Loretta Lux
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here's something easy to try: take a photo taken outdoors under overcast sky, or a studio-shot with a similar light. create a gradient map adjustment layer - black and white, negative/reverse.
set that adjustment layer to soft light, then duplicate that layer and stick them both in a layer folder. use the red channel of the original image as a mask on the folder.You now probably have a very rosey-faced child with very little range of skintones, but a bit of detail due to the mask on the folder
Create another gradient map adjustment layer above the folder filled very pale yellow to a dark raw umber/sepia sort of color and lower the opacity until you're getting an appropriate amount of youth/palor.
fiddle with curves/levels until it looks okay then spot-check areas for colour and contrast.
That might get you close enough, or at least a start.