Beckham slams critics of daughter's dummy

David Beckham has hit back at criticism about his four-year-old's use of a dummy, saying people have no right to judge him as a parent.

Victoria Beckham with her husband David and their children Brooklyn, Romeo and Harper Beckham are going for a lunch inside the Balthazar restaurant after Victoria's fashion show in New York, NY on February 9, 2014.. Photo By Charles Guerin/ABACAUSA.COM

Victoria Beckham with her husband David and their children Brooklyn, Romeo and Harper Beckham are going for a lunch inside the Balthazar restaurant after Victoria's fashion show in New York, NY on February 9, 2014. (AAP) Source: ABACA USA

David Beckham has slammed critics who questioned his four-year-old daughter Harper's use of a dummy.

The ex-England star hit back at criticism saying others had no right to judge him as a parent, 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.

It read: "Why do people feel they have the right to criticise a parent about their own children without having any facts ??

"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 ..."

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.


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