KingstonMom, does he eat with his hands at least? Sometimes children take a long time to get the hang of silverware but I don't serve soups or stews for that reason, so that they can feed themselves the chunks of food before they even learn to use forks and spoons and so I don't have to spoon feed them except for things like chili and applesauce until they are a little older and learn to do it for themselves. Can you serve more food that you can cut for him so he can learn to do it with his fingers?