2006-12-04 01:34:53 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
I think it is, tarting up kids like that
2006-12-04 01:44:05 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 14⤊ 1⤋
Yes it is. Children should not be lead into believing that there looks are something to be praised above all else. The fact the parents say they want to do it is not a good enough argument I'm afraid. I've seen countless documentaries on the subject and the parents want it more than the kids and are just living vicariously thought there children. Children should not be lead at this early age or any age for that fact that they are "winners" or "losers" because of there looks. How does this bod for the rest of there lives. There are a heck of a lot of cute kids who don't grow up to be cute teenagers and where do they find there self esteem then? There is way too much focus on how children look and not enough on there skills and personal opinions.
2006-12-04 10:10:41 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I feel like entering a child into a beauty paegant may make them more succeptible to having a low self esteem because of the continual comparison of themselves to their opponents. I also feel like a beauty paegant may increase their egotistical status and way of life.
2006-12-04 09:45:02 · answer #3 · answered by cairceylee 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
most certainly, i believe that it is robbing the children of their childhood and subjecting them to a world that should not be known to people their age... it also plants image issues deep inside that may not come out until later on in life and can be detrimental to a young persons pshycie.... I believe that it is ok for the child when it is a baby but once the child is walking and talking this is when it should stop...
2006-12-04 09:39:08 · answer #4 · answered by Zainab . 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No I think if u really have a beautiful child they should be shared with the world and get rewarded for their beauty. But dressing them up and coloring their faces like miniature dolls is a bit too much.
2006-12-04 09:47:41 · answer #5 · answered by papabeartex 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I personally don't agree with doing that. I think kids have enough stress and pressure on them as it is while they're growing up, and they don't need any extras like a beauty pageant. They need to be able to just be kids and learn. I think it's cruel to insist they enter them. If a child wants to enter one, and choses to on her own accord, that might be different.
2006-12-04 09:39:15 · answer #6 · answered by kari w 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I don't think so, as long as you keep in perspective. For instance, school and homework come first. Only spend what the family can afford. Don't yell at the kid when he/she messes up. It CAN be a fun activity for the kids to do, as long as you keep it that way. And for heaven's sake, if the child doesn't like it, don't make him/her do it.
2006-12-04 09:39:55 · answer #7 · answered by Milana P 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
ask the child if he or she wants to my niece was 4 and her mom was pushing it on here she finally said she didn't want to at 8 later on at 12 because she wanted to she became miss pre teen Oklahoma then at 16 runner up miss teen America shes 18 now and she dont want anything to do with the pagents let the kid do what they wnat dont force it
2006-12-04 09:40:34 · answer #8 · answered by wofford1257 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It seems to put a lot of stress of kids that they don't need growing up in todays world. I would never do that to my kid.
2006-12-04 09:39:35 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
i think the child should be the one who wants to do it. me and my sister wanted to as kids, so my mom entered us. we didn't win but we had a ton of fun!
2006-12-04 09:38:50 · answer #10 · answered by anonymous 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
for me its not because its the right of the child if she likes it or not but if she did not like to join dont force her to
2006-12-04 09:39:42 · answer #11 · answered by mariefel q 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