Yes, alone with friends at this age. Its probably the last year they will tot. Middle schoolers dont often go.

I think I'd rather my kid be NOT with a group to go alone. Big groups of 10 years old do not make good choices. I'm thinking: not being polite, dumping bowls of candy, running, etc. I DO think my 10 year old would be 100% fine with just 1 friend walking around on their own. But the more kids that are involved, the more I'd want to be there to at least watch that they are being polite and safe.

But the supervision does start to become less and less. I don't walk up to doors with them and am mostly 10-20 feet behind them most of the night.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m surprised they’re trick or treating in middle school, not to mention high school.

Most aren't, but for the few who still like it, going alone is usually fine.

We've got full-sized candy bars and your high schooler is welcome to come get one as long as our porch light is still on.

I'm not surprised at all, it as very common when I was in MS in the 90s. We didn't think that it was babyish, it was just kids having fun.

We have a very, very busy TOT neighborhood. We let the kids go with a group of friends starting in 4th grade. It's typical for kids in the neighborhood to TOT through middle school. In HS maybe some 9th graders still TOT but the others generally seem to wander the neighborhood to see the spectacle, hang out at the bonfire and eat the treats there, end up at a friend's house to watch a scary movie.

Appropriate to go with a group of friends, no parent at this age.

Anonymous wrote:I’m surprised they’re trick or treating in middle school, not to mention high school.

Most aren't, but for the few who still like it, going alone is usually fine.

We've got full-sized candy bars and your high schooler is welcome to come get one as long as our porch light is still on.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m surprised they’re trick or treating in middle school, not to mention high school.

6th grade is not middle school in many places, and plenty of middle schoolers still trick or treat and that's totally fine. Let kids be kids.

+1, better than questionable parties. All age kids are welcome to trick or treat, imo.

Anonymous wrote:I’m surprised they’re trick or treating in middle school, not to mention high school.

6th grade is not middle school in many places, and plenty of middle schoolers still trick or treat and that's totally fine. Let kids be kids.

Totally fine in our neighborhood, which is one loop + 3 cul de sacs.

I’m surprised they’re trick or treating in middle school, not to mention high school.