I love these for a simple, step-by-step process to help little ones gain mastery of chopsticks: Combi's trainer system is perfect. As a beginner, let Junior use both the joining disc (to hold the sticks together) and the training bridge (to encourage proper finger placement). As he improves, remove the bridge. Once he's ready to fly solo, remove the joiner and voila, he's using chopsticks just like you. the whole shebang is dishwasher safe, too. Get yours at Amazon for $6.99.