to cringe at a facebook 'friend' entering her 16mo old DD into a modelling competition?

[DaydreamDolly]

I totally understand having pride in your children and thinking that they are beautiful and beguiling, but I really don't understand why you would enter your young child into a baby modelling competition for a large brand. I just see it as prostituting the babies and I don't like it!
Especially when the mum puts it on their facebook status and encourages people to vote.... so, am I being unreasonable? Do I need to get over myself??!

saffy85 at the risk of repeating myself... I apologise for offence caused with the turn of phrase that I used.
Still don't like it though. So there.

i agree that there's no harm in entering babies into this competition, it's not like they notice!

have entered my dd, like stress said, it's just a bit of fun :)

As a side note, I was working professionally at the age of 9...I never went to a hideous stage school...it runs in the family. I have not encouraged or discouraged my own DD's...its up to them. WOuld be happy whatever they choose to do...as long as they love it.

Mash of course it's a valid career, but I don't think a baby should be choosing their career at this age, do you? Or infact, having it chosen for them.

They're not having a career at this age....it's fun for them...and if it is obvious they are not enjoying it then no agency gives them work! It' not like sendingthem down the bloody modelling mines!

It is a head start for those who enjoy it..or a way of stashing some cash for them if they don't enter the profession as adults.

As someone else said it is like a hobby which pays. Most kids who actually model or act regularly don't do very much and what they DO do is a lot of fun for them.

Ok, fair enough, I can see your point. Perhaps if it was someone I really liked I wouldn't see the problem, it's just that this ante natal mum gets on my t*ts so perhaps it's more to do with that. [sigh]

I also have a Facebook frienimy....who posts reams of pics from her son's modelling shoots...it drives me mad too...but not because he's a model but becuase NOBODY CARES about how cute he looks in some random catalogue for the trillionth time! it's not the job perhaps but the annoying friend.

I also think there are a lot of children who are real performers from an early age and love this kind of thing. My ds is one for start, but he's outside the age range for it. He always loved having his picture taken, he did do some test shots for Jojomaman once and really had fun, he was only 18 months at the time....

Fair enough but ignore it. I can think of dozens of things people on FB say in their status updates that piss me off (can't sleep? get off the sodding internet then!) but it's sometimes better to ignore it. After having a little bitch to someone maybe.

I wanted to get DD into modelling at one point (save for uni, she's so beautiful, my pfb etc) thank god I didn't- yes she's gorgeous but she'd have been a nightmare doing it now! Sample catchphrase: "don't tell ME what to do!"

DD has a nice little nest egg from modelling when she was younger, enough to buy a car if she wants to, or uni fees. She loved it, if she wasn't enjoying it, it would have been obvious, and she wouldn't have been booked for any jobs.

.....I expect it would be ok for babies to 'prostitute' themselves for The Boden Catalogue!!

Lol Durahm and Secondcoming!

My problem with this is not the competition itself but the fact that anyone anywhere in the world can see, save off and re-use pictures of your child.

I find that a bit scary. My niece is on there and I did think my sister was being very stupid brave to put her on. Suprised as she is normally the paranoid one, not me

I know a woman who signed her baby up for some modeling agency then proceeded to email everyone she knew to boast how her baby was 'accepted' by the agency or whatever. Am pretty sure it's just a standard thing they do, if you pay them 100 pounds they put them on their register. But I might just be very skeptical of it because she's super competitive about every that has to do with babies.

She's also signed up for that Next competition. [hgrin]

I think it's all about the person doing it. If any of my other mum friends on FB did it, I wouldn't notice. I'd assume they just wanted the gift certificate.

I don't like it either, i also hate that we are adopting the pageant culture! it all makes my skin crawl!

But each to their own i suppose.

I've entered both my dcs because I really want that next voucher so I can buy everyone nice chrimbo presents guilt free!! Didn't even notice the modelling contract thingy nor do I actually believe they'll win-a bit like the lottery but still play that occasionally! Also did cringe a little when it appeared on my newsfeed (unprompted by me) because I didn't want my friends to think I expected them to vote. All a bit of harmless fun I reckon...

my dd went mad when i put her ds1 on !! oops and wants it took off thankfully the pic has not loaded on the web for some strange reason

Well I have entered, neither common or in need of money. Purely because it is a bit of fun

You can all vote for babycroc at ........................................................................Next baby comp!

Oooh and now I'm prostituting her! NOT.

Maybe I should post asking if those people who are opposed to it have ugly children Oh no, that would really not be PC

YABU. I don't see what the problem is and if you don't like it, you don't have to take any notice.

i dont think its wrong or right, each to their own i suppose. people constantly tell me my kids should go into modelling but i havnt entered them in to anything it seems like too much hassle to me!! everybody thinks their child is the most beautiful.

im quite happy to just get lovely comments from people when i take the kids out about how sweet they look! i dont think i could put them through the whole modelling thing as id rather just take them to the park/play at home than drag them here there and everywhere having photos done but like i said before, each to their own, thats just my opinion-some people andf their kids might enjoy it so good luck to them if they do

YANBU. I felt the same when my sister entered her daughter in one.

I put on a fresh pair of judgypants for this too - YANBU .

Just seems a bit desperate - eager for the validation, or something. I'm not saying that IS what's going - just how it appears to me.