Thank you for a quick replay! :)

I'll keep the WW in mind, but is there no way to do it manually? While I don't mind using WW in future projects to speed thins up I'd  like to understand what I'm actually doing for educational purposes if nothing else :)

It is frustrating - if I can add children to the mesh with existing head bone without distorting it's alignment, why can't I do the same with the bone I made? :(