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July 14th, 2009 will mark the 51st anniversary of "The Donna Reed Show's" start of production. Bastille Day is what we use for our start-up date. In that spirit, we want to welcome you to the pages of A Minor Consideration after a break for the overwhelmingly sad news of Michael Jackson's death. No performer's passing has ever captured so well the message that we are trying to convey in this compendium of young performer stories. It took almost ten years to reach 500,000 hits on this site, but only six months have elapsed since we reached that plateau on January 27th 2009 and as the faithful counter shows, our traffic has increased dramatically. It's not just Michael Jackson's needless death that is driving this increase, but the combined news of the children now thoughtlessly exposed on reality television without even the barest of protections, let alone fair compensation for the obvious work they are performing. History tells us that the coming years may be difficult. That's why we're here. We thank you for your continuing support shown in the kind words you send us and the donations that keep us on this mission.
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 "A Minor Consideration" is a non-profit, tax-deductible foundation formed to give guidance and support to young performers, Past, Present and Future. Child Stars must pick their parents with care. Family Education is the key ingredient to a productive future. The members of AMC are always "on call" to assist parents and their professional children on a 'No Cost basis.' By providing a strong emphasis on education and character development, plus helping to preserve the money these children generate, the members of AMC are always available to help with the tricky Transition issues that for many kid stars prove to be so troubling. We've "been there, done that." Our lessons were earned, not imagined. TO DONATE, CLICK HERE. THANKS.
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A Social Experiment That Needs To End
Children Before Outcomes
A thoughtful supporter of A Minor Consideration, Elizabeth Miller of Atlanta, Georgia, wrote to us on our Facebook page to ask if these children on reality shows aren’t more closely related to kids involved in ... more >>
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The Bad Made Worse
The Learning Channel's announcement that "Jon & Kate + 8" would be replaced by yet another family living under the lights and cameras of reality programming gone mad…this one called "Table for Twelve" with sextuplets and two sets of twins…should surprise no one. In the absence of shame all conduct is excusable.
Jon Gosselin's counter-suit against TLC should serve as a warning to the Hayes Family of New Jersey. Jon and Kate sold their family for a song and didn't even know that child labor laws applied, something TLC conveniently neglected to tell them. Naiveté' and ignorance of child labor laws will most certainly be exploited by major broadcast companies. It's in their interest to keep you in the dark when they profit from the unpaid labor of twelve children. Here's a tip: There most certainly ARE child labor laws in New Jersey specific to Entertainment…just like ... more >>
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Paul Petersen, President |
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