Katie Holmes Bottle Feeds Suri
Katie Holmes was photographed bottle-feeding her 3 1/2-year-old daughter Suri on the New York set of her new movie, The Romantics on Wednesday (November 4).
Should a 3 1/2-year-old be hitting the bottle? According to Us, an expert says no.
She should have been weaned off the bottle by the time she was one year old," Dr. Jennifer Shu, a pediatrician and co-author of Food Fights, tells Us. "By the time kids are nine months old, they have the physical development and mouth coordination necessary to be able to drink out of a sippy cup or a cup with straw. That development comes pretty early."
On the other hand, Dr. Harvey Karp - a pediatrician, child development specialist and creator of the DVD and book, The Happiest Toddler on the Block - doesn't think it's such a big deal.
Sucking is normal for kids when they are tired or bored -- as long as kids aren't keeping the bottle in their mouths for hours" he tells Us, adding that it may be an emotional security device. "Thumb-sucking is more damaging."
But Shu stands strong and says that if Suri is using the bottle out of comfort, her parents should "transition her to a different security object that doesn't cause cavities," such as a blanket or a stuffed animal. Or in Suri's case, perhaps some heels?
Should Suri be weaned off the bottle by now?
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This doesn't suprise me one bit, not from those two clueless parents. I'm totally appalled that they let Suri at THREE drink from a bottle. A regular cup would be fine for her. She is way to old to be drinking from a bottle.
Okay, I'll go first.
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I agree with Dr. Karp that it's important for young kids to have an "emotional security device" but at 3.5 years old I don't think it should be a bottle. My daughter is just 2 weeks older than Suri and she's definitely very attached to her lovey when she's tired or needs comforting... but I can't imagine still bottle-feeding her, she's such a big girl now!
Wasn't this the same thing Leah Remini was dealing with?? Maybe Tom and Katie are having the same issues with Suri. Looks like they baby her a bit.
If Suri wants a bottle then let her but Katie should not be feeding it to her.
tom and katie are clueless when it comes to parenting. send the older kids off to cult school and allow suri to wear high heels and use a bottle when she should at least be using a cup. is she going to use a bottle in highschool as well?
Walking the streets in heels....now this?!?! My guess is that this kid is sooo spoiled she gets WHATEVER she wants!
Can we just cut the poor woman some slack?
What probably happened was she was in a hurry to get out the door and needing some juice for Suri, she grabbed the closest thing she could find. Big deal! She's hardly going to be scarred for life for drinking from a bottle at 3 1/2.
We already have enough people telling us the right and wrong way to raise our babies. Babies have been surviving for a real long time now before there were even "experts" and inspite of the parents they have.
Please stop the hysteria, it wouldn't even be an issue if she wasn't famous.
If the closest thing she could find is the bottle while heading out of the door then this means it must be in regular use, otherwise she would have to search for the bottle.
Nobody is going to be "scarred for life", but I bet all my money that this child with all the antics we have seen so far is going to be spoiled for life. And that's a shame.
i agree, bottles shouldn't be sitting out unless you have a baby in the house. my son is 15 months and ours have been packed away for a while now.
im not surprised though, nothing would surprise me with these 'parents'.
Actually, I have seen several pictures of Suri drinking from a bottle, on different occasions.
It looks like a disposable insert in that bottle I bet they are buying breast milk for her!
there is absolutely no reason that breast milk has to be fed via bottle rather than sippy cup, whether they bought it or pumped it.
My God this child who is seen wearing designer dresses, high heeled shoes, lipstick and has been known to drink coffee whilst out and about with her Mum is still sucking on a bottle !!!!
She is wearing high heels and drinking from a bottle at 3.5 y.o???
It is ridiculous!
carolyn, I agree with what you said and in Suri's case the "security device" could easily be the blanket which her parents seem to carry around everywhere they go.
A bottle for a 3 1/2 year old is just lazy, lazy parenting.
(And just now those pictures of her in heels come to mind and all I can think of is how unbelievably creepy this combination (bottle and heels) look together.)
What Suri wants, Suri gets... Suri wants heels, Suri wants summer dresses in autumn, Suri wants her bottle. I'm all for choosing one's battles and giving in sometimes, but...
