How do you get your child into modeling or acting?

To do child modeling, you generally need to go through an agency that works on your behalf to find jobs for your child. you need to be ''accepted'' by an agency then get headshots for your child. stores like baby gap, mervyns, gymboree work via these agencies. when you do get jobs, you don't find out about most of your bookings until a day or 2 prior, and you need to be available most of a working day, at the set for shooting. you need to be flexible and available. this can be trying for young children so children who are beautiful also must possess a sunny disposition! good luck!

Look in the phone book or local agencies online. Any place demanding you to pay money is not an agencie, it's most likely a school or scouting company that gets you to pay them to find agencies for you(ie. model search america). If an agency sees potential in your child, they will pay YOU/your child, not the other way around. Unless they see incredible potential/talent with a home made portfolio, you're best to get a professional portfolio shoot done to get started (which is where it does get expensive.. up to $1000/photoshoot.. but photoshoots should be the only time you give anyone money in this business). Once you have build a good portfolio, start sending out samples to different agencies, with contact info, etc. so they can get back to you.
Good luck! Child modelling and acting are a great way to create self confidence at an early age.
P.S make sure this is something your daughter is excited to do, and you're not coaxing her into it for the money.

Also, forget what those people are saying about Jon Benet. First of all, she was involved in pageants, which attract perverted people/greedy parents to steal money from their child and then kill them, etc. etc. or whatever. Modelling and acting are completely different, and if you're a good parent you'll keep your daughter safe from harm anways.