I think:
These people are crazy, crazy, crazy. The poor little girl. In 10 years her backside will be hurted.

Putting her four year old in high heels really highlights the total lack of intelligent parenting in Katie Holmes…in other words…she’s a moron mom.

At five, little Suri will be smoking and hanging out in clubs with her mom smiling (picture mad magazine’s Alfred E. Neuman) at her side.

Tom and katie are nut jobs…their ignorance matched only by their arrogance

She might win the most spoiled child on the face of the earth award. I pity her servants and any possible companions.
If this is Scientology, they obviously know nothing about childcare.

Totally inappropriate. High heels would be wrong on a 10 year old, let alone someone barely out of toddlerhood.

Like father, like daughter.

Get over it! Suri heels will not hurt anything. I am pretty sure Suri feels pretty when she wears them! Lets all dig in to your parenting skills people!!! I am sure not everyone would agree!!!

Get over it! Suri heels will not hurt anything. I am pretty sure Suri feels pretty when she wears them! Lets all dig in to your parenting skills people!!! I am sure not everyone would agree!!!

my three year old wears heels all the time. She feels like a princess, she even says Mommy I’m like you now. I take that a compliment that my daughter wants to be like me. It means i’m doing something good!

Does this child ever wear jeans & sneakers & get dirty?

“Fancy, shiny princess shoes” are fine at home on carpeting when playing ‘dress up’ but…. Manhatten streets? No wonder she’s crying & her mother has to carry her – her wee feet hurt !
Parents:(especially first timers) can say “no” w/o fearing their child will hate them or their guidance. That’s how they learn. She’s a 3 yr.old. Not a super model with an agent making her decisions – yet. Or maybe she IS.
Just the humble opinion of a Grandma.

how can anyone believe the poor child feet is not hurting? look at her facial expression!…and why would her mother had to carry her? i agree with the earlier posters/commentators…child abuse!

Would be good if you didn’t actually cover the shoes with advertisements. It’s like the story is about some kid wearing heals and you put adverts over the images…. perhaps put the adverts on their faces since the story isn’t about their faces. Totally weird.

why would any thinking adult believe for a minute that buying a child high heels to wear out in public is an okay thing to do? Why would they want to force her to grow up so quickly by dressing her like a miniature adult? Children wear what their parents buy for them and what kind of mother would buy her little child inappropriate shoes to wear. I doubt their parenting skills and believe that when Suri is a teenager, she will be another Drew Barrymore, forced to grow up too soon. What a pity!

They are kitten heels. Is this really a crime?? I think she looks darned cute!

It is WAY too cold in Boston right now to be wearing shoes like that! Suri, your mommy should have you in warm socks and closed shoes!

They are scientologists…scientologists don’t say “no” to their children. So if Suri wants heels, Suri gets heels. It’s as simple as that.

Quite typical of today’s parents…the kids rule the roost. It’s either their way or there’s a tantrum to deal with.

I’m more concerned as to how her parents flaunt her around for photo opts. It’s no wonder she’s hiding in her mother’s arms.

Heels for a young child – that is stupid. Her little body is growing and I hate to think that they are doing to her feet and back.

High heels and pointed toes ruined my feet and I was fully grown when I wore them.

Katie needs a visit from Child Protection services.

Over on another site – several people wrote in and said she was still in diapers. How they know that I haven’t a clue – but I find it believable for some reason.

I feel sorry for the child – she apparently has no boundries and when she becomes a teenager – it is going to be very interesting. It’s going to be sad. Actually it’s already very sad.

she has the right to wear watever shoe she likes. or even not wearing any shoe.

To all you people who say this is bad parenting… You are ignorant. When you look at Suri you can tell she feels pretty. She doesn’t wear them to be sexy, shes a child, she has no idea what that means. It doesn’t make Katie a bad mother what so ever. Shes making her child happy and its harmless. You wouldn’t say anything to her in person because its not your place and you would look like an opinionated jerk, but behind a keyboard its easy to go off on how horrible you think this is. They aren’t hooker boots, they are simply a higher heel on a shoe. Like someone mentioned, tap dancers wear similar shoes. Would you go up in a tap class and protest? How would this ruin a child’s feet and back more than taking ballet? How about all the kids who play football or soccer who come home with broken limbs? Kids will be kids, and this kid likes high heels.

