There will always be children stars and there will always be those who make the transition to become adult stars. Our own beautiful actress Jackie Appiah started very young, starring in the series “things we do for love” and actor John Dumelo went into acting at an early age.

One important reason for hoisting children into the limelight is to propel the talent and creativity embedded in them.

Many actors/artists we see in Hollywood grew up on screen. Lindsy Lohan, Miley Cyrus, Drew Barrymore, Micheal Jackson, Justin Timberlake and many others. Obviously, Justin Beiber is up next. Most child stars fade away in the blink of an eye; others successfully survive in the industry.

The same could be said of Ghanaian children stars from the 90’s who just fell off the media radar. When we take a trip down memory lane, Grace Omaboe pushed and propelled many kids to stardom with her “”by the fire side” and Fun-world, programs designed for kids. These shows are no longer on TV and these star kids are lost in the spotlight.

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We have to be frank with ourselves, we all have those days, weeks or even months when we slide down (feel down). It happens to everyone and most times, we result to external things or materials to motivate us or push us back on our toes.

There are days when I wake up and I do not feel like doing anything. I begin to ask myself so many questions such as; why am I even writing all these articles, is it really worth it, Can I really achieve that goal, am I good enough at what I am doing, Will I succeed in this, Am I doing well in life and all that…

On such days, you begin to doubt your skills, abilities, intelligence, judgement, your appearance, your vision and all that you believe in and hope for. You stop trusting your efforts, your dreams and the fact that you can achieve the success you desire.

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