Acting for my Son

Hi there. I'm new and hoping you can help me out here. My son (who is nearly 6) is extremely confident & outgoing and loves to sing, act, dance etc - basically he just loves to perform! I am trying to find the right way to go about getting him into some acting - tv ads etc & possibly even theatre. Also, which would the the correct type of acting classes to send him to? I had him with Helen O Grady's but that wasn't what I was looking for as they teach more confidence building which he definitely doesn't need. I want him to do something where he gets to perform & utilise & develop his talent. His teacher has told me that he's a 'rare talent' and in her 10 years of teaching she's only ever come across one other child like my son. I even have the school principle encouraging me to get him involved in some other acting. Any assistance you can provide would be greatly appreciated.

Great point of view Sky. I agree wholeheartedly.

Children can be very fickle in their likes and dislikes. I know, I have a 7-going-on-16 yo daughter, and I do recall my own experiences. So with that in mind, it is best to give them the opportunity to experience something before heavily committing anything like Agnecy Registration, courses, etc.

My personal experiences were little different. I had parents that discouraged me from theatre telling me "I'll never make any money from it" yet bought me things like music keyboards, and instruments all the while telling me not to get my hopes up.....

I think there is such a thing as too much parental enthusiasm (as in Sky's example) and not enough encouragement. Allowing a child to find their own likes and dislikes means keeping a degree of flexability while try not to undermine their enthusiasm. Start small and let it grow naturally.

Absit invidia (and DFT :nono:)

Jeff Watkins
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Very good points

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