This Is A Serious Question
Filed under: Baby Blabber > Tom Cruise
Suri Cruise has been stepping out with her daddy in NYC these last few days.
The child is now 2 years old.
Isn't that too old to still be sucking on the bottle??????
[Image via WENN.]
Posted: May 5, 2008 at 7:22 pm
Heck yeah that's too old for a bottle. She should have transitioned to a sippy cup a year ago. I've seen this before with celeb children, though.
yes, doctors say a child should be off the bottle at 1 yr old
Who are the idiots on here? There's no hard and fast rule on kids and bottles - it's different from kid to kid, family to family, and culture to culture. Two and drinking out of a bottle is perfectly normal.
Um yes….my son isn't even 2 yet and he's drinking from a cup!
Thank you! I thought the same thing yesterday. She should have stopped with that bottle MONTHS ago.
No, it's not. No child (that I've ever known) has ever gone off to college with a bottle. Well, not that type.
Now that my children are older I wish I'd been less nuts about things like that. Something that is comforting is not a bad thing.
Man you are stupid.
I work at a daycare and that's very old to be drinking from a bottle!!! At that age she should be drinking from a regular cup!!!
i'VE BEEN SICK OF LOOKING AT THAT KID SUCKING ON A FUCKING BOTTLE FOR A YEAR NOW.
yes
Get Suri off the bottle.Give her a cup already.
Yes she is way too old by know she is suppose to be in the middle of potty training!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YES!! put down the bottle and give the kid a cup!
YES…
by about a YEAR. My daughter was off bottles at 8 months.
Shes going to have messed up teeth. Dont worry though, TomKat, they fall out anyway.
ABSOLUTELY! Children should be OFFf the bottle shortly after their first bottle. I'm so glad somebody finally pointed that out!!!!!!!!!
Are we surprised that it would take her a little longer to let go? Yeah, some of you may have quit after one year but you also didn't have to deal with 30 people with cameras jumping out of bushes either.
Hell yeah that's too old. That child should have given that bottle up a year ago!!
My main concern is where are the adopted 2 children of his? Did he & Nicole give them back?
Her fingers are longer than mine and she's still taking the nipple. GAG ME!
My son got all of his teeth by 19 months and his mouth was always hurting. He could barely eat anything some days. We didn't take away the bottle until 27 months because of his delayed eating. Some kids have bottles until they are 2 1/2 to 3.
Yes way too long. She should have been off months ago
We just had a 500 post thread on this subject matter - give it a rest perez! You'll do anything for hits - even if it means picking on Cruise twice on the same exact suject matter. If all of those same loonies start carrying on about this subject matter again - I think everyone is in need of upping their meds.
yes… but that is the LEAST of the psychological worries we all have about little Suri.
yes, I noticed that a few months ago. My daughters were off the bottle at one/. Maybe that is just what they do in their "religion."
yes
YES!!! It is not psychologically, or physically good for a child that age to be drinking from a bottle!!!
Of course, they don't believe in psychology, so whatever.
She is going to have some serious oral fixation issues.
Stupid scientology!
No, it's not too old. I am glad they are going with what feels right to her and not making parenting decisions based on what others think.
I still suck on my bottle. And I'm like in my 30's or something. God I'm such a skanky whore. Someone please shoot me in the throat.
Nah, it's no big deal. I've got 3 kids and they all stop at different times. No need to push her. Unless Xenu says so.
I have two kids, age 3 and 5 and every pediatrician will tell you that your baby should be off the bottle by 12 months and moved on to sippy cups.
Yeah. My daughter is 8 months and already can drink out of a sippy cup. She still takes a bottle, but when she's around a year she will be weaned off. It's not good for their teeth!
No seriously, I was wondering when someone was going to say something. She is too old to still have a bottle. If you can ask for the milk then you can drink from a cup.
He annoys me too but that is perfectly normal except for all the perfect moms whose children are already talking fluently, potty trained and never throw tantrums all at the ripe old age of two
Yes, it's way too old.
ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS THAT THIS KID IS STILL CARRYING AROUND A FUCKING BOTTLE.
ABSOLUTELY! She should be off the bottle shortly after her first birthday. I'm so glad somebody finally pointed that out. That's HORRIBLE for her teeth and speech!
that makes me wonder if she is still breast feeding? i think the better question is does tom make katie let him breast feed????
she should be drinking from a sippy cup. she has teeth and a bottle is bad for her teeth. let her grow up
Some kids just drink milk if is giving to them in a bottle but drink everything else in sippy cup… Doesn't matter, the only problem with teh bottle is with their teeth… but her parents have money enough to fix them… if need it
Yes Yes Yes…too old!!!
Yes, she's too old. The bottle will start to affect her teeth.
Technically, yes, most pediatricians would say that she's too old for a bottle. However, if you think about how scary it must be for a toddler to have the papparazzi swarming around every time she leaves the house with her parents… well, maybe the poor kid just needs a comfort object, and the bottle is what works for her.
