Baby Models

This is a video clip from an American show called "Toddlers and tiaras". I think this is a great example of helicopter parents. And though the video is hilarious, it's also very serious.

We're seeing more and more TV shows about the same things. Parents, mostly moms, who badly want their children to become models. It doesn't matter if it's 10 years too soon. In the video it might seem that the kid wants to be a pageant queen, but if you think about it her mom has probably made her want it. When you're that young it's hard to question your parents, especially if they're giving you so much attention.

We've seen in all sorts of media that our society is becoming more and more superficial, as if it hasn't been before. That it's finding its way to younger and younger people is not to blame on the children, but on their parents.

What do you think? Is it okay to enter your child in a pageant? And do the children actually like it?