Having a biting child can be not only be painful, but embarrassing, leading to exclusion from playdates, as well as “little chats” at nursery. However, there are easy steps you can take to limit your child’s tooth action to food.Babies may have sore

in the kitchen. There are also delicious breakfast recipes, snacks and lots of cheesy options, including these crunchy bites. Crunchy Cheese BitesMakes about 26Ingredients250g (9oz) Cheddar cheese, grated 125g (4 z) feta cheese, crumbled60g (2 z) ricotta cheese30

and fireworks; a toddler’s brand new ears are far better at picking up higher frequencies than the average adult.Despite being fussy eaters, most toddlers will try to take a chunk out of your finger at some point: The biting stage peaks at around three years old

on top of the frozen apple mixture and then freeze until set into Rainbow Lollies.Juices And Smoothies For Kids by Amanda Cross (Hamlyn, £12.99)Packed with original recipes for smoothies and juices, this great little book gives bite-sized nutritional

of an epidemic? Truth And LiesMost parents peddle the occasional untruth – all with the best intentions, of course. But where do you draw the line between a little lie and a whopper? Open WideWe use them to munch, to crunch, to bite and to speak, so how can you

, and it makes you feel like Dick Dastardly, as does Drat!Freaking, Fish, or Fiddlesticks Because sometimes only an ‘F’ word will do.Gordon Bennett An expletive with a lovely satisfying bite.Golly It’s terribly PG Wodehouse, but my friend swears by it. Or doesn

In the book Zilli Light (Simon & Schuster, £20) Italian chef Aldo Zilli offers the delicious tastes of his homeland but in lighter bites, working on the premise that we eat five lighter meals per day instead of three. Highlights include roast duck

sauce. Season to taste.Separate the chicken meat from the bones and cut into bite-sized chunks. Remove the sauce from the heat and stir in the chicken. Spoon the mixture into a pie dish and brush the rim with the beaten egg. Roll out the pastry, cover

, until the chicken is cooked and the tomatoes have shrivelled slightly. It’s barbie timeThis new little bite-size book BBQ (Murdoch Books, £4.99) is full of great recipes. Appealing to the eye and the palate, there’s a colour picture for each recipe

.• If an animal feels threatened, its natural instinct is to protect itself, often with a nip or growl. Talk about what happened to cause the pet to bite to ensure that this doesn't happen again. Explain that animals have feelings, too.• Preschool children are old