Thursday, March 24, 2011

Life & Style: Katie Holmes treats Suri like an adult, lets Suri party until 1 a.m.

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Life & Style?s cover story this week is sure to be introduced into evidence when Suri Cruise goes on trial for beating her father to death with his high heels. I?m actually not too put-off by this cover, mostly because I too have been wondering what Katie and Suri were up to, and I?m not even a judgment-filled mother. For the past few weeks, Katie and Suri have been in NYC, with no Tom Cruise. So when daddy?s away, the Xenu will play, and Katie and Suri have had some late nights out on the town. Literally, Katie brings Suri out for late-night Broadway shows and dinner at 1 pm. I?m not a huge fan of saying that a child is going to be irreparably damaged by a late night or even a binkie at the age of 4, but there does seem to be a disturbing pattern of Katie?s lack of parenting skills:

Father usually knows best ? but not in this case, in-laws believe. Life & Style has learned that Katie Holmes? Midwestern parents are concerned about the effects that Tom Cruise?s religion, Scientology, are having on their 4-year-old granddaughter, Suri.

Scientologists treat kids like adults, ?independent individuals capable of making their own decisions,? Scientology expert Rick Ross tells Life & Style.

After seeing a tired Suri out for 1 a.m. dinners, playing with penis-shaped candies and still being allowed to use a pacifier, Martin and Kathleen Holmes, ?are really upset,? an insider tells Life & Style, with the lack of boundaries Tom and Katie are setting for their little daughter. ?They?re very worried that Tom isn?t letting Suri enjoy the childhood she deserves because of his Scientology beliefs.?

The practice has already taken a toll on poor Suri, says a second insider. ?She often throws temper tantrums when she?s out with Katie and Tom,? the insider says. An eyewitness tells Life & Style that during a late-night trip to Serendipity in NYC on March 15, Katie and a nanny couldn?t get Suri into her car seat. ?As always, Suri won and didn?t have to sit in her car seat,? says the witness.

While experts disagree about many aspects of child-rearing, they?re unanimous on one thing: Parents should never give in to a child when it comes to car seats. According to New York state law, children Suri?s age must use a booster seat at minimum.

?Kids are not little adults,? child psychologist Vicki Panaccione tells Life & Style. ?Their reasoning abilities, nervous systems, decision-making processes and moral judgment are just not up to adult development.?

[From Life & Style]

Also, on that night when Suri was at Serendipity until 1 am, eyewitnesses say that Suri was ?cranky? and rubbing her eyes. And Suri got to check out Daniel Radcliffe in How To Succeed In Business. Oh, and she ?reads? Vanity Fair! Excellent.

In case you?re about to run to Suri and Katie?s defense, Life & Style spoke to Katie at the event for hair dye on Tuesday night, and Katie seems to be saying that she?s cool with us talking about her:

After a whirlwind week that had the media buzzing about Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise daughter Suri?s 1 a.m. dinners, playing with penis-shaped candies and still being allowed to use a pacifier, Katie finally speaks out.

When approached at the John Frieda Precision Foam Colour event last night in NYC, actress and mom Katie responded ?no? when asked if she was tired of her parenting being critiqued. She added, ?Suri is doing great, thank you.?

[From Life & Style]

Yeah, it?s not a sit-down interview and Katie probably misheard the question. But still! Katie says it?s okay to talk about her mothering skills, so have it.

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Cover courtesy of Life & Style, additional pics by WENN & Fame.

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