You’re relentlessly stalking a 3-year-old to sell her photos and post them on the internet and you’re wondering whether her shoes are the problem here?

She is finally turning out to be a cute little girl. She is a princess like most little girls want to be. Who really cares what she wears? Got to remember this is Katie’s first child so she will probably let her get away with a lot of stuff that Suri wants to do.

WE can always discuss health care to me that is more important.

All you morons, so what if they’re Scientologist. You need to take a good look at your own religion, I don’t think it’s any better. You are the losers for looking at the pictures and making negative remarks.

I write as a high-heel wearing grown-up woman. Heels are not great for adults. They are terrible for growing children with growing feet, ankles, knees, hip and spine. Children also do not have great balance and she is far more likely to fall in these shoes than in sensible ones for a child her age–particularly since she is on pavement. As to the “she feels pretty” comments, so what? She can feel pretty in shoes that are suitable for her age and development.

That said, her mother’s obsession with clothes and shoes for a child this age speaks to a host of far more significant problems when she gets older. Very sad for this cute little girl.

the shoes look wierd for everyday wear,it seems like she should at least have on white tights, with black maryjanes-no heels and a white instead of red sweater…lol! that would have been cute. i dont know why she doesnt fix the child’s hair. the poor kid has to keep pushing the hair off her face. just a barrette or two would do it.
the dresses she puts her in are cute though.
but i must say, from the pictures i have seen, this child doesnt look “happy” she looks a little distracted if not stressed. same with the brangelina brood. they dont look “happy”.
in comparision jennifer and ben affleck’s child, violet appears to be a very happy child, she often has a radiant smile on a her face, you can just tell she loves being with her parents.
i hope they are all having a happy childhood, however. a good start in life is everything.

No wonder they are always carrying her… Her feet hurt!

Unfortunately, the child gets more homely as she gets older. Can’t they afford a decent haircut for her? She looks like a homeless kid that someone dressed up for a charity photo.

Suri is a beautiful little girl. The shoes look a bit small for her, but I don’t think the heel is inappropriate. I remember those play “Cinderella” shoes that had little heels that we used to buy in the toy stores. I did notice that her toes look a little cramped in the open area. Maybe her little feet are hurting by the t strap being too tight. Those things can be so tight that they can create blisters if worn to long and with too much walking.

I agree with the posting that Suri looks like a homeless child. The two colors of red clash in the sweater and dress, the dress looks too big and like something from a dirty clothes hamper or a thrift store. Her hair looks uncombed and even dirty. You never see Katie or Tom look as untidy as this little angel. I’ve seen Katie in a ponytail in years past. Suri would be darling in a ponytail, or even the short hairdo that Katie has–or even a little pageboy. Katie’s hair always looks fresh, combed and clean.

In the parents’ defense, sometimes kids pick out what they want to wear, and that is that. We are just looking at a picture and don’t know what went on before it or is going on after it. It’s so easy to judge based on the moment. But I will say: If Suri is demonstrating the type of behavior that she is in charge and can tell Mom and Dad what to do at 3 years old and her parents don’t have any control or say so on what she is allowed to wear, then gosh help the famous couple when she gets older. I am a retired elementary school teacher, and a parent of a grown child myself. Kids need guidance on how to dress and act in public. They learn by doing, and model their parents. If a little one at 3 is given free rein to make all the rules, there’s going to be trouble for everyone in the years ahead. This has nothing to do with the Cruise family’s religious beliefs, it’s just parenting common sense.

Has anyone ever dealt with a 3 year old that has a mind of their own. I have.

Maybe Katie lost the battle. Maybe Suri is insisting on wearing the shoes. Maybe not. No one knows except her.

And the hair comments? Get real. When my youngest daughter was 3, she hated barrets, ponytails etc…, it was all I could do to get it combed.

Child services? Get real.

A parent/parents who lose a battle with their 3 year old clearly needs some parenting 101. Letting a child wear “high heels” just because she wants to..hello??? who’s the grown up here? And who would buy a 3 year old heels anyway??? As far as the hair goes, I understand…some kids don’t like their hair up or whatever…but all the time??? I have yet to see one time that this child’s hair is done or up or whatever. This tells me that the mother does not even try.

