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American Baby Magazine Cover Contest

From now thru Dec. 18, proud parents can enter their mini me's in the American Baby Magazine Cover Contest. Babies must be between the age of three months to two years old and the photos can't be more than a month old (at the time of entry). 

Five lucky finalists will be flown to NY for a photo shoot and a chance for their lucky baby to appear on the May 2011 cover of the mag.  Grand prize winner also receives a thousand bucks!  Who can't use the cash right about now?? You can upload up to six shots, so get jr. ready for his/her close-up, after nap time of course.

"Each year when we kick off our cover photo contest, the first thing parents want to know is: how is the winner chosen," said Laura Kalehoff, executive editor, of American Baby. "It's not a secret! Our editors base their choice on one-third each of the child's appearance, the child's personality as reflected in the photo, and the quality of the photo. Basically, as a parent, if you think it's a cute and compelling photo of your baby and it's of good quality, submit it!"

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Cool Mention - Baby Modeling & Beyond Goes Global

How cool is this??  My book, Baby Modeling & Beyond: From the Stroller to the Red Carpet was mentioned in an article that appeared on a site based in Ireland?  I love the internet!

Happy Baby Contest

This is kinda last minute, sorry, just saw it.  HarperCollins is looking for your adorable little one to appear on the cover of a forthcoming book, Happy Baby: The Organic Guide to Baby's First 24 Months by Dr. Robert Sears and Amy Marlow. Enter here.  Winners will also receive a bunch of goodies including My Gym free membership trial and a table top from Stokke.  Hurry up, the last entry will be accepted on December 30, 2008 at 5:00 p.m. ET.

How Can My Child Become a Model? - Parenting.com

Want to better your chances of your baby winning those photo contests and scoring a baby modeling gig?  Check out Miriam Hsia's advice for readying your baby for her close-up in  How Can My Child Become a Model? - Parenting.com.  Miriam is the Photo Director for Parenting magazine.  Even if you don't have kids, you have to check the photos that accompany the article, too cute!

Calling All Stage Parents!

Ok, I'm not particularly fond of that title because it has such a negative connotation, but anyhoo, it serves the purpose for this post. I just saw this on Craig's List. It may not be your big break, but hey, gotta take your breaks where you can find them. Danny Bonaduce's back at it on VH1 with "The Next Child Star." They're shooting a pilot and they're looking for parents who have sacrificed everything to get their kids in the business. Click on the craig's list link and check it out.

Get Your Child on the Cover of Preschool Rockers!

Here's another coverkid contest for you, Preschool Rock is searching for their next model. Here's what you get: a copy of the cover with your preschooler on it for you to share with family and friends, automatically entered to win in our monthly giveaways, free weekly newsletter, Preschool Rockers, offered exclusively to our subscribers, free monthly magazine, Preschool Rockers, offered exclusively to our subscribers, and of course, bragging rights - the prestige of having your preschooler selected to be on the cover of a magazine that reaches readers around the world. So what are you waiting for? Check it out! Click here for more info.

Calling All Moms of Multiples

Babytalk Magazine is looking for you! They want your favorite baby photos of your twins, triplets, and if you have 'em - more. They may appear in an upcoming issue! E-mail hi-res images, along with your name, babies' names, and location. (All photos will become property of Babytalk magazine.) Click here for their e-mail.

Showbiz Kids

Check out my article about getting your kids into the biz on Preschool Rocks. This site is also a great resource for parents!

Wife Swap

I saw this on craig's list today. ABC is looking for families to be on their show Wife Swap. They'll pay you $20,000! Not a bad deal...

Now Available!

Baby Modeling & Beyond is now available through Baker & Taylor. What does this mean to you? You can walk into your local bookstore and have them order it if it's not on the shelves. It will be an e-book offering in the fall, check back for details. Let's see in other news, school has started. Actually, it started the first week of August, talk about cutting your summer short. I can't believe Kortney is in kindergarten already. Boy, where did the time go. It wasn't that big of an adjustment after doing all day pre-k.

Castings have been few and far between. She went to a Home Depot casting back in July and then she had another casting in August. No call backs on either. Oh, also found out that you won't be seeing her on the Kindercare commercial. She didn't make the cut. That's what happens you let her go off script, you never know what's going to come out of her house. I'll leave you with a classic Kortney line...the other day a friend of mine picked her from school. She asked Kortney where would she like to go and Kortney was like, "I don't know." So my friends said, "Oh well, I'll just take you home." Kortney replied, "But I thought we were suppose to be going somewhere fun..." Where is the love??