Kids and knives

[Tonka]

My son can't use a plastic spoon yet... so we'll leave knives for now. I remember When I was around 10 or so, camping in the New Forest regularly, and I would always have a fixed blade knife on my belt. I reckon the fuzz would have a stern word to say about that of it was happening now. But in the 80's no one batted a bollock. I was advised that the Barnett black widow hanging out my back pocket would rouse suspicion though. But big Bowie knife, fine.
The only way to get safe in using something is to use it. My kid will start using pointy things early... but not quite as publicly as I used to. I used to hang out down the local woods practising knife throwing as if it I was collecting conkers... seems balmy now.
I would think something as simple as getting them dicing carrots should do a lot of good.