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Here are some tips from Parents Magazine for getting your child into modeling:

Contact agencies by mail.
Send two clear shots -- head only and full body. Include a self-addressed stamped envelope and contact info. You'll receive a polite rejection or an invitation to come in. It's best if you live in or near New York, Chicago, Los Angeles or Miami. If you're offered a contract, check out the agency with the Better Business Bureau (www.bbb.org)

Enter the fray.
You'll be sent on go-sees -- quick meetings with casting agents for magazines and advertisers. Agents take Polaroids, and check out your child's temperament. Clients have a certain look in mind but also want to know that your child is comfortable with strangers and has the patience to pose.

Prepare for realty.
Don't expect to get rich quick. The rate for magazine editorial work is about $50 an hour. Advertising pays from $250 to as much as $2,500 a day. Remember, though, that your child will be turned down for far more jobs than she'll get and you can't take rejection to heart.