The jokes about Tom and Katie are always, "Who wears the pants in this relationship?" Well... I think we know, Suri does!
But great job CBS on offering both sides of the coin.
Everyone who are as excited as tom and katie to have a child WILL baby their first child and give in to ALOT MORE things than others might. Growing up as an only child, whatever I WANT, I GET. But the thing is, I never wanted alot of things. I only asked for books, puzzles, and birthday parties when I was a kid. Then when I was a teen I asked for more books, pc games, and language lessons. I was never a bad kid, I never sulk asking for things, I didn't fight and yell at my parents, I refused vacations and parties and asked for more and more books instead.....
Other people would see my mom as if she spoils me because of all he freedom of choice that she allowed me to have. But she raised me 10x better than any of my aunts raising their kids. They flunk school, do drugs, go to jail, unemployed and still live with their mom at 28 yrs old. Their mothers were supposedly good, wean them off bottles, put them on time outs, let them kick and scream in store instead of buying them toys, not giving in to their will and be all "I set the rule" kind of parents. But hey, obviously none of this turned out to be great for any of their kids.
I am now raising my daughter how my mom raised me. Whatever she wants, she gets. I took her to the store and told her she can have anything she wants, as many as she wants, and she came back with a $5 musical instrument. I kept asking her if she wants anything else, she shook her head and said "I want this". Any other kids who are used to restrictions would probably go nuts picking up every toys they can get.
And in our household, we all wear "the pants". Our work schedules revolve around her school schedules and other activities she has. There's always 2 different menus for our meal times (one her choice, one for everyone else). If she wakes up in the morning and decided she wants to go to the park, then park it is no matter how tired we are. If she woke up at 2 am and decided its time for breakfast, time for breakfast it is. I don't do time outs, I don't punish her. I talk to her, and she listens. She's a great toddler and I would not do anything differently just becuz other people say something negative about what I do.
Oh, and btw, she just turned 3, and she uses her bottle AND pacifier at home just because she can.She can live without it, but she chooses to use bottle and binky whenever she feels like and I have no problem with it. the way I see it, if she's tired of it she'd give it up.
In the case of Katie bottle feeding suri, let her wears high heels.... there is NOTHING wrong with that. What would be wrong is if she lock her up in dark room and traumatize her with time outs, punishments, threats, in order to "set the rules".
Well said
I agree with most of what you have said. My daughter was drinking a bottle at Suri's age and older. It gave her great comfort and it was really the only way I could get her to drink milk. Children under the age of five need whole milk to help with brain development and this is he way I made sure she drank her milk. She always got what she wanted but never really asked for much. She was always very well behaved at home and in public (never a store screamer as I call certain children). She is now a senior in high school and a straight A student with a very healthy social life. She obviously grew out of bottle drinking. Why everyone gets excited over a small children drinking from a bottle is beyond me. I'm more appalled at parents who force a child to drink from a cup at a year of age. WHY?
Yeah...seems like they just can't say NO to her. I have a 3 year old...and went away one weekend leaving her with my hubby. I guess she found a bottle I had given her to play with and feed her dolls. She wanted to put juice in it..and hubby did it!!! I was so mad!!! I took it right from her when I got home and said no...you are not a baby. She cried...but she got over it!!! They just need to learn to tell the child NO...an deal with it. My daughter hasn't had a real bottle since she was 18 months old!!!!
Over-compensating for a short-coming. Maybe, Katie's trying to keep Suri a baby, so she won't have to have another yet. After seeing that, jogging while holding hands, high heels...etc, I just don't have the desire at all to see any of their movies.
It's amazing how many perfect parents there are out there........ WHO CARES if Suri has a bottle at 3-1/2? She is a CHILD for crying out loud! She won't be using a bottle 10 years from now so who cares?!!!! Nobody knows anything about these people other than what they see from some sneeky, hiding-in-the-bushes photographer......Our children grow so fast, let them enjoy her childhood the way they like.
I agree. No one is a perfect parent. Who knows why Suri was drinking from a bottle and frankly WHO CARES!!!! I have better things to do with my life then to sit and wonder why people do half the things that they do.
