To ask what your views on child modelling are?

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At a nye party a lady said how georgeous my dd is (I am going to boast- she is) and that I should enter her for a child model agency. She is also very photogenic.

It is a bit exploitative isn't it at the age of 3? She loves dressing up, clothes, make up etc and posing and I would never do that awful beauty pageant stuff. I just have fantasies about her being in the Boden or Next catalogue. I am being very silly I know and I wish the nice lady hadn't put the idea in my head.

yes castings are a schlepp
sitting about
travel
potential rejection
potential acceptance

My 10 yr old ES keeps asking me to register him with an agency. He really wants to do it. I really should get on with it. If it is no good then it can be stopped.

how will that fit in around school?disruption?
travel, castings in London, and sit about will interrupt school?
or would you only go in school holidays
is he robust enough to cope with rejection
who will escort him...you?what about your work commitments

I take it Scottish mummy that you have some experience of this?
Often child castings for older kids are held at weekends, in order to avoid this complication.

Perhaps the OP is lucky enough or has chosen, that she has not returned to her 'work commitments' in favour of her raising her child herself commitments/choice.
Not everyone rushes back to work within the first year of their child's life as some posts, by some on these boards seem to suggest is the best for everyone.....

kerching! raising child yourself and a working mums thread out of child casting thread.that's certainly going the extra mn mile

and fwiw I did not go back in first year....I was back FT after 6months.skipped back perkily I may add

Jeez I guess this mum was only after 'informed' opinions not a lecture ! Hope you took the positive comments on board rather than the jibes to help with your decision toptramp and imo def worth it and no harm done if your little one is genuinely happy doing it :)

One of my friends dd's did this, although she is a little older than yours at 6. Tbh it does sound like very hard work, lots of waiting around, being expected to turn up with very little notice etc. She did make some money from it though, which her parents put into a uni / house fund for her. Personally it seems too much like hard work to me, but if you think you and dd could tolerate it then theres no harm in giving it a try.

Oooh Happy New Year everyone

No, never. Children should be children, not out working.

Katie whilst I don't totally disagree, what about child actors?

Can you imagine kids TV shows and films without any errrr.....kids in them?

I know Worra, still makes me feel icky though.

Very true worra. i don't think its that bad really, but obviously dependent upon the parents (hopefully laid back) attitude, and if the child actually wants to do it. Whilst my dd is obviously the prettiest child in the whole wide world, I know she would hate doing all that was expected of her, in fact she just wouldn't be capable of it. Teamed with the laziest mother in the world would not make a great combination.