Pageants for children?

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How do others feel about pageants for children? Is it acceptable to judge a little girl or boys beauty or talent against other children? My mother was totally against it and said it could negatively affect a childs self esteem. Now as an adult I agree but I'm sure I'm bias considering the opinions I grew up with. Curious to hear other opinions!

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Thought we were trying to get away* from our absurd beauty standards.

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I just do not see how a six year old could deal with someone telling her that another child was more beautiful. I know that one part of pageants is the beauty contest.

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I know there are varying levels of pageantry...but I could never imagine slathering makeup all over my daughters face, hair spraying her hair to high heaven and glamming her up in the name of a contest.

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Just to clarify, pageants are not just about beauty. They teach manners, grace, speaking skills, and social skills. I don't and haven't put my kids in pageants simply because they never wanted too. I did pageants as a kid, I won some and lost some. Never felt like I was or wasn't the prettiest. I knew I either worked hard enough or didn't. But it makes me crazy when people who have no first hand experiences of pageantry!! If you don't like them then fine, they aren't for everyone but it's so insulting to make them seem ridiculously for appearance!

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I would be ok with pageants for children if it was about natural beauty, and just being a kid. If it didn't require all the make up fake hair and expensive gowns, I would totally put my child in one. If my daughters talent could be singing along with frozen, or how great her imagination is, I think that should be what a pageant is for a toddler. But that's just my opinion...

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Toddlers/children in make-up creep me out! But there is nothing wrong with dressing up! I would not enter my child in a beauty/talent contest. I'd rather they participate in a team sport or hobby club.

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Eurgh! WRONG!

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It all kind of creeps me out. If my child wanted to be in pageants, though, we'd do it; I wouldn't deny her/him participation.

Pageants for children?

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