How wonderful that your child has the passion, talent, maturity, and creativity to be a professional actor! As you know, children are drawn to this profession because acting is fun. “Playing make believe as a job? Sign me up!”
However, from time to time, the “business” part of show business can feel a bit stressful for young actors. The auditions on top of school on top of homework on top of busy filming schedules…it’s a lot! That’s why I always suggest that parents and children work together to reduce stress and keep things fun. Here are four tips on lowering stress for the child actor:
1. Prioritize play and social time.It’s important that in addition to staying in school, your child engage in other “normal” activities for her age range. Perhaps this means joining a sports team or having regular play dates with a best friend. On set, your child will be surrounded by adult professionals and will need to be in “professional” mode, but as much as possible, you want your child to experience an actual childhood full of enjoyable and outwardly-focused social and community activities.
After a week of auditions, make it a tradition to
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