Hey, Mom and Dad: When Are Kids Too Old To Go Trick-Or-Treating?
Parents, Patch wants to hear from you on the questions that get families talking.
Welcome to "Hey, Mom and Dad"—a weekly feature in which we ask our Facebook fans to share their views on parenting. Every week, we get the conversation started by taking a look back at a question we asked parents the week before on Patch Facebook pages from around the area. Amid clusters of impossibly cute costumed kids on Halloween night, you get other trick-or-treaters who don't seem to fit in. Maybe it's that they are older than the rest, or show up in plain clothes with not even a face mask in sight. But is that a deal-breaker, or is everyone welcome to claim candy on your porch on Halloween? That leads us to this week's question: Take a look at what people had to say and join the conversation in the comments section. Megan Murphy …
Diane E. Emich
1:19 pm on Wednesday, October 17, 2012
I love the trick or treaters of all ages. I think if you dress up in a costume and you are polite, you get candy. I feel kind of sorry for some of the taller kids who are still young. They don't get the extra handful like the little cuties. A five or six foot middle school kid gets less candy and some interesting looks from those thinking they are too old. How can you tell with the costumes? Who … more ›