Over the past month, there has been quite a bit of debate surrounding the parenting skills of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes regarding their daughter Suri when it comes to her expensive wardrobe and fashion outlook meant for someone twenty years her senior. However, much of the focus of the fashion snafu is based upon what Suri's parents have been putting on her feet; mainly, her multiple pairs of high-heeled shoes. While most little girls like dressing up in their mother's high heels for play, it is quite another matter when their mother decides to place her daughter in these said shoes for daily wear. The health issue of high heels impacting adults is no secret. High heels have been known to contribute to a variety of conditions such as corns, calluses, hammertoes, arthritis, chronic knee pain, and sprained ankles. Walking on high heels can put an abnormal amount of stress on the knee, which will wear down the cartilage at this area much faster than normal causing arthritis to set in. Additionally, one more issues with high heel use in adults is the shortening of the Achilles tendon. When this issue is extended to children, it becomes more problematic, because children are growing quickly, and it's important for everything to be growing at the same rate. When instructing adults on proper high heel wear, moderation is usually what is key, but can the same thing be said for children? At this age, when development is still a vital part of the process, one might argue that keeping children out of heels all together is necessary. The real question is - can Suri's parents let sound advice win over that of a fashion faux pas?
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