lights, camera, action….
But let them decide! By Olivia Wilson
Does your child love the spotlight? Have you got a little superstar on your hands? Ready to kick start your child’s dreams? Let Your Kid Shine! Become A Star Today! You’ve seen the tag lines that modelling agencies use to target parents. And if you’re anything like me you cringe at the thought of children modelling! I actually despise seeing children wearing tonnes of makeup, hair sprayed so much it doesn’t move, and donning really inappropriate outfits. Modelling was never on the cards for us, and boy was I vocal about it…… until recently… when I signed both my son and daughter up to a Melbourne Talent Agency. “Why oh why??” People quite often ask me why I signed my kids up to a modelling agency. With a daughter who has suffered with terrible anxiety and PTSD I guess it does seem like a strange thing to do. Shove her out there, in front of the cameras and put her in a position where she faces rejection at every turn. (Wow, now you come to mention it) I guess, my first thoughts were, they’re gorgeous and everyone needs to see them… then I thought more rationally “the moneeeeyyy”, then I read lots of articles about the good, the bad, and the ugly side to child modelling, was totally put off, they moaned, I signed them up! They wanted to do it! continued next page...
18 Peninsula Kids – Winter 2019