If they weren't famous would any one care or even question it?? NO we wouldn't. I think we should just let them live their lives and move on with ours.
I'm sick of this kid. I'm surprised she's not having a glass of wine.
THUMBS UP
It looks to me like Suri is holding the bottle herself, not her mama -- she probably is too old for it technically, but maybe it is like her blanket or stuffed animal. If she was breastfeeding at this age there would be a whole new argument, despite the fact that extended breastfeeding is shown to be beneficial.
I think we ought to give Katie a break -- this mama stuff can be hard, she doesn't need more criticism :)
I guess Suri matures at a different rate than other children her age. I haven't seen Violet or Grier, who shares a birth date with Suri, drinking from bottles in public (I haven't seen them in heels either). Suri's just....different.
I had a bottle until I was 5 years old. I had it before bed each night while my mom read me stories. It was definitely a comfort thing. I drank out of a cup for the rest of the day but that was my one comfort throughout the day. When I went to kindergarten, I gave it up. Not a big deal. I haven't had more than a couple of cavities in my life(I'm now in my twenties), I never had to have braces, and never had any issues with speech. Let's stop with the judgment on here! I don't see the harm in her having the odd bottle.
I also think its completelly ridiculous for her to be drinking from a bottle. Both my kids were drinking from a straw cup at 12 months. And yes the bottle thing on its own will probably not be damaging in the long term but I do think that giving your child everything that they ask for would be damaging. I agree with another person who said that they probably never say no to her. When you see pictures of a little kids with no jacket in very cold weather or wearing heels on a shopping trip that screams to me that this child does whatever she wants.
OH nooooooo call Children's Aid this is ABUSE! Horrible, horrible people.
I don't think its breastmilk...I think Suri has only been on that Barley stuff that scientology reccommends. Its fine if they still want her to drink that...but put it in a cup. If she won't drink it...then she is obviously done with it....
wowwww i usually defend katie and suri but wooowwww is all i have to say lol. shes 3! pampered princess :S
i think its redicilous, my daughter is 20 months and the only time i give her a bottle is at bedtime ,and its only filled with water . i think its not necessary to give your 3 year old bottles
Ok I have ti say that I was bottle fed till the age of 6 ... soo
(but my parents were forcing to stop but I would do it myself ...)
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but that im against that ... =P
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sorry for the mistake
Why don't they give her one of those Nuby sippy cups with the soft nipple on it. It makes the transition so much easier.
PS: I'm sick of this kid too ..
whatever she does ... I know it's mean but ..
Do some of you hear yourself! I,m sick of this kid. Now which sounds more ridiculous a bottle at three or adults judging and calling a 3 year old names. If your sick of hearing about her then don't read it!
if she's old enough to walk in high heels, she's old enough to drink from a big girl cup. i don't agree with their parenting style of letting their kid do whatever they want that makes them happy. Yes, I want my [4months pregnant now] child to be happy, but there are ways and reasons to ween your children from things. She will be a very materialistic, stubborn, spoiled and selfish individual when she gets older. but hey, to each their own.
It's very easy to have certain ideas of parenting while still pregnant, LOL. See how you feel when your kid is here. I promise in your first year of parenting, half of what you thought you believed will change.
So true, Star!
Suri is the boss. She probably cries when they tried to take it away so, it's easier to keep it. She wears what she wants, does what she wants... I suggest Nanny 911 !!! THAT would be good TV !
Wow...so many perfect parents posting on this topic! My daughter is 8.5 years old now and had her bottle until her 4th birthday. It was totally a comfort thing for her. She did not have it at daycare (I guess that also makes me a bad mother....the fact my child was in a day care while both her parents worked!). She is an extremely bright and articulate child with no ill effects. Maybe we as mothers should try being there for one another instead of constantly judging each other. Unfortunately criticizing others is what is needed in order to give us the affirmation that we aren't doing so bad after all...
I couldn't agree more. So what if you let your child keeps the bottle until she's 4, or 5, or whatever age she feels like giving it up....? Heck My todller have ice cream for breakfast!
