Description: Childhood should be about having fun with your friends, playing games, and dressing and acting like a kid. But many child stars are pushed into the limelight at a very early age, and many people believe the industry exploits them. There are new labor laws in place to protect children, but if their parents sign off on these exploitative projects, there really isn’t much that can be done. Public outcry ensues, but that doesn’t stop the industry from dressing up these child stars to appear much older than they are, and taking advantage of them by placing them in inappropriate films and ad campaigns.