• Make sure an adult or responsible teenager accompanies your tween.
• Plan and discuss the route your tween intends to follow. Know the names of all the kids that will accompany your tween on the outing.
• Remind your tween to travel only in familiar areas and along an established route.
• Choose safe houses; kids should only go to homes where you know the residents and have outside lights on as a sign of welcome.
• Make sure your tween knows NEVER to enter a stranger’s home for ANY REASON.
• Instruct your child never to eat anything until you have inspected the treats. Throw away anything unwrapped.
Remind your tween to walk from house to house and not to cross yards and lawns where unseen objects or the uneven terrain can present tripping hazards.
Show respect for the homeowners-pumpkin smashing is NOT harmless and remind your tween to say “thank you!”

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