It is perhaps one of the biggest challenges of parenthood. No, not teaching a child to how read, share toys or have good manners, but the task of trying to get a child to sit still — in particular when getting their hair cut.
Sitting motionless in a chair is a lot harder than it sounds for small people, whether it's a wriggling baby in a mother's arms, a hyperactive toddler intent on breaking free or a bored and fidgety schoolchild.
Throw in a pair of large scissors hovering dangerously close to their child's head, and it's perhaps little surprise that many parents — myself included — are not always so keen on the thought of taking their offspring for a trim at the hairdressers.