And the Winner Is…Not the Children
And the Winner Is…Not the Children
Kofi Annan believes, “There is no trust more sacred than the one the world holds with children. There is no duty more important than ensuring that their rights are respected, that their welfare is protected, that their lives are free from fear and want and that can grow up in peace”(Annan). Beauty pageants do not protect children’s rights nor from danger. Children and toddlers involve in beauty pageants are sorrowful because the parents are living their lives for them. Beauty pageants have cause children to have abnormal developments, social relationships conflicts, appearance conflicts, and emotional or behavioral problems (Eder). The parents of the children in beauty pageants do not see the negative effects pageants have on their kids because parents focus on their whims (Eder). Beauty pageants are terrible for the children because they change mentally and physically, discontinue pleasure from childhood, and lead to fragile endings.
Beauty pageants are admired in society because parents and children enjoy them and think they are benefiters or harmless. Children like beauty pageants because they are able to play dress up (Eder). Parents and society believe beauty pageants help children develop self-assurance and confidence (Harris). Parents are able to benefit from beauty pageants by earning money. Parents try to help children gain social skills through beauty pageants. Children may state that they are in beauty pageants because their parents forced them. These beliefs may appear to be good reasons to participate in beauty pageants, but it puts the children in danger.
Pageants have several negative effects that impact children’s lives that are internal. One negative effect is social relationships conflicts. Beauty pageants take the children‘s attention away from school and peers. This may cause mental health issues. A third negative effect is appearance conflicts. Some children have a lack of self-esteem because there is
Kofi Annan believes, “There is no trust more sacred than the one the world holds with children. There is no duty more important than ensuring that their rights are respected, that their welfare is protected, that their lives are free from fear and want and that can grow up in peace”(Annan). Beauty pageants do not protect children’s rights nor from danger. Children and toddlers involve in beauty pageants are sorrowful because the parents are living their lives for them. Beauty pageants have cause children to have abnormal developments, social relationships conflicts, appearance conflicts, and emotional or behavioral problems (Eder). The parents of the children in beauty pageants do not see the negative effects pageants have on their kids because parents focus on their whims (Eder). Beauty pageants are terrible for the children because they change mentally and physically, discontinue pleasure from childhood, and lead to fragile endings.
Beauty pageants are admired in society because parents and children enjoy them and think they are benefiters or harmless. Children like beauty pageants because they are able to play dress up (Eder). Parents and society believe beauty pageants help children develop self-assurance and confidence (Harris). Parents are able to benefit from beauty pageants by earning money. Parents try to help children gain social skills through beauty pageants. Children may state that they are in beauty pageants because their parents forced them. These beliefs may appear to be good reasons to participate in beauty pageants, but it puts the children in danger.
Pageants have several negative effects that impact children’s lives that are internal. One negative effect is social relationships conflicts. Beauty pageants take the children‘s attention away from school and peers. This may cause mental health issues. A third negative effect is appearance conflicts. Some children have a lack of self-esteem because there is
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