Title: Are Celebrities Good Role Models? - The Working Parent
Headings: Are Celebrities Good Role Models?
Are Celebrities Good Role Models?
Parental Role Models
Celebrity Role Models
Negative Role Models
Positive Role Models
About Cally Worden
About Cally Worden

Content: Celebrity Role Models
Irrespective of their particular talent or expertise, celebrities make their living from existing in the public eye. They thrive on the attention they receive, and will often actively court the media to ensure that they and their actions remain visible. In many ways this is a grown-up form of attention seeking. It is something that is familiar to most children, and a trait they find easy to relate to. So far so good, we all want our kids to have responsible adults that they can look up to and engage with at some level, but celebrities do not always behave responsibly, and that’s when the trouble can start. Negative Role Models
Celebrities tend to do things to extreme – they want the biggest wedding, flashiest car, most expensive house. Moderation is not their strong point. This often results in behaviours that are extreme too, and there are many ways that celebrities become negative role models, including: • Body Image – eating disorders are on the rise, and some of the blame for this lies in the way that celebrities treat their bodies. Ultra-skinny-size-zero bodies are often seen in celeb-land, and the media perpetuate the hype.