We always encourage our boys to eat independently, they both like to eat with their own cutlery. We were looking to get Arthur (our eldest son) a set of cutlery with a knife that he can use and is safe for him as he wants to cut everything by himself and we discovered doddl. We love doddl cutlery, it's designed for little hands it is of great quality and is safe. Arthur now wants to help with cooking, cutting everything and it is nice to watch him learn how to be independent. Also, Raphael (15 months old) started showing interest to the cutlery and loves using them too.