Trick~or~Treat a Safety Guide for Children!

Trick-or-Treat Safety Guide for Children

 

Deneale K. Williams, Yahoo Contributor Network
Oct 1, 2007

It's that time of year again! Trick-or-treat!

  In my neighborhood, no matter who or what you try to get "going," it just doesn't happen. People send flyers for a neighborhood bash, and nothing happens. Not even the one who sent the flyer was seen participating. Send out flyers for a neighborhood sale, and no one has time. Send out a flyer asking neighbors to turn on their porch lights for Halloween, and not a light is lit the night of trick-or-treating.

 

Before you ask, there are a lot of kids in this neighborhood. A lot of people of various ages, and ethnicity.

So we take our trick-or-treating elsewhere.

Here are a few tips I have to share with you, to help you in your holiday venture this Halloween:

 

1. Do not eat candy as you are trick-or-treating. If you want to eat candy then bring some from home, rather than those supplying it, bring along your own. This was you know you are safe.
2. Inspect all candies when you get home. If the packages are torn open, throw them away. If it is fruit or vegetables, "some" local hospitals will X-ray them for you. Otherwise, you might want to consider throwing them away. Check this out with your local Hospital, and "sometimes" they even do it for free!!
3. If you have any doubt what so ever, trash it, don't take any chances.
4. Only go to neighborhoods you know, or people you know-this in itself will prevent any problems.
5. Have members of your family give out candy to your children, call them in advance and set it up. Then go visit your family members around town, showing off your costumes, and getting candy that will not be tainted.
6. If worse comes to worse, go to the store and buy a bunch of various bags of candy, and give it to your children. If you have no where to go, and they still want to dress up spooky, or crazy-let them. They can still walk the dog, or walk around proudly displaying their costume. People will look, point and smile. It is still fun.
7. Some churches will have trick or treat games and fun in your neighborhood, check into that. Some even make fun houses!
8. See if you can get your neighborhood to participate in a trick or treat, if you can-do it. Set a date and time, and porch light scenario and then have fun within your own neighborhood.
9. Some Schools might have a Halloween costume dance. This is also much safer then trick or treating in an unwatched or unknown area. 

There are going to be others who can offer you more sound advice. I suggest reading it, and doing what all you can to protect your child or children. Children are our future, and they need protected.
It is a sad shame that people have ruined what used to be a fun and safe Holiday, just for the candy, and happiness of our children. It is up to you and I, to clean it back up. It starts with us, so let's get the ball rolling to make a difference.
 


HAPPY HALLOWEEN!