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Welcome to the forum :-)
Wow a shop that actually recommended the Pentax. fantastic!! They really are the best bang for your buck though and you now have the pleasure of being part of a rather unique community.
I absolutely love shooting child portraits. Unfortunately I've moved a long distance away from my major source of models (aka my nieces and nephews) but I still try and shoot friends kids whenever I get the chance.
Best tip I'd give you is to get outside with them as often as you can. Swings, trampoline, just general backyard or park play. You'll get the most out of your lens in the light that way.
After school as the sun is getting lower is a great time.
Try to step back and use the zoom so that you blur the background. Also speaking of background... before you press the button, scan the whole viewfinder to see what is going to be in the frame. Just doing some simple things like this will turn your snapshots into candid portraits in no time.
Check out my flickr. If you have a flickr account let me know and I'll add you to my contacts so you can see more of my portrait sets.
I was in the same spot as you a few years ago with my learning curve :-)
Oh... as for batteries, I agree with the other posters that the Sanyo Eneloops (or other low discharge) batteries are the way to go.
See you around.
Troy
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