Last Updated on April 13, 2017 by Marie Bautista
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When my daughter was five years old,
all she ever wanted to do was sing, dance and act. She was my little Ariel and Melody, Mulan and
Jasmine. I guess most little children love
to role-play. Practically every little
girl I know loves to play-act and wants Daniel Padilla to be her leading man (I
frankly can’t understand why these little girls like him!).
A friend of mine went into panic mode
when her daughter announced that she wanted to be in theater. She wanted to talk her out of it. Later,
she realized that her daughter loves to really act. It was her passion, that “something” that made
her eyes light up. She later enrolled in
a summer theatre class similar to Walnut Creek children’s theatre. She is now in her twenties, and her
transformation was amazing. Acting built
her self-esteem and confidence and her mom swore her daughter has developed independence,
responsibility and amazing listening skills.
when her daughter announced that she wanted to be in theater. She wanted to talk her out of it. Later,
she realized that her daughter loves to really act. It was her passion, that “something” that made
her eyes light up. She later enrolled in
a summer theatre class similar to Walnut Creek children’s theatre. She is now in her twenties, and her
transformation was amazing. Acting built
her self-esteem and confidence and her mom swore her daughter has developed independence,
responsibility and amazing listening skills.
As my friend’s daughter made the
journey to becoming a theater actress, she learned that:
journey to becoming a theater actress, she learned that:
Being in theater builds
self-confidence.
self-confidence.
Before joining the theater, she was
an introvert with issues like everyone is prettier and can act better and that
she will mess things up. Being trained
by mentors with qualities like that of Barrett Lindsay-Steiner made her come
out of her shell and made her work hard to master her craft.
an introvert with issues like everyone is prettier and can act better and that
she will mess things up. Being trained
by mentors with qualities like that of Barrett Lindsay-Steiner made her come
out of her shell and made her work hard to master her craft.
Being in theater made her learn to
improvise and think on her feet.
improvise and think on her feet.
Stage shows are always live. They are not taped like those television
shows which means that things like forgetting your line, props that will
malfunction and a missing costume can happen.
Encountering these made her keep her cool, making her make the best of
what she had. She learned to focus,
making the audience believe that everything is fine.
shows which means that things like forgetting your line, props that will
malfunction and a missing costume can happen.
Encountering these made her keep her cool, making her make the best of
what she had. She learned to focus,
making the audience believe that everything is fine.
Being in theater made her learn the
value of hard work.
value of hard work.
Working in theater does not mean you
will have personal assistants to do your hair and face, fix a wardrobe
malfunction or design props for the show.
Helping in preparing to make the stage and the play perfect made her
value cooperating and hard work in achieving anything she wants.
will have personal assistants to do your hair and face, fix a wardrobe
malfunction or design props for the show.
Helping in preparing to make the stage and the play perfect made her
value cooperating and hard work in achieving anything she wants.
Whatever fuels your child’s passion,
nurture it. It is important that she
loves what she is doing! 
nurture it. It is important that she
loves what she is doing!
I think one of the most enjoyable job nowadays are those who are inline with the arts- acting, singing, dancing, movies and alike. I use to join a few when I was younger and I enjoyed it a lot, sometimes I had thoughts…what if I studied Mascom since my father worked with GMA 7 before? I had the edge but honestly, I became shy but deep inside want to have the slice of fun they have. Your article is right. I agree.
Absolutely true! Whatever our children interest we should always support it as long as it is good for them.
That's really interesting being in a theatre. Great that she enjoys it.
i remember the press release of a product i just posted a few days ago, it's very similar with this. i agree, whatever your child likes, we should try our best to support him/her for as long as it's to their benefit and development. as long as he/she is passionate about it, it's all good. 🙂
Wait lang, na-distract ako sa pusa! Hehe. I didn't love performing when I was a child. I actually stayed home and read and wrote. However, I would perform on stage when necessary. Ngayon lang yata ako nawalan ng hiya hahaha. I'm curious. Why did your friend panic?
I was always a shy girl when I was young kaya naman I am not a performer. But I am so surprised with Matt kasi he seems like he'll be a good performer one day. He loves singing and dancing plus he's not shy. If that will happen, syempre we are here to support him but of course education will be his first priority. Stage mother lang ang peg, haha.