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Extended Bottle-Feeding May Lead to Speech, Dental Problems, Pediatricians Say

In an era when young celebrity mothers are coming under increasing public scrutiny for how they are treating their kids, Katie Holmes' decision to let 2½-year-old Suri Cruise suck away on her bottle may seem like a minor infraction. But pediatricians say kids who continue to feed from a bottle past the recommended age may be at higher risk of a number of ills including speech problems, tooth erosion and deformation, and, not surprisingly, trouble letting the bottle go. Although breast-feeding... Full Story
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