Children, Halloween safety and Car Accidents

Halloween is such a fun time for children.  I remember waiting for Halloween for months before October 31st.  Picking out the costume, getting the biggest bag to trick or treat with and heading out the door. I grew up in a small town so everyone knew everyone so the safety of candy wasn't a big problem.  In fact, while I was growing up NOTHING about Halloween was a problem at all, except my brother stealing my candy because he was too old and "too cool" to go get his own.



Now that I am older I think about children and Halloween...and I think about my childhood Halloween days.  I was taught to look both ways before crossing the street EVERY DAY but I think I forgot this when a group of kids would say "hey, that house across the street has......" and we were off.

Let's not forget our costumes....some dark colors and others with masks.  So if we had masks on we couldn't see the cars coming and with dark costumes the cars couldn't see us.

According to the World Health Organization nearly a million children die each year from unintentional accidents and most of them are from car accidents.

So what can you do to keep your children safe?

• Talk to your children about safety on the streets.  AND no matter how much they understand, remember the excitement of the house across the street may be too much for them to remember.
• Have a responsible adult or older child go with them.
• Halloween costumes need to either be bright or have reflectors on them so vehicles can SEE them.
• Set boundaries for your children off busy streets.
• Send a flashlight with them.
• If wearing a mask please make sure they have clear vision AND they can hear out of the mask.
• Make sure all costumes fit the child.  Not too loose or too long so they don't trip.
• Make sure all children are in groups.
• Weather is tricky this time of year so be prepared for that cold winter night..dress warm.

Please remind children NOT to eat anything until you have been able to inspect the candy. 

With all these warning this needs to be a safe night for your child BUT it still needs to be FUN!!!!


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