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
perez-what the hell do you know about kids…other than you act like one half the time. It's not too old. Stop frickin picking on people because to you, you think they are weird because of their religion. To some people your weird because your gay and you don't like that. Stop judging
Perez, I've been saying that for a year! It's ridiculous!!
When her teeth are sticking out (i.e. buck toothed) they'll wonder why! WAY TOO OLD FOR A BOTTLE!
nobody's business but the parents….to each his own…there are only guidelines…but personal choice is key…and anyone who has an issue with that has way too much time on their hands to be interfering with other's parenting choices or styles.
Yes, it is too old. I've been a nanny for 5 years and the only time a 2 year old ever gets a bottle is for bed…and that's even rare.
No, not too old at all. She's tiny and can use the extra calories. Plus, maybe Katie is still breastfeeding and pumping. Extended nursing is recommended by pediatricians.
Yeah, she is too old. They recommend introducing a sippy cup at 6 months so they learn to use it. By the time they are one, they should be only on the sippy cup.
As Scientologist, they probably do not want to force her off because it could cause emotional stress and make it harder to reach a different level.
Who cares?
no.
Is news really THAT slow today, Perez?
Most doctors tell them that they should be off the bottle by age 1. I work in dentistry and have seen many kids with "baby bottle caries" when they are on the bottle too long!
from a SAHM of four kids…
Hell yes! That is just lazy parenting!
She is way too old! Are you kidding me! Are they too busy to wean their kid off a bottle? This is ridiculous!
No. It's totally up to the parents. They know what is best for their child.
Being a mother to a 4 and 2 year old, I'd have to say that it is easier to give a bottle on the go sometimes just to reduce spillage. My 4 year old still has milk from a bottle in the morning.
Yes! Thats ridiculous!
Yep, definitely too old to be on the bottle. My guess is that either:
1) the bottle keeps her quiet, and nthey want her quiet
2) Suri rules the house, and gets what she wants
3) it's too much work/"trauma" to take the bottle away, even though the nannies could do it pretty quickly if they're any good
2 years old is NOT too old to be on a bottle! She's just a baby, give her a break! She'll be off it by 3 I'm sure, but sometimes when you are out and about with a baby, you'd rather they drink out of a bottle and not spill anything all over themselves. A cup is fine when you are at home and can clean up quickly.
I assume some of you obviously don't have any kids. Let's talk AFTER you you have one and we will see what habits your kids will have. As are cancer sticks, nipples are just as addicting. I breastfed for 10 months, then she went to a bottle until one year. I took the bottle away and I have been enjoying her crying and yearning for that damn bottle for four months now.
It's a personal choice of the parents. There are some kids who are still on the breast because of the families financial situation at that age. If she was still on the breast with her parents in such an elevated lifestyle, that would be of concern. But really, I think it's not something anyone needs to bother commenting on.
Usually they only use it at nap time or bed time at this age. But it should only be water then. NOTHING else. Its bad for our little ones teeth. But its not REALLY weird that shes still attached.
funny that someone who has milk titties at age 30 would ask this. perez i bet your mom breast fed you until age 10
i have been saying that for the past 15 months… that child should have been off the bottle since she was 10-12 months old. My daughter was born the same month as Suri so i have noticed it everytime she is photographed! it's ridiculous!
I babysit a little boy who is 33 months old and he still takes a bottle in the morning and at night! Talk about crazy! They've been warned too by the pediatrician that his teeth are suffering but they won't stop!!! I refuse to give him a bottle in my house. Hes perfectly capable of using a sippy here!
Hey - give the kid a break if you had those 2 for parents you would need a little extra comfort as well
Well, considering my child was still on the bottle at 2, I'm not commenting on that :S. My comment is, why hasn't anyone questioned the fact that this child is ALWAYS carried everywhere? Unless she has a condition, she should walk.
Re: Kate – KATE! YOUR SO GLIB ON THIS SITUATION. I AM A PECIATRIC DENTIST, I HAVE STUDIED IT….HAVE YOU????
TC
She's fine. Kids that drink from a cup too early DO NOT get enough fluids because it is not easily transportable for them. Although she should use a sippy cup son.
Well actually it depends on the child & she just recently turned 2 yrs old. And the bottle maybe something she has at a certain point in the day as a comfort. Like at night when she starts to get tired. & considering Tom has two other children I'm sure he knows how to take care of his daughter.
