Children and Pageants

What I don´t understand is that in the US a social worker and cops take children to a foster home if they spank them on the butt once in a while if they missbehave and don´t do anything about these child abusers. They are obviously taking the childhood out of their kids and turning them into a sort of machines or living dolls. There is an extra sadness. They let the children believe that they will all be awesome movie stars. But the children are cute but not always beautiful and you can see the parents to say that the beauty will not be inherited from them. So I´m afraid that what´s left for them (parents and children) is frustration, while noone does anything to prevent this legal child molesting and abuse. Children are supposed to study and play. At least at the less developped country where I come from.

I couldn't agree with you more, I do notice that it doesn't seem like the little girls enjoy doing this at all. For my children, I have never not allowed them to do something that they have wanted to try. However, when it comes to the point that they are not interested in it anymore, I will not force them to keep doing it (after the season or year is over if I've already paid for it). In the case of pageant moms and also dance moms it seems like they are really forcing their children to do their "sports" in many cases.

For me, I am not going to force or let my child to join in any competition against his will. If he likes it it would be better but for me, those pageant competitions won't do him any good. They're just for entertainment. School related competitions or academic competitions are far much better than these pageants.

I agree with a lot of points you make about these kinds of shows, especially the last one. I think that really is a good explanation as to why they're making their children do it. Moreover, I don't understand why other people would want to judge this and watch this kind of pageant; I certainly don't want to see a bunch of kids drsssed like adults competing in a beauty contest, but everyone has their own cup of tea, I suppose. That's probably the reason why I don't watch these shows and say something to the effect of "Ugh" every time a commercial for them comes on.

I totally agree with you. It so simple, if children don't want to join the contest, parents should'nt force them to join. Some parents see that they can earn money thru that and they can do anything even ttheir kid does not want to do. HAve a great day!