Toddlers and Tiaras is the best show on television.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

@206154 (Anonymous): you have got to be kidding me! It's a different thing if they WANT to, not to HAVE to.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

not saying it's a bad show for the entertainment factor, but who in their right mind would put their kids through this?!

by Anonymous 13 years ago

the kids like it. they gain confidence and patience. @206159 (spirkjl08):

by Anonymous 13 years ago

at a certain point you become too confident. and then they turn into self-centered brats. have you seen those kids? i'm all for giving them confidence but that is not the way to go. plus, they grow up too fast, wearing makeup and those weird flippers that cover up their baby teeth. they're toddlers! it's ok to have baby teeth. and what if they lose? then they feel worthless and not good enough. you can't always win but when you're judged on physical beauty it's different. babies as young as 3 months are doing it. they don't get confidence or anything. at that age, it's only for the parents.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

how is competing in pageants any different from competing in sports or competing in dance? these girls like it and when you are three months old you are neither here nor there about the whole idea so whatever.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

There are not sports/dance that competitive at 3 years old, and most parents aren't as pushy when it comes to sports and dance at 3 years old as the ones on the show. I would say it's more similar to trying to get into modelling and acting at 3 years old (which is essentially what pageants are), which is usually again the pushy parents decision anyway

by Anonymous 13 years ago

obviously the show exaggerates the how bad the parents are, to make compelling television. in real life the parents aren't half as bad. and learning to model and act are artistic and commendable pastimes. is it better to plop your child in front of the tv or to take an interest in their life?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

There are better ways to take an interest in their life than pressuring them at that young of an age. I agree that it's ok to put them into those activities once they're older, but they're only 3! You should be teaching them how to read and write, how to play piano or draw instead of centering them in a world that has a skewed image of beauty when they are so impressionable.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

is makeup and spray tans suitable for 2 year olds?? there are other ways to gain confidence and patience.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

the kids like feeling that feeling that after you've worked hard for something and you get rewarded. the girls get to dress up and get dolled up and i think that if they like it than there is no problem. which little girl doesnt like feeling like a princess?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

They aren't princesses, they're trashy.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

when you lose in sports, you work harder with yourself and as a team. when you lose in pageants, its cuz you arent pretty enough

by Anonymous 13 years ago

The 3 people that said No Way are probably unsuccesful, middle-aged moms that push their children to be stars. Or there just wierdo pervs....either one

by Anonymous 13 years ago

not true. im 16 and i have competed in pageants since i was 8 and ive always liked it.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Well, I mean the ones that are toddlers....2 or 3 years old??!! come on!!!

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Bahaha, I was just watching this show earlier. As much as I dislike the pageants I find the show to be quite entertaining.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

It's entertaining, but those kids are spoiled brats! If I ever treated my parents like that, I would get smacked on the butt...with a belt...very hard...several times....just saying.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Those kids are put for too much for a 2 or 3 year old. Fake tans and teeth whitening? That isn't healthy, not is it giving them a healthy body image of themselves. It's sickening.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

jeez some of the kids that go up there look like they are made of plastic!

by Anonymous 13 years ago

They shouldn't be competing for tiaras, they should be competing for cold hard cash. That's the only way you could get me to do that. I'd tell my mom " why don't you go tan, fix your teeth, and wear a ridiculous outfit while I yell at you?" X)

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Beauty pagents for little kids is just ridiculous. 3 year olds should not be shaving their legs! Some kids will say that they enjoy it, but when you watch it everybody looks really awkward and not happy at all. And they do get paid cash. But do you really believe that those parents are gunna put all of that money in a savings account for the kid? The parents probably just use the money to pay for lessons and makeovers for another pagent.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Those parents obviously have no idea what values (or lack there of) they are instilling in their children....Not to mention they are just asking for their kids to be total bitches when they get older.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

If there's anyhthing worse for a kid's self esteem, please, tell me. Has anyone seen that show on TLC? Or Little Miss Sunshine? Well, that movie was funny, but still. The pagents are all for the mothers who never got to use hairspray and a baton themselves.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I agree that pageants in general definitely aren't helping our perception of beauty/how people see themselves, but seriously...come on now. There's no need to stereotype and be rude about it. Most of the children enjoy being in pageants--it's a fun, "princessy" sort of experience for them. It's also something that can potentially help them gain more self-confidence. I'm not saying you DON'T get the occasional crazy, obsessive parent...but that's something to be expected ANYWHERE where children are involved (think about all of the overbearing fathers who pressure their sons to play football, ect.) It's really nothing new. As long as the child is having fun-- and the parent has a good head on their shoulders, so they can educate their child and let them know that being pretty should NOT become their priority in life (or even matter to them at all in the long run), I'm failing to see the problem here. Hell, didn't we all play dress-up at some point in our childhood?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

You shouldn't be so quick to lump everything together and write it off as OMGCHILDABUSE.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

As long as it's fun it's okay, but once they start pushing too hard it's time to pull the plug.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I would say yeah... butt then there would be no more "Todlers in Tiaras"

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I think one or two pageants as a kid are okay, and if the pageant is a friendly one with no make-up allowed it's good fun but the hard-outs who have kids fake-tanned, wearing make up and ugh. It's just NOT RIGHT.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Im not saying Canada is better than the States but where I'm from toddler beauty pageants are unheard of but if you drive an hour south thats all you see. And ya if your a little older pageants can be great! But if your a little toddler and your parents are just pushing you so that can aheieve your "dream" that prob isnt even your dream,its just your parents,then you shouldnt be supporting this! And when your a kid you shouldnt be worrying about being beautiful and having makeup and shaving your legs ect. you should worry about being a kid and playing in the dirt or something fun!

by Anonymous 13 years ago