DS (22mths) wants to use a knife and fork but can't - any tips?

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DS was quite happy mostly using his fingers to eat but recently he's decided that he has to have a knife and fork at almost every meal - even to eat a cheese toastie the other day! He won't use the nice kiddie set i got him - it has to be adult ones.
I know he just wants to be the same as us but he's been getting very upset that he can't get anything into his mouth especially when he tries to scoop it up on his knife!
Any tips for helping him (and me) to not get so frustrated?

ah yes - DD's doing that at the moment! I just put out a fork and a spoon for her (and indeed me (knives just confuse things at this stage) and have another set myself (for her food) and while she's concentrating, I quickly stab some food on to my fork and just leave it on the side of her plate when she's not looking. She will pick it up when she notices it and eat the food and that then becomes her weapon of choice and I grab the other one. It is a learning process that is frustrating but practice makes perfect and he won't starve himself so we just need to chill out and wait I think.

Thanks for that - glad it's not just him! He seems to be fixed on eating off the knife or he was tonight anyway. He got very upset at food on his fork. I think having no knives about might be a good way forward.