Children Modeling Contests....

Hello dayzz. I do think this is a good thing because the contest could train the child to be more confident with her/himself. The parents should not tell them that enter the contest just to win. Let's look to another side, don't think about the prize that will gonna be win. Your child will get many advantage on it. HAPPY LUCKY. **prettyhanan**

I dont like them at all, from what I have seen, its pathetic how the parents carry on with their rubbish and brain wash the children...

Sometimes I think most kids can not handle the the extra attention, I think it is sad to see kids acting like teenagers and sometimes when thrown into the spotlight some of them think they are better than other kids, I just think sometimes some a too young to handle it, I like to see kids just being kids, there is enough time later on to be thinking of that sort of thing.

I wouldn't enter or have my son/children participate in any modeling contests...I just don't agree with it.

I think that beauty contest are acceptable to a certain extent. I don't think that parents should ever force their children to be in contest. When it no longer becomes fun for the child is when it should be stopped. Sometimes these kids are just exhausted and all they want to do is play and be normal. In most cases the parents try to live thru their children, which is certaintly unfair to their child. If the child enjoys the modeling contest then I think that they should be given the opportunity to compete.

I dont like it, they go to way out lengths to make these girls look like women by giving them big hair, expensive dresses, too much make up, even thousands of dollars on fake teeth. I think a natural girl missing one of her baby teeth is way cuter than that. They are asking for stalkers!

It is a good and a bad thing, it is good because it gives them some kind of chance to be in the spotlight, it is bad because it can lower certain children's self-esteem.

It is not very healthy for the child, especially when the parents get very competitive and they see themselves in their child and if the child doesn't win it's a reflection of them as a parent and some parents push their child so much that they don't even see the distress on the child and if they do they chastise the child because the child will fail it makes them bad parents. I think it is wrong and the child will grow up thinking he or she is extra special and can develop an attitude to look down at their contemporaries.

I don't think its good. Its too early to be making a big deal out of looks for kids (is it ever a right time?). Beauty competitions for kids also run the risk of sexualizing children, not a good thing. As you pointed out, their self esteem is bound to be damaged when they don't win. Let kids be kids!

you are right. i think children should be there in modelling contests. all of them are beautiful in their own rights.it this case children who are not winning will feel bad and their parents also. i think there should not be any commercialization with children.

To be honest I really don't like child modelling contests. I would rather see kids allowed to be kids, as it seems that the ones who really push these ideas are usually the parent. Just my opinion but I often think that the kids involved never look really happy.

I think it's OK but I think children will lose their children character to join this contest. I prefer children behave like children, not adults.

i see your point... but, i saw a reality tv show which show kids competing to be a star...they were enjoying it and just thought of it as a game...in that show, each week one kid will be voted out...and i've seen that kids didn't bother...but the parents do...it was painful for some parents to see that their kids were voted out... there may be a good side in shows like these, as it will slowly teach kids on the realities of life..that there are times that they win, and sometimes they will face defeat...

I think it has to do with if its a true modeling contest or is it just a make the children look much older than they are contest, I think if the parent decides to enter their child in these contest they shouldn't push the kids and they should explain that everyone can't win but that don't make them any less than the winner.

If the objective is to win, then I guess its wrong since it only pressure the kids, but if its for exposure and personality development to booster self confidence and have fun, I dont think there's something wrong. If the kid likes it and can stand loosing and just want to have fun then why not. I just dont think parents should force their kids on joining just to boost their egos.

hi there dayzz25 i think it is wrong for children to model that is what i think they should not have them for children thanks for this discussion and happy postings

I would say some are bad and some are good, I entered one of my daughters in one once and she did okay but every child who entered won some prize, My daughter won best hairdo

i think it is good for your child.