become really fond of the Kotex brand over these past months, and just love how they introduced Kotex Tween. They really are the perfect fit and very discreet for girls.  My daughter loved how colorful the packaging is, and even said they could be mistaken for one of her post it notes.  That’s actually really good, because they don’t want it to embarrassed by the pads.

If you are getting ready to have the talk with your daughter, please visit here for some helpful tips and videos.

Disclosure:  I wrote this review while participating in a Brand Ambassador Campaign by Mom Central Consulting on behalf of U by Kotex Tween and received products to facilitate my post and a promotional item to thank me for taking the time to participate.