Yep. Somebody give that kid a sippy cup!
She should have transitioned to a sippie cup at 12 months and started drinking out of a regular cup by now!
It's ridiculous! By 15 months the dr's say kids should be off the bottle. She probably had a pacifier too! There is nothing weirder than seeing a toddler with a pacifier in it's mouth. It's all on the parents to take the bottle away!
I really think tom and katie make a nice couple. Little suri is beautiful and looks like a healthy normal child. though i was weirded out for his past behavior i can definitely see how everything got taken out of proportion. i think we should just let them be.
and no prz, it is not norma to be on the bottle at 2 yrs old, but on the other hand, suri's parents are always on the run, and it is more convenient for adults to keep giving the bottle to the baby, and actually giving them real food.
Who cares. It IS possible that there is a reason she is still using a bottle. With many delays and impairments that are not obvious to the naked eye, nobody should judge this child. There are MANY kids who still use bottles at age two just because they want to.
uh, yeah. Maybe its something with the scientologists. That wack job Leah Remini lets her 4 year old drink 7 bottles a night AND she's still in diapers. A child should be off the bottle by age 1, and if they aren't it should contain only water. I mean i've got two kids and trust me they have the attention span of a gnat. Do away with the bottle, in a week they forget they even wanted one to begin with. Seriously a child thats walking and talking with a bottle or pacifier is disgusting.
there is no nutritional need for a 2 year old to be on a bottle, but it is not unusual and not harmful. its a comfort thing. once she gets to be around three the teeth would be a concern, and it would be harder to wear a 2 yr old + child from a bottle. considering the poor kid gets followed by the paps wherever she goes, perhaps she could use some comfort in the form of a bottle.
As disturbing as the sight of seeing a kid who CAN WALK sucking a bottle may be, it bothered me to hear on Oprah today that Suri refers to him as "Da-Da Cruise". Uh, what??????????
The bottle is fine. More troubling is the color of her hair.
WTF?!
5 shades lighter?
This is just wrong.
Same goes to Ben and Jen's Violet.
I'm so glad you said that - I always notice it. Both of my little ones stopped around 10 months, along with 99% of the rest of America's children…
Not only is it too old, her teeth are gonna be all fucked up. Not like they can't afford braces though…
em WHY THE HELL IS SHE UP THAT LATE???????? IDIOT TOM, HE IS SOOOO GAY THAT BITCH
Yes, get rid of it after 1.
Yes—it is just like sucking your thumb. Although it brings the child comfort–it results in misalignment of teeth and ultimately braces…it would be good for them to get Suri something else to comfort her–some sort of reward–like a new huggy toy.
how retarded, that's not too old!
Yes it is too old for the sake of her teeth coming in…but many parents don't like the struggle involved with taking a bottle away from a child.
Yeah, you are supposed to wean them off the bottle at 12 months, that's what I did with my daughter. She is waaayyy to old, it's not good for her teeth!
She is still a baby. What's the rush on taking her off…maybe if these kids were allowed to be children we woulnd't have all these troubled kids!
Yeah, I've been thinking that for a little while now.
my daughter will be 2 on the 18th of this month and she has been off the bottle since she was 12 months old and off the pacifier since she was 6 months. there is NO reason for a 2 year old to still be drinking from a bottle. my daughter will even drink from a regular cup (not a sippy cup) and not spill a drop. there is no good reason why this child is drinking from a bottle, other than mommy and daddy are babying her and doing whatever is easier for them instead of putting their foot down.
YES she's too old, especially for the bottles with the bags. That's so babies don't get air bubbles for christ sake. Oh well, he makes enough money for her braces she's gonna need. Just gotta have that ZENU juice.
Don't take this the wrong way Perez-I love you, but stick to what you know-juicy gossip. Asking your readers about whether or not she should be drinking from a bottle is a little silly-even for you. Some kids have a hard time giving it up-mine did. It's not the end of the world for a 2 year old to have a bottle.
Re: Stanford Child Dev Professor – Don't you have important research to be doing instead of reading this gossip site? Leave this to the losers and dummies, and get to work!
yup. The bottle needs to be gone right around the 12 month mark. She probably still has a paci too. I can't stand it when parents don't wean their kids off at a normal age
at that age, it's more of a security thing. lord knows she needs the security. can't be easy growing up with an alien father.
typically, yes it is. but, who are you to criticize how another child should be raised?
a day over 1 year is too old . gross.
She'll probably still be wearing diapers in Kindergarden.
Not only is that a good question but the other is why in the heck is she sucking from a latex nipple? Silicon nipples are recommended due to allergies to latex and possible cancer theories…
Way too old for a bottle!!! I bet its still breast milk too!!!!
