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How old are you when you start eating with chopsticks? Is it from the very beginning, or do very small children use somthing else (like a spoon maybe?) at first and then move over to chopsticks?
How old are you when you start eating with chopsticks? Is it from the very beginning, or do very small children use somthing else (like a spoon maybe?) at first and then move over to chopsticks?
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- Country or region United States
I used spoon when really young My father taught me when I was probably 5 because I wanted to eat how he ate with chopstick. He made the chopstick stick together by paper and rubber band so it was easier to use. I don't know about others
- Country or region Japan
@Felicina I don't remember when i started using them but I think I got used to use them when i was 6 to 8.
and there're chopsticks for children which help them to get used to how to use them. like this

- Country or region Japan
i remember using chopsticks when i was 3. maybe,almost chiidren in kindergarten can use chopsticks.
- Country or region Japan
- Country or region Canada
My kids we using them regularly by the time they were 3.
- Country or region Spain
I don't really remember, but It think when I was 2-4

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