Raising a child to adulthood successfully is already quite a challenge for most parents, but what if your kid has a budding entertainment career in the works, too? What’s the best way to support the dream while making sure your child is prepared for a future that may not necessarily include top billing?
Fitting in high school, acting classes, auditions, training, and performing would be a tall order for many adults, much less child and teen actors. But young actors (and siblings) Adam, Cara and Eric Beigel have been able to juggle and manage their educational and career goals in Hollywood while simultaneously keeping up with other students their age. How do they do it? A solid work ethic, balance, and lot of flexibility go a long way towards making the grade.
Find a balance.Think about a student in a traditional school: leave the house at eight in the morning and with activities like sports, theater, and other extracurricular activities, she might not be home until five or six o’clock at night. Then there’s homework, studying and preparing for the next day’s demands. That’s a lot of responsibility for a 12- or 13-year-old kid. Being a student is a full-time job. Now add an actual full-time job like
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