Yes way to ol my kid stopped using a bottel around ten months old and so did all my sisters kids……
Absolutely not. Why in the world is everyone in such a hurry for children to grow up? If Suri wants to drink out of a bottle — let her, I say!!!!! I let my kids give it up when they were ready (actually around 2), and they just stopped on their own, without any fuss and without resorting to thumbsucking, etc. Children are not allowed to be kids anymore. I believe childhood should last as long as possible and milestones like this are achieved at different ages — one size does not fit all. And, what does it matter what the we think? I'm sure Tom and Katie are doing a wonderful job of raising that child and everyone needs to get the heck off their backs! Good lord.
At least they can afford to get her baby dentures when her teeth fall out from bottle rot….
I have twin sons that will be two soon. Their pediatrician insisted that I take them off the bottle by 11 months. Suri should be using sippy cups.. not bottles. that's kinda.. weird.
I think a bottle is fine but she should probably start transitioning to a sippie cup. But compared to the lady overseas who was breastfeeding her child that was EIGHT YEARS OLD??? Yeah, a bottle doesn't seem so bad.
no its fine . if that was a pacifier then i would be like ummm.
What, are you a parenting expert now? First pregnancy (is Nicole Kidman really pregnant? She should look bigger!) and now child development. No, children have an instinctual desire to suck until 3 or so. Leave the kid alone.
Definitely too old to be on a bottle like that! 1 year tops! dumb celebrities…
Yes! My son hasn't drank from a bottle since he was 6 months old, she is way too old. Sucking on a bottle at her age can make her teeth have an over bite.
it is not..what a dumb question.
yep. sippy cups are so prevalent that they should be weaning her off that bottle by now. but then again, it's not as bad as 4 yr olds running around with binkies (aka pacifiers)
Before you all start judging, how many of you are parents? I doubt you all are and until you have a child who's comfort item is a bottle you should hush. If she was carrying a teddy bear or a blanket this wouldn't be an issue so drop it.
YES!!!
kinda old but not that bad.
OMG that is way to old for a bottle. My daughter got sippee cups at 10 months and by 1 she never had a bottle ever again. Why can't they give her a sippee cup??????????????????????? And why do they always give her milk?????????????? That's going to rott her teeth if she doesn't brush before bed. Bad parenting
Shes way past due
my daughter was started on a sippy cup at her first birthday…suri is gonna need some braces =p
Yes she is too old she should be on a sippy cup and out of diapers too! They live on another planet.
Re: Lillox – What do you think is wrong with a 2-year-old breastfeeding? Cow's milk is OK for little people but people milk is off limits?
WHO CARES? As long as she's not with diapers in Kindergarten (lol)
Re: Cazzzyyy – You're right. Scientology believes that children should be treated as adults, and thus allowed to make their own decisions. That's why Leah Remini's kid is 4 years old and refuses to get out of diapers or stop drinking from a bottle.
I'm sure this philosophy will produce well-behaved children.
Bottle: fine. When people still breastfeed their children past 1 year, that's weird…
i have been wondering about that for a WHILE. they should've taken the bottle from her a long time ago!!! they're over-indulging her already!
not sure!maybe she like bottle
I'm pretty sure it's fine. While walking around in the public eye with paps everywhere, it's not that easy for a two year old to drink from a cup. Plus all the attention probably scares her and she needs to be soothed.
…….THAT IS "NOT" A BABY BOTTLE……… IT IS A CLEVERLY DISGUISED "ANTI-THETAN ENZYME DISPERSION UNIT" AND WAS SPECIALLY DESIGNED AND APPROVED BY THE "GALACTIC FEDERATION" TO PROTECT THEIR FUTURE QUEEN………. TOM IS NOW THEIR "QUEEN"!
……..XENU'S SPIRIT WAS CHANNELED BY QUEEN TOM AND A DIRECTIVE WAS ISSUED THAT QUEEN-TO-BE "ELRON SURI" (*FULL TRUE NAME) WOULD BE PROTECTED AT ALL COSTS. SHE WILL ONE DAY SPREAD THE DISEASE, ER…..MESSAGE OF "DIAHRETTICS" TO ALL THE WORLD AND THE GALAXY WILL ONCE MORE BE RULED BY XENU'S DECENDANTS….. *THE SCIENTOLOTURD OVERLORDS.* XENU BE PRAISED
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OH……..THEY ARE NOW TRYING TO WORK ON A DISPENSER THAT IS MORE AGE APPROPRIATE. THEY INTEND TO REPLACE THE BOTTLE WITH A BONG…….NO ONE IN HOLLYWEIRD WILL NOTICE THEN.
She is WAY too old, especially if you consider her REAL age, which is about 4 months before April 18,( her advertised birthdate) She was actually the love child of Chris Klein, not TC as he would like us to believe. Katie was preg when they met.
No, it shouldn't be a solid fixture. They should throw in sippy cups too. But the bottle is perfectly fine to still give to a child up until around the age of 3.
no… my sister didn't stop until she was 4.