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From: mcal@ihuxb.UUCP (Mike Clifford)
Newsgroups: net.kids
Subject: Kids & Modeling (Mags, TV etc)
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Date: Thu, 9-May-85 10:49:21 EDT
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Posted: Thu May  9 10:49:21 1985
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Hello!  My wife and I just had our first baby (Lauren) in Dec.  She is 5 months
old now.  About one month ago we were contacted by Talent Resource Company
(TRC) Northbrook, IL.  Parents that think their child has potential in "the
business" can hire a pro photographer and have 100+ 8x10's printed of their 
child and go to modeling agencies and try to get the agency to accept their
child.  This can run into alot of $$ and time.  TRC offers to do this work
for the parents.  They charge $325 for a 3-year contract, plus $10 every year
for sitting fee (the child's file must be updated every year).  TRC works with
one modeling agency, and if the child is accepted by TRC and by the modeling
agency, then the child has a possibility of working in "the business" as TRC
refers to advertising. (Aside:  we did not contact TRC and had never heard of
them nor ever considered Lauren working in the business until TRC called us.
Seems that someone we know contacted them re: Lauren).  

I feel this is getting a little drawn out but I wanted to share some of the 
background.  What I would like to know is the following:  
	
	Is there anyone out there who has had an experience with their child 
working in the business?  Is there some things that TRC didn't tell us that
we will find out about (to our dismay) later?
	TRC admits that less then 5% of the children accepted by a modeling 
agency ever work.  Those are mighty slim odds.
	Lauren has a terrific personality and warms up to strangers quickly
(this can be a problem, I know).  I'm just concerned that we might be taken
for a ride.

I would appreciate hearing from all of you out there that have some ideas
and/or comments and/or personal experiences to share.

Thanks in advance.

Mike Clifford
AT&T Information Systems