A Minor Consideration

A Minor Consideration Child Advocacy Today Petersen is an accomplished writer, speaker, and advocate for young show business professionals everywhere.

A Minor Consideration" is a non-profit, tax-deductible foundation, dedicated to protecting the legal and human rights of juvenile performers in the entertainment industry, as well as their financial security and their physical, mental and emotional health. To this end, "A Minor Consideration" calls attention to child exploitation in all segments of popular entertainment and show business, and wor

ks with lawmakers to ensure that child labor laws are effective in protecting the welfare of these vulnerable young actors, singers, dancers, and athletes and with a goal to make industry child labor laws uniform throughout the nation. The founder and leader of "A Minor Consideration" is Paul Petersen, himself a former child actor best known for his role as Jeff Stone in the classic TV comedy, "The Donna Reed Show."

02/19/2026

Important Update: New Contact Email for A Minor Consideration

Hello everyone,

We are writing to share a quick administrative update. To ensure we continue to stay connected with all of you as efficiently as possible, we are moving to a new primary email address.

Please update your records:

Old Email: [email protected]

New Email: [email protected]

Please use this new address for all future inquiries and outreach.

Most importantly, we want to take a moment to say thank you. A Minor Consideration only exists because of the incredible support of this community. Your dedication to protecting and supporting child performers means the world to us, and we are so grateful to have you with us on this journey.

With gratitude,

The A Minor Consideration Team

10/28/2025

This is Janet Palazzotto Paul is my dear friend and mentor! I’ve worked beside Paul Petersen for some 20 years, advocating for minors in entertainment on the East Coast! Thank you all for your continued support for A Minor Consideration and it’s mission!

Please help me spread a little sunshine to Paul Petersen! 🌞

Paul recently celebrated his 80th birthday, but, as he explained, he spent the day in the hospital! So let’s lift his spirits and remind him how much he’s loved!

Paul has given us laughter, great music, and decades of advocacy for young performers — now let’s give him something back.

Please share in the comments what you’ve always loved or admired about Paul: 😄😍

🎬 A favorite Donna Reed Show moment!

🎶 One of his songs

💫 Or his incredible work helping kids in entertainment through A Minor Consideration

Let’s fill his day with kindness, good memories, and a whole lot of appreciation.

It's our turn to give some love back. ❤️

🎬 Take 2 Paul Petersen’s 80th birthday! 🎂 🤗


09/28/2025

It Has Not Been Fun Making 80
Got a free meal for my birthday dinner but lost touch with myself at lunch with Rana’s classmates.
Short version cost me a Friday afternoon at the hospital while gremlins attacked our electronics.
Geek Squad in the morning so we can deal with Microsoft. Please be patient.
Best, Rana and Paul Petersen

09/10/2025

CHARLIE KIRK. PRAISED FOR HIS FAITH.

A YOUTUBE VISIT WITH THE COWSILLS.ENJOY,
08/24/2025

A YOUTUBE VISIT WITH THE COWSILLS.
ENJOY,

What a great visit we all had with Paul Petersen, who played Jeff on the Donna Reed Show, but continued through his life becoming way more than that. We hope...

Malcolm-Jamal Warner, doing good by being good.One TV Son to another. You met all the challenges of a growing teen on a...
07/25/2025

Malcolm-Jamal Warner, doing good by being good.
One TV Son to another.
You met all the challenges of a growing teen on a family show with dignity and skill.
Family shows are more than entertainment. They are emotional instruction, too...especially now in a fatherless era.
I am proud of you.
Sincerely, Jeff Stone writing as Paul Petersen

07/21/2025

DISNEYLAND OPENS, JULY 17TH, 1955.
I WAS THERE, SINGING AND DANCING AS A MOUSEKETEER.
70 YEARS.
WOW, WHAT A STORY.
PAUL PETERSEN, JULY 2025

06/24/2025

I am worn out watching the Middle East news.
Give me better movies, better TV, and lower gas prices.
A little peace would be nice, too.
Paul Petersen

06/15/2025

Posting as Janet Palazzotto. I’ve worked beside Paul Petersen and AMC for quite awhile. I’d like to wish Paul a very happy Father’s Day. Paul is a wonderful grandfather and dad to his own beautiful children. But, he’s also been a special dad, carefully watching over the welfare of tens of thousands of children, as founder and President of A Minor Consideration since 1991. Just think about it, as parents we always have our phone by our side while we sleep, if our children ever need us. Paul has kept his phone on and next to him, 24/7, for over three decades, sharing that phone number publicly, for minors in the entertainment industry, whether present or in the past, who may reach out for help. All calls kept confidential with no judgment made! Thank you Paul for being you and having the biggest heart! Thank you for sharing this beautiful song with us and all the dads in the world. It will forever stay in our hearts and forever be a part of Father’s Day. How beautiful is that!

Happy Father’s Day to all the special dads, with us now or watching us from above! ❤️❤️❤️

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