Comments on Pregnancy Blog - For All Your Pregnancy Things by PregnancyWeekly: Star Magazine: Suri Cruise's "Lonely Life"

Its amazing how much 2 years old kids understand a...

2008-10-22T21:29:00.000-07:00

Its amazing how much 2 years old kids understand and know!! you wont believe it until you actually see it!!and trust me they know how to share, how to love and make friends even more than adults. The key here is the parents and the environment around them. Kids need to be exposed to people at this age, they need to be socially active, its healthy for their brain!! It opens their imaginations and give them the chance to see and learn more. I believe in one thing, parents who want to have kids have to be ready to have kids, meaning they should dedicate all their time to their kids, give them all the attention, teach them as much as they can and raise them to be confident. If parents are not aware of that, or dont have the time to do that, they shouldnt have kids!! Instead of making those kids happy, they make them miserable. I am not against celebrities having kids, i am talking in general! This article really broke my heart. I still dont have kids, but I have a niece who means so much to me, and imagining that she's living this life makes me really sad!! Kids should be always playing with other kids, and thats what keeps them happy and mentaly healthy.

In response to Jennifer,I disagree with a 2 year o...

2008-10-03T13:48:00.000-07:00

In response to Jennifer,

I disagree with a 2 year old not being able to make friends. I have a 13 months old and when I take him to the library, he wants to touch other kids and he wants to pick up toys and give to other adults and likes looking at them. Today, he had play time with another kid of the same age and they crawled around (neither of thme walk at this age) shouting with glee. If my child turns 2 and does not have the desire to interact with anyone else, I would be concerned about autism! Kids are supposed to be interested in other kids of the same age.

First off, of course 2 year olds can have "friends...

2008-10-03T12:20:00.000-07:00

First off, of course 2 year olds can have "friends" and they certainly do interact with others. However, it is not necessary that they interact with children (or even people) of their own age. There is no scientific evidence that group play sessions or preschool will enhance anything that a child's parents can already offer. The real question here is how much Suri's parents interact with her. Children NEED their parents; not nannies, babysitters, and certainly not daycare. My 3 year old son is one of the most socially active and intelligent kids I have ever seen. He walked at 8 1/2 months, spoke full sentences by age one and talks as though he's a five year old. All that without play groups or "preschool." Nope. Just a FULL TIME MOMMY and a father who spends any extra second he has simply playing with his son. I ask you Hollywood...why have kids if you plan on having others take care of your children? Make another movie instead, not a human being.

My child is 2 and she knows how to share and she h...

2008-10-02T10:13:00.000-07:00

My child is 2 and she knows how to share and she has little friends that she plays dolls with. with all due respect you have to teach your child how to share you cant just assume that no 2 yr old has friends and doesn't know how to share. As for suri i don't really blame her parents for not wanting her around other children. She is the daughter of two celebrities who are often pursued by the paparazzi. I wouldn't want my kids to deal with that .

this article is a lame excuse for a headline. some...

2008-09-29T22:27:00.000-07:00

this article is a lame excuse for a headline. sometimes two year old toddlers are more interested in "parallel play." google that!

I am not commenting on the story if she is being e...

2008-09-29T06:09:00.000-07:00

I am not commenting on the story if she is being emotionally neglected or not because we really have no idea due to the stories and drama that the press exaggerate on. I will say that it is at the age of 2 years old when social interaction is important to help a child build a healthy life. They need this social interaction with other children around their age to better communicate in their life overall. When my daughters were born I was not a big believer of it yet had another friend that had a daugther the same age and she put her child in a play group a few times a week and the social skills that they learn were drastically different. It is said that children speak more, talk more clearly, and learn to socialize and play nicely when around other children at this age. On the contrary to what Jennifer commented about them not haveing "friends" that is not true. Everyone is their friends at that age and it does make a difference according to psychologists and many years of research on this topic. Do I feel that in this case it was worth making such a huge deal about not at all since they just are doing it to fill the pages of their magazine. I will say that the social interaction part is very true yet they are blowing things out of proportion.

Sometimes we post even the most ridiculous stories...

2008-09-28T13:33:00.000-07:00

Sometimes we post even the most ridiculous stories simply because they are so unbelievable. It gets people thinking and inspires conversation.

This is a really weak article. I'm surprised it w...

2008-09-28T07:19:00.000-07:00

This is a really weak article. I'm surprised it was posted on this blog.

First of all, what 2 year old knows how to share? What 2 year old doesn't talk to her dolls and play pretend?

And at that age, they don't really have "friends" either. Have you ever seen two 2 year olds playing together? They play next to each other maybe but they don't really interact unless they are taking each others toys.

The entire concept of this article is really stupid. Like I said, I'm surprised this blog quoted such drivel. I assumed that the Pregnancy Blog would know a bit about child development (about 2 year olds and sharing and "friends") and I would hope they would also know to leave a 2 year old alone!