Why don't French children snack? Or throw tantrums at the dinner table? Our Parisian maman-at-large, Florence Mars, explains this and other mysteries.

As a New Yorker and a self-professed "professional glutton," restaurant critic Adam Platt felt it was his sacred duty to expose his two daughters to the restaurant scene as early as possible. Here's his step-by-step advice for new parents who aspire to graduate from high chair to haute cuisine.