Report Abuse. Yes, I'm sorry but they eat blood. That's why they are usually found on the scalp and not in the lengths of the hair. Yes it's very common for kids of all ages to get them I suggest you keep your hair bunched when with your nieces.
Convergence insufficiency is a difficulty or inability of the eyes to converge and work together at a near distance for extended periods of time, such as when reading, writing, drawing, or viewing a computer screen.
Eventually, the ability of the eyes to work together decreases, and the brain suppresses or ignores input from the weaker eye. Anything that blurs a child's vision or causes the eyes to cross or turn out may result in lazy eye. Common causes of the condition include: Muscle imbalance (strabismus). The most common cause of lazy eye is an imbalance in the muscles that position the eyes. This imbalance can cause the eyes to cross in or turn out, and prevents them from tracking together in a coordinated way.