The Top Ways You Can Encourage Your Aspiring Child Superstar

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If you’ve got an aspiring child superstar on your hand then there is a good chance you are busy carting them from audition to audition, meeting with the agent, and helping to get their career off the ground. While all of this is important, your budding star also needs emotional support and encouragement. So what can you do to offer this kind of support? Here are some tips.

Help Them through Disappointments

Show business is often filled with disappointments, so it's important to offer support when this happens. Your child's self-esteem can take a real hit in these moments, so as a parent it's important to teach them the value of a lesson.

Let them know that failure is part of learning and is actually an opportunity to better themselves. Failure doesn’t mean they should give up; rather, they need to make some adjustments for next time. This is the kind of lesson that they can carry with them through their life anytime they are feeling low on self-esteem.

Praise Them for a Job Well Done

Over-praising is never a good idea, as this sets them up for disappointments, but praising them when they deserve it offers them that boost of encouragement they need. Even if you are just praising them for giving all they’ve got, whether they succeeded or not, this is still worthy of praise.
Make Sure You Show How Much You Love Them

This particular tip is even more important in these tough times. They need to know that whatever happens with their quest in the entertainment industry, you are there for them and love them no matter what. They need to know that you are their safe space and that you don’t care how things have gone at the latest audition.

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Look at What Others are Doing

As a final tip, this one is more to help parents find their way. Show business is a tricky and often fickle business, so knowing what to expect and how things work can help. An excellent source of information is to take a look at some of the reality TV shows on today that showcase the life and activities of these budding young stars.

Straight from actor and producer Michael Palance is the show "My Hollywood". This show is currently being filmed in a few different locations around the world and chronicles the lives of families who are helping their kids break into the entertainment business. It’s a wonderful peek into the world you can expect to be a part of.

It’s also a good idea to follow the adventures of Michael David Palance through Twitter so you’ll have the inside scoop.

Helping Your Child to Realize Their Dreams

There is so much that you can do as a parent to help your child realize their dreams, but it’s important to also remember that much of that help comes in the form of emotional support and encouragement. These tips will help you to navigate the waters of support.​

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