Why do you think so many child actors and actresses have such a tough time adjusting as adults?

Answer 1

Because most of them attain their fame for that distinct type of quality and marketability they have to offer audiences as child actors. When they grow up, they're no longer what people want. They've lost that quality. They've lost their product.

In order for them to get work, they have to get another break, AGAIN, as an adult, and go through all the processes an adult actor would have to go through. This is particularly hard for them; to be back within in a pile of resumes and headshots when they were once so used to being in the limelight.

Also, children aren't even supposed to be working at that age.

Answer 2

Unfortunately, the everyday things which come along with normal childlife are normally not invoved in that of child actors' lives. Among contributions to a child actors' suffering is the financial exploitaton through relatives and industry agents/personnel; they are oftentimes isolated during and after their active careers which breeds depression and dappling into ways to ease their "pain". If successful as a child star, they are handled like royalty and live in an artificial world far away from reality -- they possess a lot of money & luxury becomes the norm. Also, foundations of problems for children are also laid in an unstable home-the sudden fame & financial side-effects for many parents is more than even they can handle. If they fail to succeed in the industry once becoming an adult, the feeling of failure and being a failure, can be overwhelming and devastating.

Answer 3

Many times it starts with rejection. There is so much rejection in being an aspiring child actor. Then as they become successful, there is very little stability in their life. Contact with peers is minimal, their work prevents them from doing "normal" activities such as sports and recreation. The list goes on and on.......

Answer 4

They go through the same thing any "successful" actor goes through, when they get identified with a particular role or type, and suddenly nobody wants that anymore. But it happens before they have the maturity to cope with it.

In fact, it usually happens at the worst possible time: At puberty, when issues of identity and acceptance are at their most unstable.

Answer 5

yep all that and that they are pampered terribly when they are working and not when they aren't There have been a couple of notable successful ones like Shirley Temple Black and Jackie Coogan. who did ok.