DAVID Beckham has lashed out at critics who say his four-year-old daughter Harper is too old to use a dummy.
The ex-England star hit back at criticism saying others had no right to judge him and his wife Victoria as parents, after an article in the Daily Mail suggested the youngster was too old to still need the pacifier.
The former footballer posted a screenshot of the article on his Instagram page to his 10.1 million followers, accompanied with a message indicating his daughter had been unwell.
“Why do people feel they have the right to criticise a parent about their own children without having any facts??” he wrote.
“Everybody who has children knows that when they aren’t feeling well or have a fever you do what comforts them best and most of the time it’s a pacifier so those who criticize think twice about what you say about other people’s children because actually you have no right to criticize me as a parent ...”.
Daddy’s little girl ... David Beckham has a close bond with Harper. Picture: Jeff Vespa/Getty Images for Burberry Source:Supplied
An expert quoted in the article claimed that the use of the dummy could mean the Beckham’s fourth child, and only daughter, could end up with speech or dental issues.
It also featured pictures of Harper walking alongside her father in white dress with fluorescent pink stars, and with a dummy in her mouth.
Good on David Beckham for this one. Who cares if his daughter is using a dummy aged four? #sillyseason https://t.co/whHe0wAVHw
— Andy Halls (@AndyBizarre) August 10, 2015
Media criticising David beckham for letting harper have a dummy at 4 years old .. How ridiculous!! What is wrong with them.
— Kate Fugill (@bcfcgal) August 10, 2015
Err is Haper not a bit old for a dummy, and why is she running with it in her mouth anyway? http://t.co/TQptQbURIE
— Catherine Pearce (@cathpearce) August 8, 2015
Victoria has remained silent on the matter so far, but the report has divided social media users.
“Right. It’s your child, not theirs. Many parents have different parenting methods,” one commenter wrote.
Another said: “Lazy parenting. Never-mind the teeth issues, it interferes with concentration and ability to learn.”
Do you think four is too old for a dummy?
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