Botox for an 8 year old?

http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/botox-mom-loses-custody-of-her-daughter

The mom who gave her 8 year old daughter Botox injects just lost custody of her child. The mother gave her daughter injections because she wanted to prevent wrinkles her daughter think she has. When she smiles, both the mother and daughter noticed “wrinkles” on the side of her face, which are more commonly called dimples that mostly everybody has. If the little girl noticed these marks, her mother should have pointed them out to her and explained what they were instead of turning to an injection.

In the video, Lara Spencer asked the little girl why she gets injections and she replied with “I don’t know” until her mother acted shocked and was in disbelief over her daughter’s response. The mother had to tell her daughter what the injections were for; as if this was such a common procedure that everybody gets at age 8. The mother also said, “I’m not the only mom who does it. A lot of moms do it,” referencing the beauty pageants her daughter attends. Just because someone else does something does not make it right and does not mean you have to join in too. The mother should know that giving a child Botox injections is completely absurd.

Stated in the video, there is a loss of innocence here. A little 8 year old girl should be playing with her friends, having fun, not worrying about serious issues in the world, and not her appearance. Everybody grows up; her looks will change. In this interview, I believe the mother was coaching her daughter with what to say and forced her own personal ideologies on her. The glamorization of Botox, plastic surgery, and other procedures highlighted in the Hollywood lifestyle should not be forced upon a child, let alone anyone.