Baby / child modeling becomes a very popular, but increasingly controversial area.

To beging with, a few questions on the involvement into children's modeling:

Are you sure your child is cut out for modeling? Your baby may be very lovely, she or he may not be able to handle the stress of modeling and handle strangers with you around and with you gone.

Can you cope with your child often disturbed and distracted from classes/studies, family and friend?

Does your child handle travel well?

Does your child handle change with a good temperament? Naptime, feeding time, these are all things that may get disrupted for a shoot.

Some web resources on the subject for you to assist:

http://www.modelingscams.org/childmodelingscams.html
http://www.baby-place.com/infant_modeling.html
http://www.babycenter.com/dilemma/baby/babydevelopment/1358648.html

http://www.cbs58.com/cbsdata.cgi?_dhweb=form&_lt23r=home&kv=headlinenews.headlinenew_id=2312

http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/services/model.htm

“"There is not a whole lot of [child] modeling work available outside New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, San Francisco, and Dallas, so make sure that an agency does not give you false information about who their clients include." -- Parents Magazine”

"You need to be able to travel to shoots and meetings on very short notice -- sometimes a few hours. Only people who are local can do that." -- Margaret Pelino, booking agent, Ford Modeling Agency, Manhattan”

Some more tips:

Don’t spend a ton of money on a portfolio, because babies change too quickly.
Get a couple good photos every 3 months or so.

Make sure you check out the agency with other people in your area or on the Net. Ask for some references from other parents whose children are placed by the agency, etc. Make friends, they’re your best connections.

Good luck!