I live on long island, NY and i wanted any input on getting kids (babies) into modeling, any info or experiences would be great.
Thanks
2007-08-31 09:15:09 · 23 answers · asked by kaci m 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
after posting this and getting lots of negative feedback i just would like to say that my daughter loves meeting new people and having her picture taken, as i used to be a baby model when i was young and it was very fun for me. and im not talking about beauty pagents, or full time, life consuming modeling. thank you for the helpful positive answers.
2007-08-31 10:52:05 · update #1
I cannot believe these people are flaming you! If your 6 month old is a happy baby and enjoys meeting people and going places and having her picture taken, then what is the harm in doing some modeling? I saw this article on Americanbaby.com and I thought it was helpful. http://www.parents.com/parents/story.jsp?storyid=/templatedata/parents/story/data/3292.xml
Good luck. I think it can be a lot of fun and there is no harm to your baby if you're both enjoying the experience.
2007-08-31 09:32:02 · answer #1 · answered by Rachel Sunnyvale 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
You could contact any number of agencies. Just make sure that it is an employment agency, not a modeling agency. There should be NO cost to you.
I wouldn't suggest it though, unless you just want to do it for fun. I had a freind who really got her son into it. But there are so many people trying to get their babies and kids into it that the pay is pretty much nil. She stopped going to the shoots bacause she was sick of it.
The agency would call, and she would have to be in Florida or where ever the next day, then sit on a shoot for 12 hours (15 of which her son was actually being photographed). Then fly straight home and have not much, usually less then $100 to show for it.
2007-08-31 16:30:12 · answer #2 · answered by mayasmom1204 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I live on LI as well. At one point I had thought about putting my daughter into modeling when she was about 3, but realized she would have no life. It's not fair to put kids into modeling at a young age. They are held to a strict diet, grow to feel a huge lack of self confidence if they do not win every pageant and would never have a normal life. My advice is to let your child be a child (and honestly, 6 months old is very young to put that sort of stress on a child). While most parents believe their children are model worthy, most agencies do not, so you might want to wait and let her decide when she is old enough to do so.
2007-08-31 16:22:50 · answer #3 · answered by kikio 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
My opinion on medeling a baby for "beauty" reasons is that It's a BAD idea. It puts unwanted and unwanted stress and pressure on her to be someone that she may not want to be.
I think It's okay to introduce her gradually (like form 2 or so) and once she gets old enough to make a decision about it then so be it...no pressure, no stress...let her decide!
I know your probably just trying to get her a good life (that's a natural motherly instinct) BUT you have to be sure that what you do to HELP is actually helping....and this isn't.
I say leave it alone for now, and at least wait a few years.
2007-08-31 16:26:08 · answer #4 · answered by CJ&Drewsmomma 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you decide to do the modeling thing, stay away from New Faces Development Center from Hicksville, NY.
They are scam artists-thiefs-read about them on the Better Business Bureau if you want. We had a horrible experience with them as did a bunch of other people. They are at Roosevelt Field scouting.
2007-08-31 22:01:02 · answer #5 · answered by dark 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Why don't you let your baby be a baby for goodness sake. What are you thinking? You want to drag your baby to auditions and long photo sessions, etc. That is not the kind of childhood you should want for your baby. How do you think that is going to effect her development? And what message are you sending to her right off the bat. Babies need to play that is how they learn, modeling is not the kind of existence you should want to drag your child into.
2007-08-31 16:18:08 · answer #6 · answered by Wicked Good 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Yet another case of a mother trying to live vicariously through her daughter.
If you tried to fix your question, it didn't work. A 6 month old baby who loves to meet new people and have their picture taken, please! Most babies do! Do you remember modeling as a baby? Right. I guess you meant toddler, otherwise you were highly gifted.
Vicarious life, as I said.
2007-08-31 16:56:38 · answer #7 · answered by Pitusi 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You wait until as a child SHE shows an interest in modeling and don't FORCE the poor child to live out YOUR fantasies.
2007-09-01 20:18:32 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Honestly it's not that positive of an experience, at least for us.
It's high stress all around, and your child has to be plucked from about 20+ adorable kids. You THINK that your kid is the cutest on the planet until you compare her to dozens of other uterus-churning cuteness.
Most of the kids are so cute that it makes you feel ill.
I took my son to 2 casting calls before we called it quits. My husband and I both discussed that although he is a cute kid, we don't want to start him on a trend that he HAS to be cute or he has to start to compare himself to others.
2007-08-31 16:18:25 · answer #9 · answered by FaZizzle 7 · 8⤊ 0⤋
i think u should let ur child grow up to see if they really want to model not make them be a baby model when they don't even know it
2007-08-31 16:18:51 · answer #10 · answered by coolbrit12 1 · 6⤊ 0⤋