Child Beauty Pageants!!?

Question

OK now I felt like posting this question in hopes that "pageant parents" out there might be able to find another hobby for their child(ren). Look at this crazy makeup!! ON these little kids!! AHHHH. I mean ugh..anyways, my question to all you out there is after taking a look at these images, what else would you suggest would be a way to "boost confidence"? because that is the excuse of many pageant moms as to why their child(ren) do/does pageants. I put my daughter in a couple of pageants, I'll admit, she said that she liked getting the trophies, but she hasn't been requesting that she do any, so we're not going to do them. Also, the makeup that I was seeing some of the kids with was nuts!! I didn't put makeup on my daughter, cause thats not fun for them...you'll see in one of these pictures, look at the girl's expression as she is getting make up put on, doesn't look to happy. My daughter has found something that she enjoys without makeup its called gymnastics and she is geniunley having fun. Any suggestions for parents out there who want to go crazy with the pageants??

this baby has to have had just turned 1! And she has fake hair on!!

http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm161/ladybootstomper/babyfakehair.jpg

yikes to this next one!!

http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm161/ladybootstomper/freaky.jpg

This is the one who is having "so much fun" putting on makeup :(

http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm161/ladybootstomper/makeup.jpg

Lets bake our baby???

http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm161/ladybootstomper/tanning.jpg

Answer 1

The second on scared me lol.

Answer 2

I watched a program on this. It's common knowledge that these pageant sites get an unhealthy amount of traffic from pedophiles. They LOVE these sites. No matter what you dress your kid like it doesn't excuse a pedophile looking at or touching a child, but dressing my child like this at SUCH an early age really really frightens me. it's like the parents are making them into products. They are making them look like two year old hookers. And to me, it teaches the child that the way they look naturally isn't good enough; pile on the fake hair, teeth, (they wear denture plates, etc) tans, globs of makeup, skimpy costumes. (I don't wear that much and I'm 24.) Then later they digitally "enhance" and airbrush the pictures. That teaches the girls that looks are the most important thing. If you are prettier than all the other girls, you get rewarded. If you aren't, then you feel bad and try to look prettier next time. I don't like that message at all- especially when you're doing it for years from when they are very very young baby girls. Often times these moms get scary; (not all) but some are stage-moms, piling on the pressure, obsessed with winning, and forcing babies, toddlers, and children to be little workaholics.

It's scary and disturbing.

Answer 3

poor children, most of the Moms who shove their children into this are ones who were never good looking, overweight, and not very popular. They need to let their children be CHILDREN!! How can you judge a beauty pagent when everything on the child is fake?? Making a kid put on make up, fake hair, and FALSE TEETH to get someone to think their pretty, kind of goes the other direction from giving them confidence dont ya think!!!

Answer 4

I dont think they boost their confidence at all. I look at little kids dressed for a pagent and I think they look ridiculous. Children should NOT wear make up or dress the way some do.

We dont ave pagents in Australia, but even if we did, I would never take my daughter to one.

Answer 5

I'm pretty sure that second one isn't real. It looks just like this Mexican doll that my mother got my youngest sister on our last trip to Mexico. It's wearing pretty much the exact same dress.

If that is a real girl, then she is wearing makeup that is absolutely caked on.

Answer 6

I've always found these pageants very disturbing.

I don't understand how it can boost confidence when these little girls are plastered in make up and dressed to look like 20 year old hookers.

I'm happy that you didn't put any make up on your daughter.  

Answer 7

Are you sure the second pic is a real kid??? It looks like a doll! That's freaky. I would never subject my kid to anything like this. People wonder why their kids are growing up too fast these days, maybe it's because they are making them look 18 when they are 2. And to tan your baby for a pageant? Wow, that is just going way too far. Those parents should have their children taken away from them. It is a parent's job to be responsible and keep their children safe, not do them up as s*x objects and put them up to view like a new car. Disgusting. Absolutely disgusting.

Answer 8

We are expecting our future young women to feel self confident and proud of themselves and their achievements, regardless of physical appearance.......yet, some young girls continue to be paraded around and put on display so they can be judged based, for the most part, on physical appearance and presentation?  This practice can be detrimental to a young person's self esteem.  Especially at such a young age when a child's self esteem is in its prime stage of development.  Being a young girl is awkward enough, without being "costumed" and paraded around, all while being judged.  I believe that pageants are more of a validation for the parents of the "beauty queen".  While "boosting" themselves, they may fail to recognize what could be severe emotional issues, brewing in their daughters.  For example, depression, eating disorders, self harm, and such.  Although I do condone positive competitiveness, by way of sports and other healthy and positive activities (girl/boy scouts, etc), I do not believe beauty pageants fall into the category of positive building extra curriculars.  I mean, some of these girls are home schooled because pageants take up so much of their time!  I do believe children are moulded from birth by their environments, but I do not believe it is up to a parent to make the decision to mould his/her child into a neurotic, anxious, self conscious person.  As well, a child like this may be more inclined to be more judgmental of others and less accepting of differences, as she could become accustomed to being scrutinized, thus, learning to believe that this is the norm.  As parents, we should encourage diversity and help boost our children's self esteem, in that, they know that they are special because they are simply themselves.

Answer 9

I cannot believe that one year old with fake hair. Children are naturally beautiful when they are born and through out their entire life, and putting on ounces of make up like that is just not natural, it's disturbign. The second one shows how much her parents want her to be preety. I believe putting your child in Pageants is putting enough pressure on them, My daughters' ex-friend was in a pageant, and she became so in love with herself , she started bullying my daughter.

Answer 10

my daughter was picked to be in a pageant but believe me, she will be wearing very little makeup.  I don't see the big deal in makeup too much, since she was in dancing and was required to wear makeup too.  The insecurity of these pageants comes from the other MOMS who think this is a big deal.. when it's supposed to be fun! Women can be so insecure and mean!!  

Answer 11

Whoever puts their child through that needs mental care. Who TANS their  baby?? Or puts fake hair on a one year old?? All of those photos are crazy and unnatural. Those poor girls can't even say "no" to their parents.

It's sick. It makes me sick.

Here's a bad pic too. This girl looks like an effin' brunette Barbie!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v60/to...