Is It Child Abuse???

I don't know if it is abuse but it's certainly neglect. Why when you have the money that they have should you choose to dress your child as if she's 23 rather than 3? I recall that the Boss got an enormous amount of pleasure in dressing P1kelet when she was young. Nice little girl clothes (not all frills, satin and lace) that were comfy and smart. There is a fashion trend to age children these days. Then folk moan "they grow up so fast"! Go figure that one.

I just really can't understand why do we make our children be like adults. Her wearing of high heels may stem from having to look up to her mom. Children likes to imitate what they see in us. So since her mother wears high heels, the child will see that it is okay for her to use one. I just really feel that we need to treat children as children. We don't have to rush them to be like grown-ups. Let them enjoy their childhood days.

Doesn't surprise me. Those people are nuts, anyway.

Hi. LadyMarissa. I think that it is not safe for a three year old to wear heels. I have a three year old daughter, and I would not let her wear high heels at all. If this may cause damage down the line as she gets older, then I think that her parents should not let her wear high heeled. It may not be that high, but the fact that it is high heels can be a detriment to her feet.

It really is an unfortunate thing for this little girl that her parents went out of their way to get high heeled shoes made for her. I don't think it's right! Little girls for dress up wear should be wearing little patten leather Mary Janes...not high heels. And these shoes don't even FIT her properly. Looking at the pictures, they look like they're too big and just flopping on her feet. No wonder she can't keep up walking with the adult. Most kids (especially the ones that I know) would rather run around bare footed. You have to almost FIGHT them to make them wear shoes. lol I agree with you LadyMarissa that parents need to stop dressing their little girls up like grown girls. But, we have all these little girl beauty pagents to thank for that! Look at the type of pagents that little Jon Bennet Ramsey was entered in. Where did the CHILD go in all of her pictures? Parents need to be more aware of the fact that they have CHILDREN not short adults living in their homes. Children should be loved and taught right from wrong. Children should have parents that are RESPONSIBLE....responsible for their child's health and welfare and education. But, a lot of children these days don't have a whole lot going for them in being born to MATURE parents. Take for instance this situation, those crappy pants that men/boys wear now-a-days...you know the ones...they hang down below their butt cheeks and show off their underwear. I can't stand those pants! I want to walk up to them and grab the belt loops and put them where pants are SUPPOSED to sit and then thread a rope through the loops and tie it in a knot in the front to hold those darned things up. Well, there was a man that happened to be in line in front of me at the convienience store wearing that type of attire. His little boy...cute little dickens....about 2 or 3 years old came up to him from the candy isle. That baby couldn't even walk right for trying to hang on to those danged droopy britches. Just infuriates me!

I wouldn't say it's child abuse, but definitely not the smartest thing a parent can do. My daughter is 6 and she has been begging for a pair of heels for 2 years. She said the other girls at school are wearing these shoes and she's the ONLY one that doesn't have them. I'm not being ugly toward my daughter, but little girls can be a klutz. She doesn't understand that running on the playground and climbing on the monkey bars and just doing what little kids do is not okay with heels on. I will not allow my 6 year old child to walk around wearing the attire of a grown woman. I don't think the message is good for little girls aside from the physical developmental risks.

It is still up to the parents who allow their children to wear high heeled shoes at a young age. I am not surprised because here in my country I see a lot of girls wearing high heeled sandals and shoes. These shoes are originally designed for grown ups, but some one thought that they could market these to young girls and they were right because it has become a trend already. I can't really say that it's child abuse, its more of responsible parenting.

I agree this is poor, irresponsible parenting but I would probably draw the line at calling it child abuse. But, who is the irresponsible shoe designer/manufacturer making a high heel shoe that small? Obviously the Cruises have enough money to have whatever they want custom made, and, like Michael Jackson and all his surgeries, when money is involved there is always someone who will give you what you want, after the responsible people with common sense turn you down.

I think that Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise are wrong for allowing their three year old daughter to wear high heeled shoes. Suri Cruise will be having leg and foot problems when she is older. Her feet are growing and are not yet fully developed. I think that a 7 or 8 year old girl could wear high heeled shoes at a party but not for use them for every day regular use. `

I dont think its child abuse at all but I do think that its stupidity on their part as a part to allow their child to walk around in high heels. It is bad for their feet. I see kids in my daughters school who wear shoes like this and although it looks adorable its not good for them. I worry even about them twisting their ankles due to wearing them. I dont allow my daughter to wear heels and she is 6.

pretty stupid of Katie Holmes to let her child wear heels. For one, Katie must know that it is tiring and at times painful to use heels. so it is her call to let her child or not let her child wear one.

its not child abbuse....if she wnats to wear them then let her...child abbuse is for more when someone does not look after there children well and hurts them etc

No child should ever wear heels in this early age, this is a huge mistake. A child's feet are forming a long time and there are many rules a parent should follow in order to avoid later distortions on the kid's feet. As a mother I'm shocked by the photo. It's one thing to be a celebrity trying to look even more shocking and interesting than you already are, but it's completely different thing to do it by risking your daughter's entire physiological future just because you you like wearing heels. There's a plenty of time to do it but this is not the moment. And there are lots of other safe ways to make your child look pretty. Putting her legs and feet on high heels is definitely NOT one of them.

I do not think it is child abuse. Because she is making her own choice here. But I do think it is the parent resposiblity to stop her since she is still really young, and may not be able to make correct choices yet.

Those don't look very high but she should not be wearing anything like that! Why won't people realize that children are not miniature adults?! Was that just one day or do they allow that every day? You are right, little bones can be distorted by wearing heels and adult bones, too. Heels should be outlawed as detrimental to our health!!! I doubt that the little girl wears them every day. It's just fodder for the gossip rags that are read by people with no life of their own. If she does wear them daily then someone needs to smack those two parents and teach them some common sense.