It is determined by the child. About 99 percent of children will wean themselves at a proper age if given the opportunity. The world wide average is age 4. That's about right for optimal health and psychological benefits. My sister didn't work until her youngest boy went to kindergarten. Her three sons weaned themselves by age 5, 4, and 3. They never suffered colic. Not one single ear infection or food allergy. They never so much as had a cold until they were in school around other kids. The idea is that the child will be stronger psychologically if he has that comfort available and can wean himself at the proper time that nature intended. There's nothing sexual about it and they don't do feed all the time at that age. It's only adults who seem to have a problem.
One's in graduate school at Stanford, the other at Georgia Tech. The third is enlisting in the military and going to school later. The two oldest went overseas as teenagers to visit Lebanon (their grandfather's home) and they enjoy playing rugby. My point? They "separated" from their mother just fine at the proper time when they were ready. Breastfeeding didn't make them mama's boys, but my sister was judged negatively for it. That's sad.
It sure was detrimental to Matt. That master's degree he's going to get from Stanford won't be helpful to him at all in life. There is nothing wrong with breastfeeding a toddler. It won't doom them to being pussies.
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