Just because the kid wears little girl heels and is shown drinking from a bottle doesn't mean she probably get whatever she wants. I have 5 kids. It doesn't hurt to give in once in awhile. If the kid wants to dress like her mom, SO WHAT? And nobody knows what was in that coffee cup, either. It could have been milk, people.
At least she is holding her child! How many of you take time to do that? People you get back just what you give.... Maybe some of you should put your life in front of the media and let us judge you. Personally, I find the most important thing I can do is love my children. Why don't we all just try that and mind our own business
If she can hold a cup, even a sippy cup, she does NOT need a bottle. This kid's gonna have issues!!!
Suri is probably spoiled rotten and cries for everything, so Katie will let her drink from abottle so she won't have to listen to al of Suri's yelling. My opinion along with others is that she should have long been off the bottle.
I see no problem with Suri having a sip of a bottle. Children are expected to grow up so fast these days. If that little girl gets comfort and support in this crazy world from sipping on a bottle then really, what is it hurting? I am sure that her parents take her to regular dentist check ups and are teaching her to brush her teeth. At least there isn't soda in the bottle. These experts should stop focusing on pushing children to stop being children. They will have more than enough time as adult to worry, let them enjoy the pleasures of childhood while they can.
God! Give it a rest people. I personally didn't use a bottle past 8 months old for my children. But who am I, or anyone else for that matter, to judge what this woman does with her child? As long as she isn't smacking her around and neglecting her, what exactly makes her a bad parent? Also, they sell dress-up heels for little girls in the toy section at wal-mart, what's the difference between letting your daughter play dress-up in toy heels, your own heels, or heels which are made for her? I'll be the first to admit that what I've seen publicly of Katie and Tom's parenting techniques, I don't personally do with my own children. But, babies don't come with instruction manuals and what might be right for one child may not be right for others.
You are right about them selling dress up shoes in the TOY dept. at Wal-mart and other childrens TOY stores. They are TOYS that are used to play dress up and there is nothing wrong with that. The difference is Suri walks the streets with them on wherever she goes with her mother. She also wears face makeup and drinks from a coffee cup so why the need for a bottle?
Oh hush you people. My daughter is Suri's age and she drinks from bottle a few times a day (only for the pediasure she is consuming) aside from drinking from normal cups, glasses and such. It's not that she's unable to, it's just a comfort thing like a blankie for instance. and told her pediatrician that she does this, and his comment was: "It is more important for her to get the nutrition she needs, in anyway she feels comfortable taking it, than worrying about her dental development or the risk of it. If she feels comfortable with the bottle, let her have it. Her baby teeth will all fall out anyway. When she's ready to give up the bottle, she'd do it voluntarily."
So yeah, I let her do what she wants, however she wants it, as long as she is safe, healthy and happy. She's very smart, independent, and shes the most well behaved child anyone ever met. And yeah, she IS The Happiest Toddler on the Block.
The way I see it, Katie Holmest has been a hell lot better mom than most other celebrities, even compared to alot of common people. My daughter wants to dress like me every now and again, so what the hell is wrong with that? Kids play dress up, its cute. its part of learning and exploring.
Some of you nasty people yell at your kids, ignore them and beat them for whatever reason. And you comment about a good mom bottle feeding a 3 year old???? Get a life !
Anyone ever see Suri with children her own age? Everything this family does is just weird in my humble opinion. Tom cruise, by being so weird has also lost his luster for me, I do not care to see his movies anymore as, again, IN MY opinion, he comes off as pompous in real life and in more recent films. So, whatever. They are only hurting themselves as I see public opinion for this family going downhill fast. This poor child desperately needs a normal childhood instead of being paraded in front of the cameras in adult situations (movie sets, etc.) all the time. Put her in nursery school where she can learn to be a real kid.
In other, more natural cultures the child will suckle through year 4 and beyond, so it's not really that *bad* oh ye judgemental gossips.
By "more natural cultures," are your referring to societies where the people don't wear pants and just go to the bathroom wherever they happen to be or are you referrring to cultures in which animal sacrifices are performed, people kill animals and eat the flesh raw, and no one knows what a car, hospital, school, or dentist is? Be specific. That type of society or culture might be acceptable for some, but I personally have no interest in going back 10,000 years. Are you a cavewoman?
