Introducing ‘Your Young Actor’

My name is Debbie, and I am the mother of two children, one of whom is a young actor in the LA Area.  I’d like to welcome you to my blog.

Perhaps you are considering an acting career for your child and that is what brought you here. Or perhaps your child has just begun acting and you need some help.

In either case, you probably have a million questions and are looking for some easy-to-follow advice on what to do. I’d like to share what I have learned over the past eight years in the hope that I might help you as you look into an acting or modeling career for your child.

It started for our family when our daughter was one and she began singing and dancing at the nursing home where her grandfather lived.  About the time she turned two, she started performing Shirley Temple songs, complete with her own choreography. She seemed to crave being in the spotlight, acting and performing for anyone who would watch.

People kept telling me that we should get her into modeling or acting, and that is really how and when this unbelievable journey began. As a mother of two children in small-town USA, making a decision like this was one of the most frightening and life-changing events of my entire life.

My first goal is to provide information to help you make a decision about whether to pursue an acting career for your child.

Then, if you decide you do want your child to become an actor, I hope to provide advice and resources that will make this adventure a little easier and less frightening for you and your young actor.

I will discuss topics such as the pros and cons of acting, deciding if an acting career is right for your child, and how to get your child into acting. I will also look at whether moving to LA for acting is the right thing to do.

It is my hope that by sharing the experiences my daughter and I have had and what we have learned along the way, I can help you feel more relaxed and confident about the choices you make as you go through this whole crazy process.

Please be sure to leave me comments, questions, and feedback related to anything I post as well as anything related to kids and acting. I’d love to hear your views on the topics I present. Please also let me know about any topics you’d like to see discussed here!