Would you let 6th graders trick or treat without parent?

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We haven't even changed clocks yet. Won't the first our be daylight? Give her a phone to call you.

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first hour

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Yes. If you’re really worried, consider getting a one-time use prepaid cell phone she can carry in case she gets separated from the group. I’ve never known that to happen, btw.

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Anonymous wrote:We’ve always trailed behind DD on Halloween. This year a group of her friends (all 11 years old) want to go without a parent. My only worry is that they’ll lose each other and my DD will be alone in the dark, without a phone (she doesn’t have one yet). She’s immature for her age and I imagine she would get confused about where she is and have a hard time finding her way home. Also, people drive like maniacs in my neighborhood and there are no sidewalks.
But if the other parents are fine with it, I don’t want to say no.

Am i being overprotective?

Sound like your daughter doesn't know her way around the neighborhood? My 3rd grader is going out without parents. However, him and his group of kids from our suburban neighborhood are all over the neighborhood without parental supervision all the time, so if he gets separated he knows where he is.

You probably should teach your daughter some practical skills like where she lives and how to get around the block.

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Anonymous wrote:Wow. My daughter with intellectual disabilities can find her way around our neighborhood.

Well then this is your lucky day! My child with intellectual disabilities can’t do as much as yours. I guess it made you feel good to post that.

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Anonymous wrote:Wow. My daughter with intellectual disabilities can find her way around our neighborhood.

Well then this is your lucky day! My child with intellectual disabilities can’t do as much as yours. I guess it made you feel good to post that.

Just to add; my kid knows her way around during the day, but it’s a big, twisty turny neighborhood and I can see her getting disoriented in the dark. And yes, she does have some special needs but is mainstreamed at school.

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^^ that was OP, btw. Sorry, I was feeling defensive. Most of you were kind and I thank you for the feedback.

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Of course. Give them a time limit and a flashlight.

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Depends in the city? Honestly I wouldn’t mind having an adult trail far behind them. Some weird stuff has happened around this area lately.

Some weird stuff what?

Did you grow up in the US? If so, at what age did you trick-or-treat without a parent?

Crime. Assaults, mugging of young teens in NWDC. What is your issue that you can’t comprehend that? Now I am a foreigner because inread the police report daily for NWDC? Try reading it. Someone put a gun to a woman’s head last year in spring valley.

Ah, you're talking about crime. OK. There's actually much less crime than there used to be.

Read the police reports. Assaults happen in NWDC often. I was surprised until I started reading it for myself.

I actually do review the police reports every single month. And assaults happen very rarely in NW DC. As in count on one hand per month rare. Now property crimes are pretty common but that is not what you are fearful of.

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Yes

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No

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Anonymous wrote:^^ that was OP, btw. Sorry, I was feeling defensive. Most of you were kind and I thank you for the feedback.

Most people were responding to a parent who said her 11 year old was "immature." Now you have changed your question, and I guarantee the answers will be different.

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Yes if in a group

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Yes, with a friend

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Depends in the city? Honestly I wouldn’t mind having an adult trail far behind them. Some weird stuff has happened around this area lately.

Some weird stuff what?

Did you grow up in the US? If so, at what age did you trick-or-treat without a parent?

Crime. Assaults, mugging of young teens in NWDC. What is your issue that you can’t comprehend that? Now I am a foreigner because inread the police report daily for NWDC? Try reading it. Someone put a gun to a woman’s head last year in spring valley.

Ah, you're talking about crime. OK. There's actually much less crime than there used to be.

Read the police reports. Assaults happen in NWDC often. I was surprised until I started reading it for myself.

I actually do review the police reports every single month. And assaults happen very rarely in NW DC. As in count on one hand per month rare. Now property crimes are pretty common but that is not what you are fearful of.

It’s about 20 different districts I doubt you’ look at all the districts as they’re not all in one report.