I find it hilarious that 99% of you think you have the right to judge someone else and the way they live. This child is 3 1/2 years old yet you think you can call her spoiled. Do you think that she even understands the meaning of that word? She has no clue.
Until you walk a mile in their shoes, you should be ashamed of yourselves for talking trash and making judgments. You should just mind your own business and keep your mouths shut. Just go take a good look in the mirror, I am sure you will find something more appalling than a 3 1/2 year old drinking from a bottle.
We're not judging anyone - just commenting on an incident that took place in public.
Your comment: "This child is 3 1/2 years old yet you think you can call her spoiled. Do you think that she even understands the meaning of that word? She has no clue."
Are you stupid? What does a 3 1/2 year-old child's understanding of descriptive words have to do with anything? Just because a person doesn't grasp the meaning of a word, doesn't mean that they can't be that. If I were to tell you that you possessed naivete, and you didn't know the meaning of the word, doesn't mean you aren't naive - IT MEANS YOU ARE IGNORANT TO THE MEANING OF THE WORD.
If you don't like it when people share their opinions, stay off these comment pages.
I mean really! Who should care what little Suri does or does not do. If her Mother feels a bottle at 3 is fine for her daughter, then who are we to tell her otherwise. My Granddaughter loved wearing little play high heels shoes just like Suri. Other than worrying about a twisted ankle, I saw only a child playing dress up and trying to be fancy. She is now 15 years old and Captain of her field hockey team. Who would of guess....I say we leave this child alone.
I'm so sick of LAZY PARENTS!!! You know who you are... the ones with the screaming brats if they are told "no" I always feel sorry for the child having the tantrum in stores... It isn't the child's fault that they are a spoiled brat! it's the LAZY PARENT who created the monster!
It's so much easier to give in to the child, then to be a good parent! STOP buying them a toy or present EVERY TIME you go to a store... My daughter is 24 yrs old now... but when she was little, she rarely asked for something when we went shopping... And she learned to take care of her things...
She didn't even know we "had money" until she was in her late teens... and even then, never asked for things.... She held down 2 part=time jobs while in high school, was also involved in Drama and Chorus as well as 2 Community theater groups!
When I would ask her what she wanted for Christmas,,, her reply was usually "I'm sure I'll like whatever you get me"! and cute socks LOL
WHO CARES PPL! SHE IS HAPPY AND GETTING WHAT IS IMPOTANT. THE LOVE AND ATTENTION SHE NEEDS FROM HER PARENTS. LEAVE IT ALONE. They have their way of doing things just as other parents do. I think its retarded for parents to have their babies sitting on potty chairs all day so they potty train easily. Those kids ought to have them duct tape to their butts! You all are attacking over a friggin bottle.Get over it. Tom and Katie are amazing ppl and have a beautiful little girl who is obviously just like any other little girl.
Suri's parents are sending her mixed messages. They are permitting her to drink from a bottle, which is a practice she should have abandoned long ago and they're allowing her to wear high heels; something that is unhealthy for any feet, but especially growing ones. Both of these choices are bad and are demonstrative of unskilled parenting. The commentors on here who think it's acceptable for someone Suri's age to drink from a bottle are ill-advised. I can just imagine what their children are like.
Yes, I believe she shouldn't have a bottle at 3...but what really gets me that people will think its ok to breastfeed until there kids are 5 or older. Now that sickens me!!
wow why dont you all leave her alone? its not a big deal like seriously why do you care if shes spoiled its not like its evr gonna effect you
Give it a break, what makes everyone such an authority on how to raise children, especially when it is someone else's child.
Suri is a nearly four year old sucking on a bottle while wearing custom made designer dresses and HIGH HEELS!! I think it's disgusting how they parade her around like a prize poodle, just waiting for somebody to take her picture. She usually has a scowl on her face and Katie poses with her sly little side smile while hogging the spotlight. Yuck. I'm done spending on their films. They are scary.
