the child 39 s hand and the adult 39 s hand simultaneously in a natural and comfortable way the handle 12 is contoured so there is a child appropriate portion the child grip 16 and an adult appropriate portion the adult grip 20 the child grip 16 is closer to the bowl 10 than the adult grip 20 the child grip 16 is the grip closest to the bowl 10 so that the child grip 16 and bowl 10 are in similar relative positions and a similar plane along lines a a as will likely be found on spoons the child will use after becoming proficient at self feeding in alternative embodiments of the present invention the handle configuration that accommodates gripping by a child and an adult at the same time can be used in combination with any work element portion or working end which may be a fork a knife a toothbrush a paintbrush a comb a writing implement or any suitable utensil or tool that a child might need to learn to use the spoon bowl fork tines or knife blade can be constructed of a different material than the handle the spoon bowl fork tines or knife blade can have integrated safety features the spoon bowl fork tines or knife blade can be made from or coated with temperature sensitive color changing material the spoon bowl fork tines or knife blade can be coated with rubber or other soft material in still more alternative embodiments the neck between the bowl and the child grip can be bent or can be flexible to change the angle.