Suri’s still on the bottle
Katie Holmes and daughter Suri were photographed recently, and the photograph got people talking - all because Suri, 3, was seen with a bottle.
Is she too old to be taking a bottle? Experts are split.
Dr. Jennifer Shu, pediatrician and co-author of Food Fights, told Usmagazine.com, “She should have been weaned off the bottle by the time she was one year old. 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. You don’t force kids to crawl when they can walk.”
But Dr. Harvey Karp, pediatrician, child development specialist and creator of the DVD and book, The Happiest Toddler on the Block, says there is nothing to be concerned about.
He said, “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. Thumb-sucking is more damaging.”
Where do you stand on this debate?
Photo credit INFphoto.com
Veronica said,
November 6, 2009 @ 2:24 pm
Suri Cruise is gonna be a spoiled brat. Katie should have done something earlier because that little girl is way too old to be drinking out of a bottle.
trisht said,
November 8, 2009 @ 5:04 pm
I totally agree, she is way too old. All mine were off the bottle at 1 yr, holding & drinking from a cup just fine.
Zcara said,
November 8, 2009 @ 10:41 pm
Obviously, Katie knows little about parenting. I think it’s disgusting; a 3 year old on a bottle. I bet Suri is a spoiled, little brat.
Rachel said,
November 9, 2009 @ 12:58 am
If she wants to drink out of a bottle then I really don’t see the problem with it. I know children who drank from bottles until about this age then they have turned out fine. I think that it is the parents choice and I don’t see what right anyone has to say that she is a bad parent because she is allowing her child to drink out of a bottle. From all the evidence that I have seen Suri appears to be a well loved and happy child and surely that is what really is important?