No one is mentioning Scientology here. It's all about Scientology with them (leah Remini...Scientologist, same issue with her child). They basically believe that the child can do WHATEVER she wants (what time they go to bed, what they eat, what they wear). They are raising her in a Scientology manner. I don't agree with it....children need boundries, structure and what's even more sad is that eventually little Suri will grow up into this occult world and will follow suit - that's the part that scares me the most!
The reason toddlers should be weened off a bottle has to do with the development of their teeth. A bottle will damage the teeth coming in straight as well as decay the teeth that are trying to come in.
I don't think it's ideal that she gets a bottle at her age, but I don't really think that it's up to me. Suri is Katie's daughter and it's up to her whether she has a bottle or not. MYOB is my theory.
I read a while ago that a 'philosophy' of Scientology is to let your children do what they want (i.e., go to bed when they want, eat what they want, wear what they want, etc.). I am guessing this is all part of that, believing when Suri WANTS to give up the bottle she will. Leah Remini is also a Scientologist.
does it matter there are quite a lot of children that have been drink a bottle up to the age of three and it does not affect them in the future and it said MOST children just cuz of her daughter drinking from a bottle does not make her a bad parent really what is the world coming too what if ur kid is like this my brother and sister stopped at three or four does this make my mom a bad parent NO it depends on the child.
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First I do think she's too old for a bottle....When I was trying to break mine from the bottle I first moved from a Large bottle to a small 4 oz bottle...I then began to add water to the milk each time....They gave up the bottle them selves simply because it wasn't fitting thier needs any more since it was mostly water....
Second, last pix of saw of Suri was at a cupcake place and Katie let her crawl ontop of the glass case(with Katies mom watching in horror) and hang over it trying to grab for something which I found disgusting to think that all that unkempt hair was dangling over the baked goods..
Third......This isn't Tom's first kid...He should know better.....It also amazes me like last winter and when it's cold out Tom and Kate have on coats and a scarf.....Then you see Suri in a armless dress, no coat no hat nothing....I'm talking about when they are in New York and Boston..
Also, I think most of the pix I see of this child she is either eating a cup cake or get ready to order one........What I see is a child who is lacking consistentcy... Always a different house or country...Instead of one parent staying home with the kid while the other one travels for work and only visiting once in a while so this child can have a bedroom full of her favorite toys and a pre- school to go to....
I agree that this is an unusual thing, but I don't understand why everyone is so outraged about it! Honestly, this is the first photo in ages we've seen of Suri drinking from a bottle, and I'm pretty sure the occasional bottle of milk isn't going to damage her in any way. I highly doubt this means she'll still be drinking from a bottle when she goes to school, so really, what's the big deal?
I love when we see a picture like this and people go crazy. Who cares. She is still so little, if she wants to drink out of a bottle, who cares ( well I guess all the know it all's on this site) Leave the family alone. You know nothing about them. All you see is pictures taken from creepy, stalkers, standing in the bushes. Get over them people.
GEE - I SEE GROWN FOLKS SUCKING ON SQUEEZE TOP BOTTLES EVERYDAY ALL OVER THE PLACE, WITH DRINKS IN THEM OTHER THAN WATER SOMETIMES. MAYBE ITS JUST EASIER FOR SURI TO DRINK FROM A BOTTLE WHILE ON THE GO AND MOVING - WHAT DO YOU WANT HER TO DO, STOP, SIT DOWN AT A TABLE AND USE A ETCHED CRYSTAL GLASS PROPERLY? FOOLISH NOBODIES WITH NOTHING BETTER TO DO THAN TO RUSH TO JUDGEMENT.
This topic is rediculous! The only reason any of us actually looked at it was b/c the word "bad" was used in the headline...I am a single mother of a 2 y/o little girl and a 3.5 y/o little boy~ my little girl still uses her bottle WHEN SHE WANTS IT...& my boy still has his Binky most of the time as well. I suppose those 2 facts make me a "bad mom" also?! Enough with the judgement~how about a little support? It's pretty sad that THIS is news for the media!?! ROFLMAO
Katie Holmes was so promising before she hooked up with Tom Cruise. Now he has dragged her down with his weirdness, and they're taking Suri down with them.
Bottles aren't that great for babies in the first place. If Suri was breastfeeding it would be just fine for her to suckle for comfort at her age, however that bottle should have disappeared a long time ago. There is no comparison whatsoever at this point.
