{"id":186,"date":"2016-12-05T11:25:47","date_gmt":"2016-12-05T11:25:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.paspic.com\/blog\/the-best-tricks-for-ensuring-your-childs-passport-photo-is-suitable\/"},"modified":"2017-01-03T11:20:03","modified_gmt":"2017-01-03T11:20:03","slug":"the-best-tricks-for-ensuring-your-childs-passport-photo-is-suitable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paspic.com\/blog\/the-best-tricks-for-ensuring-your-childs-passport-photo-is-suitable\/","title":{"rendered":"The best tricks for ensuring your child\u2019s passport photo is suitable"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s not uncommon for parents to dread sorting their child\u2019s passport photo<\/strong><\/a>. After all, the process can be frustrating and time-consuming for everyone involved. Luckily, there are a few tricks that can help things run a little more smoothly for those looking to get a passport photo for their youngster. Here are four bits of advice that should help you out.<\/p>\n

Check the guidelines<\/p>\n

The official guidelines do realise that it can be hard for parents to get a decent passport picture for their child<\/strong> if they\u2019re five or under. If you familiarise yourself with the rules, you\u2019ll find that your child doesn\u2019t need to have a neutral expression on their face, nor do they have to look straight into the camera. Meanwhile, there are even less rules surrounding babies.<\/p>\n

Practice at home<\/p>\n

Even with the lax rules, it\u2019s best not to put your child on the spot. Therefore, it\u2019s certainly worth putting in some practice at home. Try using the camera on your phone to make sure that your child is prepared for their picture. With any luck, this should also ease your child\u2019s concern about how easy it is to take a passport photo.<\/p>\n

Explain the importance<\/p>\n

In some cases, you would be well-served to explain the importance of a passport photo to your child. Obviously you don\u2019t want to go into too much detail about citizenship and borders. Instead, you could just simply tell your child that the picture will mean that they can get on the plane and enjoy a fantastic holiday. Hopefully this should act as an incentive for them to sit still and take the process seriously.<\/p>\n

Offer a reward<\/p>\n

The true reward will likely be a sun-soaked getaway where your child can frolic on the beach. But before then, you could always tell your offspring that they\u2019ll receive a treat if they can sit nice and still for their passport photo.<\/p>\n

Good luck!<\/p>\n

These tricks should have you on your way to ensuring your child\u2019s passport photo<\/strong> is suitable. In turn, this should mean their passport can be processed faster and with minimal delay.<\/p>\n

Photo: My Irish passport<\/a> by ohsarahrose<\/a> licensed under Creative commons 2<\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s not uncommon for parents to dread sorting their child\u2019s passport photo. After all, the process can be frustrating and time-consuming for everyone involved. Luckily, there are a few tricks that can help things run a little more smoothly for those looking to get a passport photo for their youngster. Here are four bits of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":187,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paspic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/186"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paspic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paspic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paspic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paspic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=186"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.paspic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/186\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":214,"href":"https:\/\/www.paspic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/186\/revisions\/214"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paspic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/187"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paspic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=186"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paspic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=186"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paspic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=186"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}