Help! Hannah Montana has captured my daughter. My nine-year-old will speak of little else and during a recent trip to Ireland found herself as most popular girl simply because she comes from the U.S. — where Hannah is from — that is if you consider Tennessee to be part of the lower 48 region.

Hannah, er Miley Cyrus to her family, is the biggest pre-teen phenomenon around in case you have been on planet Zog.

She is the heart throb for all the young female fans still too young for Robert Pattinson from Twilight or the stars of Harry Potter. She's heavy going  for this Dad anyway.

Her father is Billy Ray Cyrus, a one-hit wonder of many years ago with 'Achy Breaky heart.' He'll still break your heart with his appalling acting performances.

Miley is a Disney star machine creation and she is feeling the full weight of that at present.

She's at that awkward age,a teenager who wants to grow up but her fans, decidedly including my daughter don't want to let her. This is beginning to look like Britney Spears Mark 2.

Just this week Miley posed in a very provocative way for Elle magazine -- shocking parents like me who have just got over the Sesame Street and Clifford the dog  phase of our child's upbringing and are not quite prepared yet for the onslaught of sex and all that stuff.

But Miley is putting it up to us. When she came home from Ireland my daughter had barely time to say hello before she rushed to the television  to see whether  Miley had made her choice between her two boyfriends — don't ask.

Later this year we'll trek to Miley's concert at the Nassau Coliseum here in New York.

Seems the upcoming tour isn't going as well because Miley doesn't want to do any of the old stuff which includes her Hannah Montana character.

Miley is ready to grow up but am I — never mind my daughter? That's a question I'm still pondering