What is a normal amount of mess for a 7yo to get into with food? 
DS is constantly getting himself covered in his dinner. It goes round his mouth, on his clothes, it’s dropped all round his plate. He had an ice cream the other day and he was smothered in it. His little sister just turned 4 and doesn’t make anything like the mess he does.
We encourage nice eating at the table (all together, cutlery, cutting food properly etc) and mealtimes are relaxed. He does love eating and eats very quickly, but how can we encourage him to eat a little bit tidier? He does still struggle with knives and forks but just seems to almost be in a trance when eating, to scoff it down, and it ends up everywhere!