I think women have an easier time of this than men. I'd feel downright nervous if any man gave me his card and asked me to model for him, so anything you can do to ease that tension would be great. Immediately showing them a pocket sized portfolio of your work can go a long way to showing that you're for real.
So that you don't intimidate your potential subject (especially if the person you are asking is a woman) you might want to suggest that the photo shoot take place in a public and crowded place -- a busy park for example.
And, as Lisa suggested, talking to the parents of a child you'd like to photograph, not directly to the child himself, would be best.
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