I don’t mean to alarm you but the kids are back at school and nursery, which means parents need to be on the lookout for nits and (I’m so sorry) worms.

Specifically threadworms, which – I didn’t realise until I had kids – is quite a common problem for young ’uns.

Threadwords – or pinworms, as they’re sometimes known – are small white worms that can be found in your child’s poo or around their anus. (I really hope you’re not having breakfast while reading this.) They look like little bits of thread, hence the name.

They spread when you swallow the tiny eggs they lay, which can be found on other people’s hands, fingernails and things that get touched a lot (think school desks or toys), per KidsHealth.

When the eggs make their way through the digestive system, they hatch and then a couple of months later the adult female worms lay eggs on the skin around the anus, which can make it itchy.

Kids then scratch their bottoms,........

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