Why do some Parents force their children to become child stars?

I think these parents are desperate to make money and do it at the cost of their child missing his/her childhood. Its just horrible that parents force their kids at such tender ages and want to live their own dreams through their childern. Shame on such parents! If a child is interested in something, supporting him/her is one thing. But this is just ridiculous. Good topic! Thanks. CB

Here in India, reality TV show is big time money and entertainment. There have been incidents of chidlren falling sick, mentally disbalanced and undecided about their life...and these incidents are on the rise. I am absolutely against commercialization of children...worst still, most of these children neglect their regular studies in seach of chimera...and when reality strikes, most are unable to cope and without much hope for a regular career. So such parents are actually gambling with the future of their children for a few moments of false fame.

In my opinion is because of fame and money that showbiz can give to this parents when their kids become a child stars or celebrity. They never think the disadvantages that showbiz can give to thier kids. Me, i always dream a happy life for my son in every path he wanted to take. As much as i can, i don't want my son to be a celebrity too complicated. Happy posting.

Why some parents force their children to become child stars? For some children I"m sure that the parent's only driving motivation for doing this is money. For other children a parent has the insight and foresight to see that there is something different or special in their child which compels them to want to proceed in that direction. In which case we all should give props to the parent for being able to see their child's talent. How dry our own childhoods might have been if we didn't have the Shirley Temples and the Little rascals in our lives way back when. Still for other children, some of them need that extra push in a certain direction or they would never do anything with their lives. So all in all it's one of those situations where a parent could be damned if they do and damned if they don"t. As for me, I would never push my children to go into anything. I would leave it up to them if they wanted to go for a certain aspect of show business, however bad I may want them to follow in my footsteps or to sing for the world as I love singing, I would never push them into doing it. I feel like they would only end up later on blaming me if they decided that they didn't like it. So personally speaking I really don't feel that it's right for a parent to push or force their children to go into show business, if a child has that certain something, it will be revealed all in due time. But this is just my way of thinking, as in show business we all are familiar with the show must go on and time isn't exactly on the side of a late bloomer in show business.

Perhaps some wanted to become stars themselves when they are young and they want their children to realize that dream for them.Also, some think that it can make them rich.

Hello Here in India, we have child stars both in movies, big screens as well as on small screen, the TV, they do very well and shine day by day.i think they were not forced by the parents lol Best of luck. Professor

Dear friend, I could see that majority of people like to have fame and money, if there is money there is lots to get and lead a luxurious life. Moreover being a star attains respect, famous, and may be many other benifts. May be the real side of the child is surely to be known as it could effect the real mental condition of that child. May be parents should consider how it effect the child all together.

Ha. Who wouldn't want a child to be a superstar? But the parents who force their children to stardom are the one who wanted to be popular themselves. It so happens that they thrust their dreams on their children when they didn't get that chance to be popular when they were children. It can also be a social thing where they want attention from their family and friends and push their children to do such things so that they gain p9opularity for being their parents. bourne

Children should have the chance to develop as their will,if they are forced to do something by their parents,they will live in a distressful life and they finally can't succeed as their parents expect.So,parents should have right idea on how to bring up their children.

Living vicariously through their seed. That's the first thing that comes to mind when I read what you typed. It happens in the sports world all of the time. Less talented kids are given heck my parents when they don't live up to unrealistic expectations. Seeing as I don't have kids of my own, it's not like I can go around telling people how much they suck at raising theirs. I could do that, but the fact that I don't have any(that I know of) would surely be thrown back in my fact constantly. It's tough to think about what I would do if in the same situation. If the kids wanted to do it at first, at what point do you step back and say "alright, it's gone on long enough"? I mean, instant success isn't going to happen. There will be failures and shortcomings along the way I assume. If the kid wants to call it quits right away, you surely don't want set a president where they give up the first time something doesn't go their way. At the same time, if the passion is gone, whats the point of forcing an unwanted path of success upon anyone?

They are only thinking of themselves. the other thing that really creeps me out is when parents force their children into pageants etc and spend thousands of dollars on one pageant, even when they do not have the money. It is silly and stupid and all so they can live through their children.. let your kids be kids. Look at the child stars of our day, look at what became of them, do you really want that for your child. really

Yes todays world it is something like need of the people I think it is disgussting.

That is there ambiton for their children. That is their wants and aims in life to be their kids star in the show. It is a kind of fame and name of your family and brings well known to everyone. Its a good image from your family as a kid you are already known to evryone local or outside the country. And its a feeling of happiness to parents.

In what i have seen today going into show business is easy money if your child will be very famous. As we can see in show business they are paid per show that they have. But there are also some kids that wanted to really enter the showbusiness, for me it is okay as long as the kids enjoy doing what he/she is doing. But if their parents will really force them to enter into business then the parents themselves have a reason for themselves. Some parents are for money only but there are some that are also for fame. What ever the parents reason are i hope that they will not do anything harm to their children.

well, for most, those parents wants their child to get into showbusiness because of the money, aside from making their kids famous. i mean if the kids wants it why not, but if the kids is forced then its something different. just think of how much those child actors and child actresses are earning per show. some are even rich by now. and these parents, well probably they are tired of having less and wanted to have more through their kids and also probably they are thinking that they cannot give their kids what they need so they let them join those kinds of auditions hoping they'll win and have a better life afterwards. other parents wants their kids to be popular, but still one cant help that wanting money is really part of it.