When should I expect DS to use a knife and fork?

[SuperBunny]

He is 3 (just)

He uses a spoon or fork but always ends up using his fingers too. I don't want to make mealtimes unpleasant by nagging him but I think I'd hoped he'd be eating with a knife and fork by now. Am I being unreasonable?

oh good!

DS uses a dessert fork type thing (from Ikea, it's just a small fork) and teaspoons. His 'baby' cutlery is rubbish and I refuse to buy Dora the Explorer plastic stuff.

Oh god UR DS is 4.5 and still uses his fingers loads

Am having a bit of a crack down on it atm, but at 3 I really wouldn;t worry

As a frequent supporter of the "do nothing" school of parenting, it was only the realization that he might want to eat school dinners with his fingers that has spurred me into action

Some of them find a knife and fork really difficult.

DS still hasn't quite mastered it and he's 9. We used to nag him but I now accept that he tries very hard.

good grief - ds's (nearly 7 and 4.6) are nowhere near competent at using knives. They can do forks and spoons, although ds2 much prefers to eat everything with his fingers.

Good job they take packed sandwich lunches to school...

The 'do nothing' school of parenting is my usual method but with my mum coming to assess judge visit, I wondered if I should, on this occasion, do something. I'm not going to push though. I'd rather DS enjoyed his food and actually ate it than battled with me.

Gentle nudging and do nothing henceforth