"Is it ok if I take my teeth out for the interview?" asked Josie matter-of-factly. "Yes" I said, "of course" trying to hide my surprise. I was surprised by the question, but more so by the matter-of-fact way that it had been asked. Josie was a young girl who had been in hospital for some weeks having survived a bad accident in which she had lost most of her front teeth. Her question unconsciously reflected the level of drama, trauma and life- changing event that children in hospital can be expected to absorb. Currently there is very little research with children and young people...