said lovely, four year old, Ryan shortly before I got out the clippers and shaved his head back to a grade one!

“Sweet heart… you’ve done nothing wrong… sometimes when you’re playing with your friends these little bugs jump into your hair”, I reassuringly told him.

“No Mummy… I know why I’ve got them”

“Oh yes… why?”, I asked, thinking I’d find out which child has caused tonight’s upset in the Batt household…

“Well Mummy…. It’s because I eat my snot”

What on earth do you say to that?!