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Mar 7 11 7:46 AM
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But it seems SURI CRUISE isn't old enough to ditch the dummy yet.
The showbiz tot, four, stepped out with mum KATIE HOLMES in Canada while sucking on a plastic pacifier.
The pair were pictured in Vancouver, where TOM CRUISE is shooting the latest instalment in the Mission: Impossible franchise.
In the past the youngster has sported lashings of red lippy and grown-up high-heels, which makes her infant mouthpiece all the more incongruous.
Opinions differ on the subject but it's generally accepted that children should not use a dummy much past the age of six months.
And Suri is set to celebrate her fifth birthday next month.
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Mar 7 11 11:43 AM
maum wrote: Maybe they thought it would be cute or something.I think they're trying to babyfy her- toddlers are generally cuter and more photogenic than little girls. The younger she looks the more of an 'aaww' factor she has.
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Mar 7 11 12:33 PM
OK, maybe we shouldn't make a big deal out of her sucking on a pacifier. However, a five year old would only be using one because they found one lying around, remembered it from when they were a baby and wanted to see what it was like again so they put it in their mouth to try it, but that should be the extent of it. I raised two children and I was not the super dooper control type. I would have let my kid go out with the pacifier, for a joke, but if you had taken a photo of us we would have been grinning ear to ear about the fact that my five year old was trying out a pacifier again. My kid would have been laughing too. Suri isn't laughing, and neither is handler, so this is just another example of how bizarre Suri's world is. I would love to know if this photo was authorized by Tom & Co.
Mar 7 11 12:47 PM
princesspeach wrote: Except she doesn't look like a toddler. AT this age, an infant bottle and pacifier just look odd and creepy.
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They're idiots, which I don't necessarily find offensive. But I do find it offensive that they think I'm an idiot and would believe what they're saying. ******************
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Mar 8 11 10:09 AM
Frankly, if you lived with Tom Cruise and had photographers following you to every play date, you'd probably need a little soothing, too.
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They seem to be saying that this isn't news, there's more important things to worry about (including in TomKat world - e.g. Colorado taxes), nobody's else's business, etc.
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Mar 8 11 12:35 PM
By Colleen Cappon
Published March 08, 2011
Reuters
Tom Cruise holds his daughter Suri during a break in the filming of "Knight & Day", a movie directed by U.S. director James Mangold in Seville, southern Spain, December 11, 2009.
It wasn’t high heels this time around that left parents buzzing about the latest photograph of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes’ daughter Suri – it was actually a pacifier.
Suri, who turns 5 years old in April, was photographed on Sunday sucking on a pacifier, and since then, the photo has left many experts weighing in on whether she is simply too old to be using one.
Although the concept of a pacifier is nothing new — it has been around since the 1300s — and Suri is not the only child her age to still be using a “binky,” there are risks associated with using the oral device for too long.
Texas-based pediatrician and author of Baby 411, Dr. Ari Brown told FoxNews.com that there is really only one reason to use a pacifier, and that’s to reduce the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).
"The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) says pacifiers do provide some protective effort to reduce SIDS in babies under 1-year-old. There is no benefit of having a pacifier over a year of age," Brown said.
Recommendations on the AAP website also suggest that pacifiers only be used at naptime and bedtime, not walking around on a daily basis. They should be cleaned often, replaced regularly and never be coated in any sweet solution.
To lessen the risk of choking, pacifiers should have ventilation holes and a shield wider than the child’s mouth, at least 1¼ inches in diameter.
Brown said parents who allow their children to use a pacifier at older ages are putting them at a higher risk for ear infections and dental problems, such as an overbite.
"Also older children who continue to use pacifiers tend to be very oral and put other things in their mouth. They don’t explore with hands, but instead put everything in their mouth and are therefore picking up a lot more germs," she said.
In addition, Brown said that children who depend on a pacifier to fall asleep can lower their quality of sleep.
"If the pacifier falls out while they are sleeping, the child wakes up looking for their pacifier, and it causes disrupted sleep," she said.
Brown said a pacifier is not the only way to soothe a child, and becoming reliant on it can be problematic.
"A child as young as 4 to 6 months of age can have the ability to soothe themselves. Other ways can be used, like talking to stuffed animals and singing. Learning how to calm down and self- regulate – and regaining composure is important," she said.
Tom and Katie, like many other parents, may feel anxiety about taking the pacifier away for good, but Brown assures that the older Suri gets, the harder it will be. Parents need to set the limits, and children have a tendency to move on quickly.
Generally, Brown said there are two main reasons parents keep pacifiers for their children, even when they should have out-grown them. First, the parent is afraid of tantrums and it is their strategy that works – or they like to have a baby and are trying to keep their a child as baby.
"The parent needs to grow up with the child," she said.http://www.foxnews.com/health/2011/03/08/doctor-pacifier-poses-health-risks-suri-cruise/?test=facesDing ding ding! We have a winner, which is "the parent is afraid of tantrums".
Mar 8 11 1:37 PM
KidLawless77 wrote:I'm amazed there are people who actually believe this kid has playdates with anyone.
Mar 8 11 1:45 PM
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