What do you think about putting babies in pageant's?

Question

i think this is nice to build confidence in children but what do you think?

Answer 1

I would rather watch the grass grow.

Children should be perceived as just that. Children with Vegemite Faces....

Not show pony's with drag make up.

Babies are even worse talk about shooting the confidence of a mother if the baby doesn't win.

My baby is beautiful and I don't need a judge or jury to tell me that and Nor should you.

Answer 2

Bizarre.

Answer 3

It depends. If a mother send her natrual with no makeup and dressed like a little girl then fine. But every pagent I have seen (come from Australia so we don't do them here, only seen on TV) they mask a poor child in horrible makeup, and dress them up like they are going to a niteclub-This I find very disturbing. Yes, lets as mothers teach our children that we gotta wear make up and wear tarty clothes to be beautiful. Its horrible, and even if we had them here, I would NEVER enter my daughter. I build her confidence up enough

Answer 4

there baby's there supposed to be outside playing and having fun not dressed up in there parents favorite outfits under uncomfortably hot lights... wait until there old enough to make there own decision and incourage them in whatever they want to do. Plus parents who make kids do that look self centered, and like they want to be the best.  

Answer 5

It's so tacky.  Let kids be kids for crying out loud.

Edit:  just read the comment "show ponies with drag make up."  That description sums it up perfectly...

Answer 6

How any mother would want to parade her child in from of strangers, all done up to look like some pastic doll.. is beyond me.  How this absurd game possibly build confidence is a lie that "Pageant Moneymakers" tell.. Which child will have a boost in confidence when he/she is told he/she did not win.  How upsetting it must be to a child to learn that they did not win and now have failed their "Mummy".

You want to build confidence, give them love and the trust and confidence that you are always there for them and they will grow up strong and healthy, mentally, emotionally and physically. Confidence build.. they will know that they are worthy of love and respect,  a confidence build without parading in front of Strangers to get their approval of being worthy.

Answer 7

NOT GOOD!  THEY'RE TOO LITTLE TO BE IN PAGEANTS!  They should go when they turn 3 or 4, because when babies are months old, they look nothing like beautiful girls in beauty pageants (they still have round bald orange-shaped heads and cannot show their elegant style).  They need to grow more!  They can't even walk onstage!  There's more they need to develop in order to become one in a beauty pageant.

That type of thing is not possible!  

Answer 8

I think its fine...If your child want to do let him or her if they really enjoy it and fun...My only problem with pageant kids are there parents they are ridiculous just don't turn into the pageant mom who want her daughter in it and pushes and the little girl or boy is crying b/c they don't want to do it haha blah blah my point is if thats what your child wants to do I think you should support it but if thats what you want to do no don't do it!

good luck!

Answer 9

I think it is a terrible way to build a child's confidence.  Children are rejected constantly in the pageant/modeling world when they don't win or don't get an award or aren't #1.  It's heartbreaking and they are too young to even understand.  I think if you want to build a child's confidence than you should teach your child at home how to love themselves and that true self esteem is not only skin deep.

Answer 10

Mother's Do It cause,The Mothers have no life they have no money.and the mother's are miserable

Answer 11

there are so many other ways of building up a child's confidence.  You don't need to parade them around other ppl to make them feel good about themselves.  I think it is wrong...let them be children.

Answer 12

horrible the way they are made to look like adults way before their time and covered in make up, but each to their own.

Answer 13

I think its cute i would do it but not over due it like some parents... Only if my child liked it :)

Answer 14

Those people are out of their mind, and are trying to re-live their life thru them!!! It's the gayest thing ever! Babies should be babies not made to look like adults...they are actually quite scary looking with all that make up on!

DON'T DO IT

Answer 15

I do'nt agree with the whole "confidence" c**p. It doesn't build their confidence.

With babies, I don't have as much as a problem with it, because its a lot less stressful on the child itself, and its a simple way to earn a college scholarship for him when he's older.

After babyhood, I've got a problem with it. I would never allow my child to enter that world.  

Answer 16

Or it's a great way to put a huge dent in their self esteem.

I don't like pageants, think they set really bad examples of how children should look or act.

Answer 17

Well, personally I would never do it. I think it gives them self esteem issues (some of them) They shouldn't have anything to worry about except being a kid and having fun... some learning to of coarse. If you put them in a pageant all they will worry about is how there hair and body look and many other things. Just seems silly.