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Seven Ages of
Childhood
As your children grow, they go through various stages of physical and
psychological development. It is important to capture each one of these
life stages in order to give yourself, and your child, a portrait history
of their growth and development. Of course, you'll want to have a
professional photographer record your special occasions as well.
Baby’s 1st Year
At no time in your child’s life will physical changes occur so rapidly. In
what seems like the blink of an eye, a tiny, helpless bundle is
transformed into an active, robust and inquisitive youngster. Those
changes are already occurring! So once the baby is home and settled in,
it’s time to call for your child’s first studio appointment.
Age 2
Here one minute and gone the next! Around the second birthday a major
milestone is achieved. Your toddler now responds to reason, humor, and
action. Totally unpredictable. . . loveable, shy, rowdy, or reserved . . .
but always adorable and always on the move!
Age 3
Most three-year olds have discovered how to entertain themselves. Their
world is filled with portrait opportunities that capture the mystery and
fantasy that are so much a part of these joyful days of discovery and
make-believe that fade so soon.
Age 4
The fourth and fifth years are among the cutest, most engaging ages for
little boys and girls . . . the ability to speak and reason grow stronger
every day. Searching for their place in the world, they have already
developed personal interests, likes and dislikes. Their individuality of
character and action should be portrayed before the baby teeth are lost
and replaced by permanent ones . . . forever altering the endearing look
of early childhood.
Age 6
Between the ages of 6 and 8, the snaggly-tooth period ends and permanent
teeth emerge to change the facial contours. A developing mind reveals a
more mature, inquiring look. Now off to school and making their way in the
world . . . there is so much to learn! Portraits made at this age help to
confirm a child’s positive self image.
Age 9
From the ages of 9 to 12, the child is preparing to enter the teenage
years . . . when physical, emotional, and attitude changes occur. The
little person you have known so well is about to become a more complex and
less dependent young person. Peer acceptance is now important, and
portraits can capture the child’s sense of style and expanding horizons.
Age 13
Ages 13 through 15 are the early teenage years—a kind of dress rehearsal
for adulthood—that have begun to erase the memories of childhood. The boy
is almost a man . . . in his interests, his attitudes, and thinking.
Carefree years, yet ones that anticipate the challenges of adulthood on
the horizon. The young woman has begun to blossom into womanhood. Still a
lifetime of growing and learning ahead . . . but never again a child.
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