And even if someone could run up and down the stairs in heels…I was wondering…if this person was 3 when she started doing that…

Let’s get real here…this 3 year old is growing up like a rotten child who gets her way all the time – it seems like, agreeing to some posts. Spoiled, bratty and one who throws temper tantrums when she doesn’t get what she wants. Now that’s NOT how to raise a child.

Do you really think that Katie and Tom wants to be left alone??? When did you ever see them not wanting to have a picture taken??? This child is their ticket to remind people what they look like. Problem is, the child is not normal by any means – blankets, baby bottles, summer clothes on winter season, high heels? Too girly and bratty. Sorry. This one’s a loser!

What little girl does NOT want to play dress-up in some way? SO what!!!!

crazy the way suri’s parents are pampering her… as though she’s an adult… sux man

I feel sorry for Suri! Her parents think she is the next “big thing” in Scientology and they dress her up like an adult. It’s creepy, she looks like a little doll that has come to life.
When my daughter was young, she was obsessed with high heels and the red sparkly shoes that Dorothy wore on the Wizard of Oz. She was NEVER allowed to wear high heels as a fashion accessory, but only for dress-up. They are totally unhealthy for a growing child. The Dorothy shoes were flat, ballet type shoes and probably not the best to wear, but she was allowed to wear them out at times, but we usually ended up carrying her too. Little girls and shoes go hand and hand (usually) and so does dressing up like Mommy, but in Suri’s case, it’s way over the top and I think they do it for attention, as someone above mentioned. I also read that they think she is an adult in a childs body! Iwouldn’t be surprised after some of the weird thing Tom C. has said and done. Katie, stop parading her around in weird outfits to get attention. I don’t know why they think it’s stylish, it looks like they are dressing her in great-grandmas clothes that have been scaled down. Poor kid, she has been a vehicle for the both of them even before she was born! P.S. Stop trying to make her look like a mini version of you Katie, she is too young to have her hair dyed everytime you decide to change yours!

SOMEONE please call nanny911 for this family. That poor little girl is not an old Scientologist soul trapped in a little girls body (as Tom C. claims) she is a little girl that needs to be a child!!!

oh please… she is adorable. and she does not need a nanny. i love it that they are always with their daughter. and when i was a little girl i always would wear the plastic high heels and crown.. leave them alone. she is a beautiful little girl with beautiful parents that in my opinion are doing a great job.

suri is cute,normal kid.just leave her alone.hair,shoes and dresses are fine.that’all part of growing up.at least for her she has the opportunity to try all of those things because her parents can afford it.those people out there who critize this
cute little girl,parenting ways of her parents are just mean,envious and don’t have the means to do it.just be mindful of your own business and do the best for your own kids.

It’s amazing how many people feel free to draw conclusions based on a girl in one-and-a-half-inch high heels, a pretty dress, and a blanket walking in Boston on a day when it was near 60 degrees.

Things to consider.

Many (if not most) girl dress-up shoes have some sort of heels. Folks make a big deal, because these worn by Suri are more fashionable and look more like adult shoes. Is this really such a crime against girldom?

If any of you lived on the east coast, you would know that this Thanksgiving weekend was unusually warm during the daytime and a cooler in the evening. It is not uncommon during such weather for kids to be wearing anything from T-shirts to wool coats depending on the time of day. She is wearing a long-length dress, and a button-up sweater and her mom is carrying a blanket during what appears to be midday. It appears as if Suri is prepared enough for any wind gust that blows her way.

Folks concentrate on the Cruises for no other reason that they are Scientologists. Because of the idiosyncracies of that particular religion, people presume the worst about the individuals that practice it. This is, patently, unfair. I grew up Catholic, and believe me when I say, girls Suri’s age often dressed this way in the fall in New York. In fact, they wore much shorter dresses, and higher heels to school.

The critiques of Suri and the Cruises reeks of utter hypocrisy.

i think suri looks adorable. if i have a daughter like her, i’d definitely make my little girl wear little heels and fancy purses to go with it.

some people are just people… sigh.

Katie seems like a prisoner to Suri. She must be one spoiled little brat. I would never let a 3 year old wear heels, she will just want more and more without boundaries, its not cute just like that show toddlers and tiaras.

Plain stupid!!!  These parents – regardless whether they’re celebrity or not – should not let their 5 year old wearing high heels so often.  Don’t know any better?