Learning how to grow up in fame is not easy. There have been child stars who failed to recover in adulthood. It was like a fateful curse.

The story of a child star achieving fame early, only to fail in adulthood, is not a strange story in the showbiz world.

It is like a fateful curse that has happened to a series of child stars, we can mention cases that have been mentioned repeatedly surrounding this topic, such as Macaulay Culkin, Drew Barrymore, Lindsay Lohan…

So what makes a child star bogged down on the path to fame? What can help young talents avoid the “train derailment” accident? In the celebrity news segment, stories about struggling and fallen child stars have always attracted great attention.

Stories about fallen child stars often go in the following direction: Child stars receive great attention, begin to learn how to face the hidden corners of showbiz, some children gradually turn to alcohol, banned substances… In adulthood, the once child star is now only remembered by the public for her scandalous incidents rather than her real talent.

It’s not difficult to name child stars mired in adulthood, because such stories appear in newspapers too often, but to remember “healthy” adult child stars is not easy, because of their stories. is rarely mentioned due to its lack of…sensationalism.

Besides child stars who fall into addiction and bankruptcy in adulthood, there are also child stars who “successfully went through puberty”, grew up happily, had peaceful lives, and even continued their successes, such as Emma Watson, Emma Stone, Dakota Fanning… So what makes child stars – those who succeed, those who fail?

Children are inherently more sensitive to physical, mental and financial pressures than adults. While many child stars have their parents by their side throughout the stressful journey of adulthood, with only one goal: to help their children shine their talents and do what they love; On the contrary, there are also parents who are dazzled by their children’s money and reputation.

Such stories are well known in Hollywood. Revolving around childhood stars like Drew Barrymore, Macaulay Culkin, or Brooke Shields… there are figures of parents who are overwhelmed by the fame and fortune that their children will soon have.

Recently, 19-year-old American actress Ariel Winter publicly distanced herself from her biological mother because she believed that she had caused her psychological damage while growing up.

Susie Mains, an expert in the field of child talent guidance consulting in Hollywood, shares that sad stories like the above happen quite a lot in Hollywood: “Sometimes parents forget that their children are still just children.” , just because that child suddenly became the main earner in the family and was sought after by the media.”

Without the constant care and attention of their parents, child stars immediately go off track. Even if you have a wholehearted family supporting you, there will still be risks. In showbiz, there is no shortage of people who take advantage of your immaturity.

One-time child star – Spencer Breslin (who appeared in a number of Disney films and is the older brother of actress Abigail Breslin) recalled his childhood in Hollywood: “Not everyone who works with child stars is an adult. all good.

There are people who will try to create distance between parents and child stars to make child stars feel like they need them more than they need their parents.

“This is really dangerous because these people seek to become friends with child stars for the sake of money.

They understand the psychology of children wanting to be adults and always encourage them in the direction: You don’t need your parents to always follow your instructions like that, you need someone who respects you because you are already a star.”

Former child stars like Elijah Wood and Corey Feldman also recently spoke out about childhood sexual abuse when they were early in the entertainment industry.

Lisa Jakub used to be a child actress appearing in popular movies like “Mrs. Doubtfire” (Nanny in disguise – 1993) or “Independence Day” (Independence Day – 1996).

Now, Lisa is a writer, she once wrote a book about her childhood experiences in Hollywood, where child stars could be sexually abused and had early access to alcohol and illegal substances (remember Drew Barrymore has been in rehab since he was 13 years old).

After a “popular” childhood where they made money and tasted fame early, child stars often fall into a crisis when they begin to enter puberty and then adulthood. At that time, child roles were no longer for them. A new phase begins.

Lisa went through this period with difficulty: “I didn’t want to leave the Hollywood world. I didn’t know how to stop thinking of myself as an actress and gradually forget my roles.

When I started losing movie offers, I didn’t know who I was anymore, because I spent so much time impersonating someone else.

“Because acting was my priority, my studies were quite ‘fluctuating’, I didn’t have the same experiences as other kids and when the roles became less and less, I didn’t know if there was anything else left in this world. makes me feel as excited as acting. Not knowing what to do, not interested in anything, that’s my puberty.”

Instead of having an innocent childhood, child stars soon learn how to work and make money, surrounded only by adults.

The more successful they are, the more they have to work, the greater the pressure, but when puberty comes, child roles disappear, child stars fall into a state of confusion because of their sudden freedom. It is this period that sees child stars easily become derailed trains.

Not knowing what to do with their free time, sometimes feeling depressed and disappointed because they suddenly no longer make money and are sought after like before, child stars easily give in to temptation to temporarily forget a period of time. difficult transition.

Coming out of this period, there are child stars who “went through puberty successfully” and continued to exist in showbiz; There are also children who leave the world of vanity forever because their “desire” to act only stops at child roles. The saddest thing is the young talents who fall down and can’t get back up.