How can a child actors parent help with casting?
Seeing parents over the years with their children, the best advice I can give a parent is that if your child really wants to interview and you really want to support them the best way, just be calm and cool about it. Make sure that they're rested, they feel good about themselves, and they have something to eat on the way. Just no tension and no stress. It doesn't matter if you're a little bit late. It doesn't matter if your clothes aren't on right. It doesn't matter if your socks match. Just keep your kid calm and cool - no pressure. And then when you get there, depending on the age of your child, if your child is old enough to write their name, let them sign in and let them take some ownership with it. And just chill. Just sit there, keep your eye on your child, make sure you're comfortable with what's going on, but don't mother hen them. Don't ask the casting professionals in the lobby or in the studio a million questions. It's the first call. Just be there. Make sure that you're happy with what's going on, but don't be too much in the way because it'll upset the casting people if you slow them down, and it'll make your child nervous because you're nervous.