#20 - elyse says – no, definitely not. at that age kids are transitioning to solids and still need the calories from milk.
UH, ELYSE…NEWS FLASH 4 YA…MILK CAN ALSO BE PUT IN A CUP!
some kids use a bottle longer for comfort. it's gotta be stressful with all those paps tracking you! my kid was off it by 1, but every kid is different
It all depends, but generally yes. A very good friend of mine has four (yes four and she's only 30!!!!) kids, and her youngest is also two and drinks from a sippy cup.
Re: elyse – are you kidding? Transitioning to solids? She is 2, what the heck has she been eating the past year? Mush? I get that milk is good and about the calories, but why can't she drink it out of a sippy cup? It's up to parents to make these kinds of decisions for their kids. Look at another scientologist-Leah Remini, I just read an article about her and how her 4 yr old still has a bottle and won't potty train, they said that scientologits aren't about neg reinforcement and stuff and how they are supposed to be more like friends to their kids…whatever.
Yes. 2 is definitely too old for a bottle… I've noticed this for a while now - she always has a bottle with her! Someone should tell them that the ADULTS are the parents…. A 2 year old can't parent themself!
Perez, you're not the authority on this - you don't have a child.
Honestly Perez, what would you know about raising a child?????
no it's not to old but she's gonna have to give up the bottle soon.
Re: elyse – You must not have kids, or haven't ever even seen a kid. Kids start "transitioning to solids" waaaaay sooner then age 2. JSYK… Kiddos can drink milk from sippy cups or regular cups too, not just bottles.
Yes, 2 is too old for a bottle. She should really be off of sippy-cups as well by now, except for travelling.
Hello Suri should of been of the bottle months ago.
Yeah, I have twins that were born a week before Suri and they haven't been on a bottle since they were 11 months old. I think there is some weak parenting if they can't enforce the 'no bottle' issue. Sounds like Suri runs the show….or there is little to no active parenting!
My nephew is almost 4 ad my niece is almost 4 and they are on the bottle still
its perfectly normal.
I was a far better parent before I had kids too.
She's just a baby… kids grow up soooo damn fast… let them be babies when they're babies, toddlers when they're toddlers… why do they have to grow up so fast? It's just as harmful pushing a child to grow up as it is to hold them back…
Babies can suck on bottles as long as they need too! Who fucking said there's an age!!!!! (gringos con el coco cerrado)
Yes. By 1 1/2 years of age, a toddler should be drinking from at least a sippy.
no!!, every child is different, and i agree, there is nothing else newsworthy going on!
One years old is around the age doctors reccomend transitioning to a sippy cup, but many kids aren't quite ready to ready to give them up completly and use them as comfort items during stressful situations . Wouldn't you concider paparazzi flashes very stressful to a toddler? As long as she uses a sippy cup in typical situations and she isn't given a bottle at bedtime, little Suri should be fine. Though, it would be better if she had water in that bottle instead of milk.
At one year you are supposed to switch the child to a sippy cup. So, yeah, two years old is too old for a bottle.
Google is your friend once again:
"Scientology's Volunteer Minister's Handbook:
Breast feeding babies may have a nostalgic background, particularly to a Freudian oriented medico, but real breast milk again is usually a poor ration. Modern mothers smoke and sometimes drink. Smoking makes the milk very musty. Anyway, a nervous modern mother just can't deliver the right ration. Maybe it's the pace of the times or the breed, but there are few modern Guernsey-type mothers. So even without drinking or smoking, one should forget breast feeding.
…
The foremost reason a baby doesn't do well is poor rations. And to remedy that, here is a formula one can use:
15 ounces of barley water
10 ounces of homogenized milk
3 ounces of corn syrup (As the Romans had honey, 2 ounces of honey may be used instead of corn syrup, if desired. Do not use lactose [a sugar found in milk, used in infant foods] as a substitute.) The amount of syrup should be varied - depending on the baby - some like it weak - some take it stronger."
not too old…
ive been a nanny for many children…its not weird until after 3
She probably doesn't need a bottle anymore. Sometimes it's easier to give the kid what they want, though. And what's the scientology stand on bottles?
