Photos of Adorable Daytime TV Children

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More Than Meets the Eye
Finley Rose Slater uses her angelic appearance to terrific effect to make it an even bigger shock how devilish Days of Our Lives’ Rachel is. Then again, what would we expect of conniving Kristen’s chip off the old block?
Xylophone Call
Young & Restless’ River Ware (who plays Dominic with twin Rainn) demonstrated an uncanny ability to multi-task during a 2022 scene with on-screen dad Bryton James (Devon). Maybe it was one of those “self-driving cars.”
‘I’m Ready for My Close-Up’
General Hospital viewers found it tough to pay attention to what Nicholas Alexander Chavez was saying as Spencer — heck, what anybody was saying! — when Joey Clay was on screen as his kid brother Ace in 2023.
Time to Wake Up
Leave it to Liam on The Bold and the Beautiful to doze off and miss the adorableness being radiated from daughter Kelly, played here by (we think) Avalon and Colette Carlish.
Two for the Show
Casting doesn’t get much more perfect than this: Back in 2008, Days of Our Lives had playing Hope’s daughter Ciara little Lauren Boles, a pint-sized replica of her lovely on-screen mom, Kristian Alfonso.
Raise Your Hand If You’re Too Cute and Ya Know It!
Well-played, Millie Ingle. Well-played. The tot made a lasting first impression upon being cast by Young & Restless as Mariah and Tessa’s daughter, Aria.
Prison Stripes?!?
Actually, it kinda made sense to dress Christian/Gavin McGinley that way in 2012, because the twins were criminally adorable as One Life to Live tyke Liam, the son of Michael Easton’s McBain.
Sugar and Spice
Though the paternity of Bold & Beautiful moppet Bridget was at first in question, there could be no doubt that Brooke was the mom of her Mini-Mi, played in the ’90s by Landry Albright.
What’s Your Sign?
He’s a Leo, course — get it? And that’s a mighty impressive mane on Easton Rocket Sweda, who like his character is on the spectrum. He couldn’t speak until he was 4, but “now look at me,” he cheers.
Howdy, Pardner
As handsome a fella as General Hospital star Chad Duell is, no one can say that Michael didn’t grow up just fine, thank you. But we’ll always fondly remember the years that he was played by impish redhead Dylan Cash.
Boy Meets Curls
From the moment that Kellen Enriquez made his Young & Restless debut as Harrison, the little boy made a big impression. The hair alone… OMG!
Smiles for Miles
By now, Days of Our Lives’ Theo has become one of the show’s heartthrobs. But in 2006, when Abe and Lexie’s son was played by Kavi Faquir, his sweet presence was guaranteed to make hearts swell.
Hitman-to-Man Talk
Playing the son of General Hospital mobster Jason, Porter Fasullo (Danny) has often gotten to wear so serious an expression. Grave matters are kinda the norm when Pop’s in “the family business.”
Child’s Play
Finnegan George looks as sweet as can be in this picture from 2018. But the Bold & Beautiful actor also nicely plays the mischievous side of Will that he gets from incorrigible dad Bill.
Like Mother, Like Daughter
We’d say they grow up so fast, but actually, this pic of Young & Restless’ Camryn Grimes (Mariah) with on-screen mom Sharon Case (Sharon) was taken more than 20 years (!) ago, when the junior achiever was still playing Cassie.
Who Could Say No to That Face?
Young & Restless must have known when it tapped Holden and Ryan Hare to play Billy and Victoria’s (and Chelsea’s) son Johnny that the kid could get anything he wanted, from an ice cream cone to a pony.
A Different Kind of Rick Role
Before Bold & Beautiful aged Rick into a hormonal teen carrying on with his nanny Amber, Steven Hartman was the fresh-faced youngster who laid the groundwork for the shenanigans to come.
Dressed to Impress
When Bryant Jones — pint-sized Nate on The Young and the Restless in 2002 — hit the Technical Emmys that year, he did so in a super-snazzy suit that smartly left him a little room to keep growing into it.