Doctors who tell you a bottle at that age is fine is probably the same doctor who throws antibiotics at you everytime you want them. They just want your money and the more bad parenting they condone, the more often you're gonna show up in their office.
Katie seems to be a lazy mother.
Just to add to what I said, this topic inspired me to look at more pictures of the little family, and I must say~ they appear to be much more close and loving with Suri than A LOT of parents and kids that I have seen! At least Katie takes the time out to listen to hear child instead of using "one-size-fits-all-methods", holds her when she needs comfort as opposed to pawning her off on someone else(Lord knows she has the $ to do so), and is open to the madness that is EVERY toddler! Toddlers are in a very precious state~caught between a baby and trying to identify with adults (esp their parent of the same sex ie:the HIGH HEELS). So what if she wears heels AND drinks a bottle! God forbid she turn out far more secure and comfortable in her own skin than all of the children whose parents forced them to "grow-up" and "get over" everything before they were ready to. THUMBS UP KATIE AND TOM!
I think for those of you who are against a 3-1/2 year old sucking on a bottle and making a big deal about it are just plain jealous..so what if she will eventually have bad teeth..her parents can afford to get them fixed..her clothes and style of dressing..they can afford it...but that does not equate to being bad parents...leave it well enough alone already!!!
Okay, this is getting ridiculous. Why is everyone so worried about how this mother is raising her child? Check this, I'm not a holmes fan -- but I damn sure don't need to tell another mother how to raise their own or criticize anything she's doing for her child. That child came out of HER not any of you critics -- remember to each their own. Problem with the world is that people are always so quick to push what they 'think' is right onto everyone else. Another problem is people are so interested in other people's lives they forget about their own -- raise your OWN kids folks people and maybe this world won't be so crazy!!!
next thing we know is they'll be doing her homework when she goes to school.7
MY GOD ! That whole family is so screwed up. Katie should be kicked in her butt for bottle feeding that child as old as she is. Katie also carries Suri around like suri is her security blanket. That bunch needs to be deprogramed from scientology, and join the real world.
omg when my daughter was 18mo old a sitter, who i fired the day of, told her she was a BABY because she wanted a pacifier. she refused to use it after no matter what i said to her and from that point on sucked her thumb. she still does and she is in college!!!
omgg people..! Judgemental much?? My 3 kids all had bottles and sippy cups up til 4 yrs old and werent potty trained til 4 either.
Guess what? oh myy.. they all turned out perfectly loving and normal.
What a shock. Treating them like they are still young and needy before the age of five just shows you love them. They have no today what age all that occurred.
Katie cuddlesn coddles her one an only cutie.You Go Girl!!!They Growup too fast!
She should have been "off the bottle" long ago.
I wish they would comb her hair. She can hardly see where she is going!
I would be more shocked if Suri were lifting her mothers shirt to nurse. There are alot of women who think thats acceptable at 3. I say give her the bottle as long as she doesn't go to school with it.
Who cares!
I think the paparazzi need to quit targeting the children and stick to the adults. God knows how many wackos are itching to get their hands on this overexposed children of celebrities.
To me, this isn't really about the bottle, nor lazy parenting. I think they are afraid to say "no" to their 3 year old, in case she gets mad at them. They might not see a need to start making boundaries with her right now, since she's still a toddler. But if they never do, things will never change. I think they are totally unaware of the potential damage this might cause later. To me, Suri seems frighteningly over-indulged and calling the shots in this family already, but the sad thing is, I wonder if they've even considered that they could very easily find themselves wondering where their little princess went in a few years, and suddenly find themselves basically being held hostage by a spoiled, angry, demanding, self-centered teenager with a chip on her shoulder, and still terrified to say "no" to her, in case she runs away, has a hissy-fit, or whatever she threatens them with, if she doesn't get her own way. I just think it would be heartbreaking for any parent, even Tom and Katie, to find themselves in that position. JMO . . .
Get over it people. I'm a devoted mother and my 3 year old son still wants to drink milk from a bottle. BIG DEAL. Sometimes you have to pick your battles and I just don't think this affects anyone in the long run.
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