THAT IS WAY TO OLD at the latest it the kid should stop at 1 and a half
She should've been put on a sippy cup or even a regular cup by the age of 1. But you know how 'natural' those Scientologists are, maybe they think she'll give them up when she's ready. If she was breastfed, she'd be like that 8 year old girl who still sips a bit from the tit.
WHY didn't you ask why Cruz Beckham still sucks on a pacifier at age 3!!!! you posted a picture of him with on in his mouth and you didnt say anything!!!!
Of Course she is too old to be sucking on a bottle. Pretty soon her teeth are going to rott. Thats what happens though when your parents dont bring you up right.
I have a daughter the same age. I took her bottle away the week she turned one. Seeing suri with a bottle makes me laugh, because i think of kids i see out an about who are like freaking 5 years old and have a dang pacifier in their mouth. Come on don't the parents see how ridiculous it looks. And later down the road its going to f'up their teeth.
Two is not too old to be on a bottle. Dieticians and pediatricians support the ideal that two is not too old. Now, three would be pushing it, but as long as she is holding the bottle herself and it is a full size bottle she is fine.
i have a 2 yr old and she drinks out of a bottle, but it's only at night…drinks a cup during the day tho!
You guys have no idea!
It's not abnormal for a 2 year old to be drinking out of it. She should be just starting to quit, but it's not something you just "take away" from her.
And it's easier for a parent to carry out bottles when out, in case the kid gets angry.
I hate Tom as much as the next person, but his parenting doesn't seem wrong at least in this case.
It is just fine! Tom and Katie are very excellent parents. Them and them alone are the only 2 people that should know what is best time for Suri to stop using the bottle, the blankie, or the pacifier and whatever else the precious little girl uses!!
Definately! You should break them of the bottle at 1
A baby should be off a bottle by one at the latest. It can cause major problems with the childs teeth. What a moron!
WAIT ABOUT 10 YEARS AND THEN SEE WHAT SHE ADDICTED TO SUCKING…LOL….AND YES DADDY WILL STILL BE HOLDING IT.
YES!!!!!
Yes! Children should be off of the bottle around their first birthday. Her teeth could suffer because of this!
2 years is not old at all. you're supposed to get off the bottle at age 24. I'm 23 and cant imagine being without my jesus juice in a bottle. leave her alone, it's normal
2 years is not old at all. you're supposed to get off the bottle at age 24. I'm 23 and cant imagine being without my jesus juice in a bottle. leave her alone, it's normal
2 years is not old at all. you're supposed to get off the bottle at age 24. I'm 23 and cant imagine being without my jesus juice in a bottle. leave her alone, it's normal
2 years is not old at all. you're supposed to get off the bottle at age 24. I'm 23 and cant imagine being without my jesus juice in a bottle. leave her alone, it's normal
yes its wayyy to old! not only is she still on the bottle at 2 years old but she seems to be very attached to it! its ridiculous. and a 2 year old looks absolutly ridiculous with that thing hanging out of her mouth all the time!
and elyse-at a year old they should already be on solids for a few months. she does not need that much milk at almost 2 years old and even if she does need milk she can get it out of a sippy cup!
Re: Stanford Child Dev Professor – Clearly you are not keeping up with the latest literature in child development and speech pathology, but it is recommended that the bottle be removed at one year of age now in order to prevent speech delay, and oral motor sensory issues. But by 18 months at the latest.
First you were questioning Kingston's paci, now Suri's bottle. Let them be babies. Who are you to say how old a baby is to stop doing something. When they are ready they will give it up. That's why some people are screwed up today. Better a paci or a bottle instead of a crack pipe. RELAX PEOPLE! It's not your business.
OMG! She's 2 and still used a bottle? What horrible people! Call DSS!!! Then when you're done, you can start ragging on his clothes, his haircut, his walk, his breathing, his voice, and his dead relatives……………………………….
It amazes me how many people get off on ripping others to shreads. It's truely scary.
Yes shes WAY too old to be drinking out of a bottle…my 14 month old is using a sippy cup. I mean I know all kids grow differently, but damn…they are so freaking weird!
PLEASE!!!!
SHE SHOULD HAVE STOPPED THE BOTTLE AT 12 MONTHS!!!! Thank you for saying this, b/c it has been driving me crazy this past year! This is clear sign that her parents cant say no to her!
