I have a problem. It's a small, pink, female cartoon animal called Peppa Pig. For those of you who haven't met her, she's actually very sweet. Peppa lives with Mummy Pig, Daddy Pig and her little brother George. Her escapades are humorous and often educational.
My one-year-old son, Tom, is obsessed with her.
He has three words now: "oof oof" (for dog); "car" and "Peppa". Not "mummy", not "daddy". Worse still, "Peppa" gets by far the most use.
I am ashamed to say it, but he only wants to eat his food in front of Peppa Pig. And if we want him to stay still while we change his nappy, you guessed it - we have to whack on Peppa to distract him.
I never imagined myself as the kind of parent who would let her son watch television while eating. I am an eat-at-the-table kind of gal. However, he was sick for a long time, so getting food into him became a much higher priority than trying to wrestle him into his high chair. Peppa happened to be on, and therein started the addiction.
A few weeks later he is all better and eating well. But will he go back in his high chair? We have screams and the endless repetition of the word "Peppa".