Most people are familiar with the popular TV show Toddlers and Tiaras. For those who have not heard of this show before Toddlers and Tiaras is a show where parents put their children in pageant shows. But, these aren’t ordinary beauty pageant shows. The parents of these children start putting them into these shows and right after birth, applying make up to them, flappers (fake teeth) wigs if necessary and so on. These parents are basically turning their children into fake Barbie dolls and not showing the judges and the world the real beautiful and unique sides of them. Are pageants good for kids? No, they are not and should not be in them unless they are showing the true and real side of the child. If they are applying all these fake looks and characteristics to them then no it is not okay for the parents or for the individual. One reason that beauty pageants aren’t good for kids are because it changes who they are as an individual. Starting with these pageants from birth for example and going from being as some people say, “a fake Barbie doll” to going home and being an ordinary child who watches cartoon shows and being a “regular child” really can affect the individual. Not only that but as they grow older and continue doing pageants are going to grow old as a very high maintenance human being. Which isn’t always good for an individual. Sometimes switching back and forth like that may also have results of stress or even depression. Making sure that your child is living and enjoying their life as a child is a number one goal to have. One thing that you don’t want to do is take a childhood away. Another reason why many individuals across the world believe that pageants aren’t good for kids is that they believe that people are submitting them into these pageants is so someone else can get a win out of it. Many parents in my opinion are putting their children in pageants just so they can succeed and get a win out of i