Your child will be forced to use their fingers and thumbs to grasp onto smaller pieces of food in order to feed themselves. (earlymomentsmatter.org)
However, it's actually far less likely than by spoon - feeding them or putting pieces of food in their mouth! (momtricks.com)
For babies who are ready to eat solids, you can offer more textured foods and larger pieces of foods right away so that your baby can feed himself. (breastfeedingtoday-llli.org)