On the breast, the child controls when to drink milk and when to suckle.
Children continue to be in control as they begin to eat food.
A child does not need to be fed food, because one can feed themself. Once a child reaches out to the table and grabs food, they are able to eat and digest it. If the child can't grab it, it is not food the body is ready to handle. Also by spoonfeeding a child, the mother begins to quantify and decide what the baby needs. All of these decisions can be made by the baby.