What should parents know to avoid scams in casting for child actors?

What should parents know to avoid scams in casting for child actors?

When a parent calls me in and says that they have been approached by somebody in the mall or at the beach or in the market, the thing to be on the lookout for are the people charging for your time to come in and interview, or to sign up for lengthy classes. There's a lot of companies out there that simply make their money by charging parents with the promise that they will get their children in front of casting directors. I won't mention names, but there are some big companies in LA that have never once submitted to us, and we do a lot of commercials. I know they are seeing kids every Saturday. If they want to do it, do it for the experience of doing it. Don't do it because you think you are going to get representation or seen by a casting director.