Child modeling

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The main thing is to never ever ever give money to someone claiming to
make your child a star.I learned my most valuable lesson from this.
Luckily for me, I was only out about $45. What got us started is photo
contests. You know the kind where you submit a professional, (like
Kmart or Sears, nothing to fancy), photo of your child to be judged.
Walmart has one every year. That way your child is seen, but is not
smothered. From there we got casted with an agency. He modeled for
about 1 1/2 years, and decided he did not like it, so we stopped. That
simple. Never make the child feel as though it is something he/she has
to do. My son, even though he was extremely young, (We stopped about
six months ago, and he is three today) always knew that if he did not
want to have his picture taken that all he had to do was let us know.
He's been able to communicate his feeling for 2 years, (I don't want
to say "talk"). All the money he made was put in a trust for him, so
he will be able to go to college.

eeh...@aol.com (EehrenE) wrote:

>We are looking into getting our grandson ( age 17 mo's ) into modeling. I would
> be appreciative for some feedback as to some do's and dont's from anyone who
> has gone down this path or leads to where I can research this subject. Any
> internet newsgroups or web sites ?
>
>Thank you
>dean...@juno.com

[Dylan's Mom]

May I ask why you want to put your grandson into modeling?

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[Suzanne900]

>We are looking into getting our grandson ( age 17 mo's ) into modeling. I
>would
> be appreciative for some feedback as to some do's and dont's from anyone who
> has gone down this path or leads to where I can research this subject. Any
> internet newsgroups or web sites ?
>
>Thank you
>dean...@juno.com
>

Real agents don't cost anything and you don't need professional photos before
seeing an agent. Photos you've taken will be fine. The agent shouldn't send
you someplace where you have to pay for photos. There are tons of scams in
this business, don't get taken. To find an agent, look in the yellow pages, or
at the agency names in the photo credits of parenting magazines, or in local
free parenting magazines you will usually find ads for agents (at least where
I live).

Its tons of work for the parents with very little pay. Many children don't
tolerate it well, lots of waiting. Different types of kids are *in style* at a
given time, so if your grandchild isn't accepted by an agency, it may just be
that they already have too many children who look similar, or clients aren't
looking for that type of child at that time.

To do much work, you need to live near a major city. But of course that means
more competition. Some parents are really into their child modeling and it
makes for some not so pleasant experiences. (Stereotypical stage moms.) Most
of the people I know who work with child models are very patient with the
children, but you might run into some who are not. You can always take the
child and leave.

Good luck!

Suzanne
(mom to John Henry, 24 weeker, now 2.5)