I have been wondering seeing the way some actors post about achievements of their kids on social media.
Or post pics of kids or allow paparazzi to take pics of kids or use own babies for publicity or do photo shoots or sell stories of personal life for PR....is it fair to growing, young, impressionable child?
As a child I used to feel irritated if we were discussed or compared to other kids and siblings all time or showcased to guests or relatives or neighbours or parents bragged or told others about our achievements or skills or good habits. It seemed weird and like some invasion of privacy to tell others about us...
It also put pressure in teens when kids were compared on everything from looks to gender or academics, behaviour or skills etc.
I mean if you win a tournament or certificate or trophy, why should you be publicised all over? Or your pics flashed everywhere?
I never liked it even as an ordinary person and I wonder why celebs flash lives of minor kids to public?
Or why anchors also ask what kids do and parents start shooting off their mouth about interests or skills of kids even if kid does not want to enter showbiz?
I know how it hurts when others keep seeing you or judging your marks, sports, extra curricular achievements, skills, grades, ranks, institutions you study or work in or scholarships you won or matches you won etc., as if you have no identity or others have right to scrutinise you and you are bashed if you score probably less or do not do as much as you used to earlier or some other kid is ahead of you or at times jealous kids and their parents also try to undermine your achievements and your parents also measure their own pride or prestige or success of their upbringing depending on yojr achievements or whether others acknowledge your achievements or not.
I know how it hurts if someone undermines your worth or ignores your achievements too, due to their own jealousy or envy or because they are biased against you on basis of your gender or background or simply because they feel jealous of your parents and you.
It is too much for children and teens to take.
Why do some celebs not understand and brag about kids or post pics or details of what their kid studied or what scores he got or what top uni he made to or what he or she wrote or championship he won?
Is it fair to over publicise your growing kid? Or use kids for own image building as family man/woman? Or use kids and their achievements to project self as ideal family? And increase pressure on kids by showcasing them to not only relatives or close friends but random public and media out there?
Are celebs promoting toxic culture of parents living through boasting about achievements of kids, measuring worth of kids through achievements and seeking public validation for kids' achievements? Are they aware of long term effects of this public showcase of kids on mental health and self worth of the impressionable kid?
I personally prefer parents and celebs who maintain privacy of their kids and treat them normally. Showcasing kids or their achievements seems like bragging about own race horses or well trained pet dogs.
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