“It doesn’t matter if you can breathe or not. It matters if it looks good,” said a mother of a beauty pageant child. “Child beauty pageant have gained in popularity in recent years. Currently, more than 5.000 child pageants are held annually in the U.S., amounting to a $5 billion industry (Child beauty pageants).
Child beauty pageants are not good for kids, because they should not spend their time worrying about how their appearance is, they are supposed to have an appropriate and healthy childhood instead of a life filled with competitions and makeup. Child pageants have a lot of disadvantages, for example they are very expensive, they will be negatively affected the children later in life, and lead to associated risk factors for eating disorders.
First of all, the competitions are expensive affairs and the parents have to pay everything. “Depending on the competition, entry fees alone can cost as much as $1.000. A custom couture glitz gown typically costs $1.500-$2.000 (Child Beauty Pageants). Additional, parents will have to pay for travel, specialized training (such as vocal or walk coach), outfits, hair and makeup …show more content…
Moreover, child celebrities often grow up too quickly, and miss the fun of a childhood. Psychologist Dybell has suggested, “that allowing young children to act and dress in such an adult fashion may cause them to miss out on certain rites of passage, such as the first time a girl might wear a formal dress under normal circumstances (eg., at a prom) (Child beauty pageants). Furthermore, joining beauty contests at a young age subjects the children to rigorous routines and schedules, they are prone to miss the usual stuff that kids join and experience growing up. Children concentration is not focused of kindergarten or school and not to find first friendships. They always thinking about the next competition and about her
Child beauty pageants are not good for kids, because they should not spend their time worrying about how their appearance is, they are supposed to have an appropriate and healthy childhood instead of a life filled with competitions and makeup. Child pageants have a lot of disadvantages, for example they are very expensive, they will be negatively affected the children later in life, and lead to associated risk factors for eating disorders.
First of all, the competitions are expensive affairs and the parents have to pay everything. “Depending on the competition, entry fees alone can cost as much as $1.000. A custom couture glitz gown typically costs $1.500-$2.000 (Child Beauty Pageants). Additional, parents will have to pay for travel, specialized training (such as vocal or walk coach), outfits, hair and makeup …show more content…
Moreover, child celebrities often grow up too quickly, and miss the fun of a childhood. Psychologist Dybell has suggested, “that allowing young children to act and dress in such an adult fashion may cause them to miss out on certain rites of passage, such as the first time a girl might wear a formal dress under normal circumstances (eg., at a prom) (Child beauty pageants). Furthermore, joining beauty contests at a young age subjects the children to rigorous routines and schedules, they are prone to miss the usual stuff that kids join and experience growing up. Children concentration is not focused of kindergarten or school and not to find first friendships. They always thinking about the next competition and about her