Child Actors

American children are glued to the television and internet. What they see, what people wear, and how they look determines what the children like about them. Even if the child actors are shown to be inappropriate and do not seem like role models, the youth of America want to follow their foot-steps because of how they look, and how they are scene on shows marketed for the young audiences.Child actors need to consider themselves as a role model because of the influence they provide to the adolescents.

For example, the actress, Miley Cyrus, from the Disney Channel show, Hannah Montana, is about a young girl who has "the best of both worlds". She is a famous Actor/Singer, and the other half of her life shes able to be to have normal teenage-life. This show is disarming sweet which is what the young girls love. They talk about love, boys, school, and shops.This is what makes the young youth attracted to this show. Is Hanna Montana the Right Role Model for our future youth?

Moreover, Miley Cyrus, has another side, she makes many music videos. For instance, Miley Cyrus's music video, "Can't Be Tamed" demostates Miley wearing a black Leotard and long black laces rising from her black stilettos. This conveys the idea that Miley Cyrus does not understand that she is a major role model to the adolescents today. The provocative clothing portray that she is a grown women who can wear clothing similar to adults. The adolescents who depict her as a role model implies that she does not portray herself as one.

To fix this problem, and to improve the role models for the sake of our adolescents, the Disney Corporation and other channels that are marketed to the young audiences (Nickelodean, CartoonNetwork, etc) should create some type of documentation that states: Child actors need to consider themselves as role models to the age groups they influence. So, they need to be aware that the young children who idolize then are watching their every move and when they make a major/unaware move, then they need to learn from their mistakes, or make an apology statements This will create more influential and inspiration child actors, which will improve the lives of our next generation.