and let me add that she LOVES it and it makes me a nervous wreck. She does great, but is there any advice or tips to make her stand out or anything? I have never been exposed to this sort of thing and as usual am pretty worried and just ready to be done (for this time) Just curious...
2007-08-03 05:20:01 · 10 answers · asked by Heather T 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
there is nothing wrong with putting your daughter in a pagent ....just use her natural beauty dont put makeup on a 3 year old...that's crazy...or hair extentions...what in the world are moms thinking these days...natural is beautiful....Good Luck to your little girl I hope she wins!!!
2007-08-03 05:30:58 · answer #1 · answered by It's a Girl!!! 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Pageants are awful. If you really want to make her stand out, let her do it completely natural. No gross makeup, spray tans, false teeth, or overly done hair. It's really incredibly sad that people put their children through this.
She probably enjoys the "dress-up" part of things or even the song and dance if she does that part. You'd be doing her a favor if you put her in an acting class or dance or gymnastics for toddlers. Teach her that she can be gorgeous in a little tutu and her hair pulled back dancing to classical music.
Kiddie pageants are just a breeding ground for pedophiles. They get to sit there and watch your little girl parade around like a trashy 16 year old and that's what they want. They don't have to search for it, you just handed it to them.
I know that's not the answer you want, but I'm being honest. If you do go with the pageant, just let her be herself, not a barbie doll, that will make her stand out. She may not win, but at least she'll be what she's supposed to be, a 3 year old.
2007-08-03 12:32:01 · answer #2 · answered by mommyof2 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
You could make her stand out by teaching her that there are more important things than physical appearance, instead of getting her all dolled up and teaching her that she's not good enough on her own. How about teaching her to DO something to stand out, instead of just walking across the stage and looking cute? I know this isn't what you want to hear, but pageants are probably the worst thing you can do for her self-esteem in the future. Please, lets not teach ANOTHER generation of little girls that if they don't wear tons of makeup and spent a year and a half on her hair, they can't compete with the other girls. Put her in sports or girl scouts or something.
2007-08-03 12:50:58 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
I agree with some of the answers on here about the natural thing. I do not how ever agree with all the people who are telling you how awful it is. I did pagents from the age 0f 2 untill i was 9, i loved them when i stopped loving them @ about 9 we quit doing them. My mom always put my hair in the foamy curlers, and i would wear just some lip gloss. In the pagents i did you could stand out just by your personality, the way you answered the questions, ect. I do agree that she should not have fake hair, or caked on makeup, just let here be herself, i always loved it.
2007-08-03 12:38:48 · answer #4 · answered by jmm 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
my daughter is 17 months. she has been in about 5 pageants. the last pageant she didn't really enjoy herself and started crying on stage, so i decided to take her out. if your daughter enjoys pageants, let her stay. when she is ready to quit, she'll let you know. my sister in law (now 15) competed in pageants since she was 6 months and decided to tell her mom she was done with pageants at age 10. she is perfectly fine and a very bright girl. she doesn't flaunt herself and grew up just fine. you'll know what direction to bring your daughter in. talk to experienced pageant moms. if she has lots of personality on stage, she'll definitely stand out. i don't believe in makeup or false anything (hair, teeth) for my daughter. she does "all natural" pageants. good luck.
2007-08-03 18:13:52 · answer #5 · answered by Kim Loan 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Please, just don't take it too far. Sure, she loves it, but do you think she'd miss it if you didn't put her in it anymore? It sounds like you're a wreck anyway, so I don't understand the benefit.
Teach her to do cute stuff, like blow kisses to the judges, or something like that.
Please, please, please, just make sure you're not teaching your daughter that all that matters as she grows up is being physically compared to other kids, and "measuring up"
2007-08-03 14:30:33 · answer #6 · answered by Dj 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ugh , those things are like pedophiles porno. I hate little kid pageants.
if you have a pretty out going daughter i think teaching her not to flaunt herself like a side order of ham is the best idea. Its hard enough to keep girls safe as it is.
I would ask a mom whos been in it longer. She'd probably have more to tell you.
blech.
2007-08-03 12:25:10 · answer #7 · answered by amosunknown 7 · 2⤊ 4⤋
Don't you think she's a little too young for pageants?
2007-08-03 12:51:19 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Maybe you could stop living vicariously. That thing about she loves it makes me so mad. My mother put me in those awful things and belief me no child loves it. Let her be a kid
2007-08-03 12:26:01 · answer #9 · answered by notuglylikebetty 4 · 1⤊ 4⤋
get her out of the pageants...
2007-08-03 12:24:58 · answer #10 · answered by zzyzx08 3 · 2⤊ 4⤋