As long as you don't ruin it, taking a youngster candy-begging for Halloween may be just as much fun as going yourself
Halloween used to be a low-stakes occasion for prior generations. Parents essentially pulled blankets over their children's heads and shoved them out the door, expecting them to return filled with sweets at some point. However, preceding generation parents were rather crazy.
We now know better and are more active in our children's lives, especially on Halloween. Too engrossed? Avoiding the seven deadly sins listed below is a good place to start when it comes to giving your little boils and ghouls a safe, but also sane and satisfying, Halloween experience.
Frightening your child
Halloween is intended to be scary in a fun way for kids, but some parents missed the word and take their scaredy-cats to adult horror movies, over-the-top haunted homes, and late-night trick-or-treating. On a scale, children are terrified. Some small children like the hideous, terrifying monsters associated with Halloween. Some older children (and adults) are scared of even the smallest scare. Don't embarrass your child if they're scared—if they don't want to go trick-or-treating, don't take them. If kids are scared at the first house, they should turn around and go home. You can't talk kids out of being terrified; attempting to do so will only make things worse, and you don't want to cope with a week of nightmares. Always remember that there is always next year.
Failure to take safety seriously
Cars are the true terrors of Halloween night, not wolfmans (wolfmen? ), draculas, or even Frankenstein's monsters. When sugar-amped youngsters run about in ill-fitting costumes and masks meet inebriated adults heading home from Halloween parties, the result may be deadly—so make safety your first concern. A safer kid costume checklist is as follows:
- Check that your youngster has a flashlight, a glow stick, and/or reflectors.
- Bright hues are preferred over darks.
- Make sure their mask does not obstruct vision—if at all feasible, use cosmetics.
- Make certain that their outfit will not trip them.
The most crucial guideline is to have your mom/dad radar on high alert. That means no flasks or joints before taking children out candy-begging, unless other adults are on sober watch duty.
Concerned about someone sneaking drugs into confectionery
We've all heard warnings about thieves sneaking drugs, needles, razors, and other unpleasantness into Halloween candy, but it's not a thing. So don't bother x-raying your child's chocolates or breaking out the magnifying glass. Unwrapped or handmade goodies are often given away by well-meaning weirdos, so give the candy a quick once-over and discard it. This also allows you to steal all of the Peppermint Patties.
Allowing your children to be impolite
Halloween is an excellent opportunity to teach your child proper etiquette in a real-life setting. Make sure kids say "trick-or-treat" when someone opens the door* and a hearty "thank you" when candy is dropped into their sack. We do, after all, live in a society.
*Please note that some neurotypical children may be unable to do this, which is acceptable. They can still have a good time on Halloween.
Giving away nuts in sweets
This is a tip for giving candy rather than receiving it, but it is so crucial that I'm posting it anyway. Nuts are a serious, possibly lethal poison for children with allergies, so when deciding what sort of candy to give out on the big night, just avoid anything containing nuts for any child. Parents with allergic children must be alert, but with so much going on around Halloween, make their life simpler by avoiding handing away anything containing tree nuts or peanuts. Furthermore, some parents are unaware that their child has a nut allergy, and finding out because you nearly killed them is not ideal.
Inadequate planning
For little children, visiting a handful of neighbors' houses may be enough Halloween fun, but older children may want to stay out longer and travel further. Plan your trick-or-treating so you don't have to drag a sleepy three-year-old dressed as a bumblebee up a large hill to get home.
A lot may go into Halloween route planning, so check out Lifehacker's guide on optimizing Halloween candy acquisition and holiday-magic potential.
Avoiding trick-or-treating entirely
Trick-or-treating is becoming less popular for a variety of reasons—safety concerns, philosophical conflicts with the concept of soliciting strangers for free goodies, a worldwide epidemic, it's a pain in the a$$—but we can't allow this happen. Trick-or-treating is a beautiful American tradition, and it's one of the few rites of passage for youngsters that isn't completely controlled by their parents. It's also a lesson in community development. We rely on our neighbors to "play along" for our children, and it's one of the few "official" reasons we still visit them. It also allows parents to peer inside their neighbors' houses and assess the decor. Bring your child out every Halloween. Like everything else in child-rearing:
You don't have many years when they'll notice, and you'll be too late.
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SOURCE: lifehacker
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