Halloween -- What age can kids go out by themselves?

[Anonymous]

It absolutely depends on the crowd and the neighborhood.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Really, 10? I didn't go out by myself until I was 15 and that was the last year I went.

15?!

Your parents let you go out alone just one year before you could drive alone?! Wow.

For me it was the same as others, 10ish

Yup. We lived on a main road, not in the best part of town. Honestly, it didn't bother me at all. We walked ahead, but the parental unit was in the vicinity at all times.

At age 14 I worked like 20 hours a week!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't think kids should ever go out trick or treating by themselves. I think there should always be at least one adult trailing behind.

I probably went alone 10/11 yrs old. I was overall a pretty good kid. But on Halloween, there would always be one kid in the group that would suggest stupid things for us to do. And we ALL did them.

Not all kids do stupid things.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Really, 10? I didn't go out by myself until I was 15 and that was the last year I went.

15?!

Your parents let you go out alone just one year before you could drive alone?! Wow.

For me it was the same as others, 10ish

Yup. We lived on a main road, not in the best part of town. Honestly, it didn't bother me at all. We walked ahead, but the parental unit was in the vicinity at all times.

At age 14 I worked like 20 hours a week!

Me too, but still got supervised when I TOTed. Go figure.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Really, 10? I didn't go out by myself until I was 15 and that was the last year I went.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Really, 10? I didn't go out by myself until I was 15 and that was the last year I went.

I am PP and this made me laugh out loud.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:when they're 30

[Anonymous]

10/11 - Fifth Grade. It was totally fine. I would have felt ridiculous trailing after them at that age.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:10/11 - Fifth Grade. It was totally fine. I would have felt ridiculous trailing after them at that age.

This. That’s when my kids did it but they were in very large groups and we live in a safe neighborhood. Some of the 11 year olds were taller than adults.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My daughter just did for the first time this year. She has Aspergers, so although some of her friends went alone last year, I didn’t let her. This year she went with two friends from school who she’s known for a few years now. Our neighborhood is super safe though. They ended up getting cold and coming home to pass out candy to other kids. She even dressed up our dog, who had a costume I forgot about.

You must not be from this area bit wasn’t cold her in Halloween.

[Anonymous]

I saw a group (7-8 ish) of 13/14 year old girls being followed around by two parents. In a very nice and safe suburb, residential streets and everything. Looked ridiculous.