These haunting pictures of a little girl I had never met caused me to reflect seriously about the effects of beauty pageants on the normal and healthy development of children. I think that entering children into beauty pageants at young ages is very inappropriate. I think that it is extremely unhealthy and unnatural for the child because they are unable to experience a normal childhood and this in turn could cause some problems for the child in the future. Instead of napping, playing, and learning from the warm environment of home and family, these children are thrust into the spotlight by ego- driven parents. Many people may not realize that there are beauty pageants for children as young as one or two months.
Some parents first enter their children into beauty pageants almost from the time they are born.
I do not agree with this at all. Many newborns are dressed in extremely uncomfortable clothing, while being forced to stay awake during their normal sleeping or napping times. They are expected to act well-behaved while being pranced around by their parents in front of judges. I personally have seen newborns at beauty pageants many times and I never like what I see. The poor infants are crying and fussing, while being scolded by their parents to be quiet.