No it is fine, but defintly should be off it before she turns 3…
Thank you Perez….I have been saying the same thing since she turned 1!
That kid should be on solids long ago, and her teeth will suffer. Besides, she should have had it taken away long ago. Shame on Katie for allowing this to happen. She needs to man up and take that bottle away. That is if Tom will LET HER.
Actually when a baby first starts getting teeth you need to prepare to stop bottle feeding b/c that will cause their teeth to rot….. and that girl is too old to be drinking from a bottle if she can hold it herself like a cup give her a damn cup…
TOTALLY!!!!!!!!! Celeb kids…of which I know many are raised by nannies and they have pacifiers and bottles for ever. They have to have some kind of comfort…and that is it.
In GENERAL a child should be weaned off the bottle by 12-18 months, however most children do not pick up cups until as late as the age of two. Also, many parents prefer to have a bottle when outside the home to prevent any spilling or accidents that Sippy Cups have many times.
No - she's not too old. She's adorabe and don't be jealous Perez - weren't you a Daddy's Girl!!!
absolutely. i noticed that the other day in another picture.
Re: elyse – You are a moron. Most calories from milk at age two?! SO incorrect. I certainly hope you aren't a mother (or ever plan to be one.)
2 years is not old at all. you're supposed to get off the bottle at age 24. I'm 23 and cant imagine being without my jesus juice in a bottle. leave her alone, it's normal
2 years is not old at all. you're supposed to get off the bottle at age 24. I'm 23 and cant imagine being without my jesus juice in a bottle. leave her alone, it's normal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2 years is not old at all. you're supposed to get off the bottle at age 24. I'm 23 and cant imagine being without my jesus juice in a bottle. leave her alone, it's normal
2 years is not old at all. you're supposed to get off the bottle at age 24. I'm 23 and cant imagine being without my jesus juice in a bottle. leave her alone, it's normal
I am in the child care business and though most parents opt to ween children off the bottle shortly after the age of one. I have had children that still use a bottle at three. Personally, at three they should know how to use a sippy cup, but she isn't three and a sippy cup can be harder to carry then a bottle.
………JUST LIKE HER FAKE "DADDY" SHE SHOULD BE ABLE TO SUCK ANYTHING SHE WANTS TO SUCK. HE SUCKS COCKS AND SHE SUCKS BOTTLES. BIG DEAL.
Drinking a bottle at 2 is completly normal. Its a parents choice. She is just two, if she is still on it at 3 than you can begin to question their parenting. Atleast shes getting fed.
YES!!! She should definitely be off the bottle by now! What are they thinking? And they claim to be parents of the year, someone should look for pics of Suri with her teeth, see if she has tooth decay!!!! Fucken STUPID and she still looks like an alien baby
Everybody knows what Tom likes to suck so let her suck whatever she wants to.
are you a parent? then maybe you shouldnt be judging other ppls parenting. Every child is different…and anyway who cares!!!!!!!!!!!!? Why are you ppl all so quick to judge?
My little bro nursed untill he was 4.
what are you want to said, Perez..She's still 2 years old, do you think Katie will give breast milk to Suri in front of Public area like this? or do you more prefer Suri drink a bottles of Beer at her ages right now?
I have 2 young kids. At one year you switch from bottle to cup. The bottle starts giving them buck teeth. A 2 year old is perfectly capable of drinking from a cup.
thank you perez! i have been asking the same question for months. she should be off a sippy cup by now and using a regular cup. she's probably going to have huge teeth problems and serious withdrawl when they do try to take it from her. they need to get with it and be parents.
no
No biggie… There is no other way for her to get breastmilk with Tom (if that's what she is drinking-let's hope so)…shoo. Don't you think they could afford to get a few non-toxic bottles though. "Born-Free"!!!
YES SHE IS TOO OLD PEREZ, BUT IT'S HER ONLY SOLACE!
Suri just turned 2 years old…it's perfectly fine for her to still be on the bottle.
it's so funny to read everyones opinion about this subject.. and i'm stoned so maybe that's why.
anyway i think two sounds a little too old to have a two year old sucking on a bottle. that's actually kinda embarrassing. i'd be pissed at my parents if they let me use a bottle past like one.
Probably time to get her using a sippy cup, but maybe still a bottle for bedtime. It's hard to say. I don't think it's too out of the ordinary.