Sunday, December 20, 2009

Would you let your child star in a beauty pageant ?

Oh been there done that.Would you let your child star in a beauty pageant ?
Certainly not!Would you let your child star in a beauty pageant ?
yes
ho yes if shes got it flaunt it babes
hell no
if i had a child star


but i would encourage any child i may have to get into the show biz so young...loke at the stunning examples of why not....
Yes, but I wouldn't let her (or myself) get carried away with the attention.
Of course





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Not until they were old enough to tell me that was something THEY actually wanted to do.





I do not live vicariously through my children like most of those pageant mothers appear to.....
yes
Good God NO! Those things are only good for entertaining pedophiles and arrogant parents. And why set my child up to value the physical so highly?
No... I don't even have a child, but no way. It's 1) too expensive for maintenance and 2) bad on self-confidence (can make too self-centered if they win or sad and depressed if they don't win.)





Have you seen Dr. Phil when they do the child beauty pagaents? It's very incredible how the moms get so wrapped up in it instead of the child!





Have a good day :)
if thats what she wanted.
NO. I don't want my child to be cocky or arrogant.
nope, she should be out having fun with her friends and meeting new people, not walking on a runway in a swimsuit infront of a large group of people, taking pictures which they will probley post on the internet for pedophiles to see.
HELL NO!!!! and those that do should be brought up on child abuse charges
Yes but he's 30 and has a beard. He would if you paid him.
no. even if my child was beautiful, I want to emphasize that looks aren't the most important thing. I'd like to enroll her in a spelling bee instead if possible.
NO WAY!





CHILD BEAUTY PAGEANTS SHOULD BE BANNED!


DO YOU HEAR ME PRESIDENT!
No way.
No. I don't think beauty pageants are good for self esteem issues. I wouldn't want my daughter to feel that she is not pretty enough. Even though I know she is beautiful, I know what kids go through. I never thought I was pretty as a teen and I've heard teens today talking about how they don't feel they are pretty. In fact I work with a girl who is 18 and she has 3 secret admirers. She told me she doesn't know why all these boys like her, that she's not that pretty. Well, I looked at her and said I think you're beautiful. So again, I would not put my daughter in a beauty pageant because I don't want someone telling her she's not pretty enough. Kids have enough problems these days without adding to them.
No!!!
No, I wouldn't. I believe we reply too much on good look opposed to actual intelligence and as a young child it is not what I would instill in her. She can make that decision for herself when she is of age.
I'm only 13 so this is hypothetically. No,because any child of mind is bound to be self centered and big headed, just like me!!
If she or he was really special yes. I know a lady who has a gifted and beautiful 8 yr old who has done a lot of commercials and is a natural in front of the camera and enjoys it very much.





The child must want it as well not just the parent.
not a young child, but if they're old enough why not?
whatever for my lil one... if I had one
yes


why wouldn't i?!


it's her life
I have to disagree with all the moms saying that pageants are bad for a child's self esteem. My daughter has been competing in pageants since the age of 7, when she asked me to compete in one. We've done natural (no makeup) pageants, and the big glitz pageants with the hair/makeup/etc. She's won in both systems and lost in both systems. We were picky about which pageants we chose, who we associated with at pageants. We have three rules...have fun, do your best, make a new friend. If she does those three, it was a successful pageant! She is now 15, a straight A student, an artist, sings, competes in karate, and is almost finished with her first novel! She attributes her confidence and her ability to set goals and focus on her pageant experience. I've had her teachers comment on how confident she is in class, and she is one of the few teens out there that could care less what the popular people think of her, or if she wears the latest styles in clothes/makeup, etc. She does her own thing and is very happy with who she is and what she looks like!


It's not the pageants themselves that are bad. It's what you do with the experience! I have a friend who we've known through pageants all 8 years, and her daughter has been in pageants, cheer and dance. She said it is amazing that all three activities cost the same, and have the same good and bad people in them! She said there are cheer and dance moms that live through their kids and are just as bad as some pageant moms!


My daughter has never, and I mean never, been upset after not winning at a pageant, and said she didn't think she was pretty enough or had a bad body, face, hair etc. That has never crossed her mind! Her first thought has usually been that the person that won just did a better job on stage that day, had a better interview, performed their talent better, and was the best one that day! She's always asked the judges for advice, and thanked the judges and directors, winner or not. That is what I taught her to do, and she does it to this day the same way! She's happy for the winner, and thankful we had a great weekend together competing, swimming in the pool, ordering room service dessert and making new friends! So you see, it's not the activity, it's what you make of it.
No. It forces children to grow up too fast....the makeup, the waving, the attitude and when they lose it's a major disappointment for a child to handle.

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