Putting the ‘Young’ in Young & Restless
She’s off now to follow her Hollywood dreams, but in 2015, Alyvia Alyn Lind was only a few years into her decade-long run as Faith, the ultimately troubled daughter of perpetually troubled supercouple Nick and Sharon.
Daddy’s Girl
We can only imagine how hard it was for General Hospital pot-stirrer Hayden to leave behind Violet with dad Finn. We can’t even bear to look away from this heart-melting snap of Jophielle Love and Michael Easton.
Two Cute
Good to know: Cameras can somehow withstand the cuteness overload involved in getting in a single shot both Young & Restless’ Judah Mackey (Connor) and Alex Wilson (Christian).
The Quintessence of Precocious
Arguably the cutest kid ever on soaps, General Hospital Emmy winner Kimberly McCullough grew up before our eyes as Robin, the daughter of super-spies Anna and Robert.
The Camera’s Over Here, Guys…
Eh, never mind. When a toddler’s as precious as Erik and Theodore Olson, the twins who play baby Wiley on General Hospital, there’s no such thing as a bad picture.
Tea Time
Nope, it looks like no fun whatsoever was had on the Young & Restless set on the day in 2013 that tea for two was served to Sophie Pollono (ex-Delia) and then-on-screen dad Billy Miller (ex-Billy).
The Wonder Years
Munchkins don’t come any more angelic than McKenna Roberts and Aidan Clark, whom The Young and the Restless had playing Lily and Cane’s twins in 2013.
Cleared for Takeoff
Who needs a driver’s license? Bold & Beautiful scene stealer Henry Joseph Samiri (Douglas) can always get a “lift” from on-screen dad Matthew Atkinson (Thomas).
All Hail Her Majesty
Even without the blinged-out costume, General Hospital princess Brooklyn Rae Silzer never fails to sparkle as the granddaughter of Port Charles’ queen of kicking butt, the one and only Anna Devane.
Twice as Nice
Back in 2004, before Bold & Beautiful decided that Steffy and Phoebe were no longer identical twins (and killed off Phoebe), Kylie and Keaton Tyndell were always ready to make viewers see double.
Say Cheese!
At the center of one of Days of Our Lives’ most well-blended families in 2017 was card-carrying cutie patootie Harper Udell as Arianna. Or was it Harper’s sister, Sydnee? So good at sharing are the sibs that they split the role between them.
Blond Ambition
Rising star Hudson West holds his own on General Hospital opposite even heavyweights like Roger Howarth, who when this pic was snapped in 2016 was playing Jake’s future stepdad, Franco.
Can You Dig It?
Even with the help of Ryan’s Hope family Ilene Kristen (Delia), Michael Hawkins (Frank) and Bernard Barrow (Johnny), Jadrien Steele, aka Little John, was going to have a tough time building a sand castle in Central Park.
Overall Adorable
Port Charles could use a double shot of cuteness — and it’s had one since 2014, when twins Ava and Grace Scarola joined General Hospital as Sonny and Ava’s daughter, Avery.
One Singular Sensation
From 2009-12, Samantha Bailey was our girl for all seasons as Summer on The Young and the Restless.
Just Two Cute
When Days of Our Lives stopped using blankets to play Lani and Eli’s twins in 2021, Arya and Wynter Wells stepped (toddled?) into Sal Stowers and Lamon Archey’s arms to take over the role of Jules’ twin brother, Carver.
A Starr Is Born
And only a few years after she was, Kristen Alderson was cast as Todd and Blair’s impetuous daughter on One Life to Live. She stayed with the soap so long that she went from little girl to leading lady, one who made such an impression that when ABC yanked the beloved drama, she was crossed over to General Hospital.
If Only There Were Two of ’Em…
In 2004, twins Raymond and Joseph Cartigiano navigated the identity crisis that befell All My Children’s Bess Chandler, who was really Miranda Montgomery, with some help from Jacob Young (JR), Eden Riegel (Bianca) and Alexa Havins (Babe).
Spencer for Hire
From 2013-20, rising star Nicolas Bechtel redefined “wise beyond his years” during his stint as Nikolas and the late Courtney’s troublemaking son on General Hospital.