October 21, 2007
Halloween Safety For Teenagers
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Halloween Safety Tips For Teenagers
Here's some more GREAT Halloween Safety information
from my friends, Joyce Jackson and Preston Jones
from Keeping Kids Safe Today
With Halloween fast approaching we are doing a lot of radio and TV interviews on our Halloween safety for your kids. A big area that we are being quizzed on is safety tips for teenagers that head out for a night of fun. We’ve been asked some very good questions that go beyond the basics we published a couple of weeks ago and want to share them with you.
Article by Keeping Kids Safe
Halloween is for teens, too. It is incredibly exciting because this is the age where kids want to venture out for Trick-or-Treat fun without Mom and Dad. They are at an age where being on their own is not only cool but a necessary part of their development as they make their way into adulthood. The good news for you is that you can let them go without a lot of worrying. Let them with a few common sense safety tips
First, teenagers should head out in groups that are at least four individuals or larger. Heading out alone is not an option for safe kids. Make sure your teenager knows everyone in the group well. Strangers, kids your child does not know well, are not a good idea to be around for a night out of Halloween fun in the dark for teenagers. Everyone in the group should be good friends and know each other well.
Next, make sure you know exactly where your teenager will be when they are out. Ask them, where they will be and hold them to it. Knowing where your teenager is on Halloween, is not about not trusting them, this is about safety. It is about you, the parent being able to find them in an emergency. For example here, in California, we have earthquakes. If an earthquake hits unexpectedly - as they usually do - parents need to know where their child is so they can find them and go get them.
The same basic idea you should use no matter where you live. Talk to your teenager about this safety issue so they understand the “why” behind it. If they understand its not about lack of trust, it is simply about safety, they will get it an d do it.
Teenagers also need to be able to keep their eyes open for the smaller, younger kids. This is one of the nights of the year where all age groups mix together. Teens , even with the excitement of being out on their own should keep their eyes open for the younger kids in case there is someone who needs help or just to simply keep from running into them or trip in them. Smaller kids are more easily injured when running into larger kids simply because they are smaller.
Finally, set a specific time with your child that they need to be home. This year, Halloween falls on a weekday. This means kids have school the next day. Have them home no later than 10 p.m. It will take another hour or so for them to calm down and relax before they can head to bed. Yes, tomorrow, they’ll be tired but the day after is also a part of Halloween memories. Safety on a night out is for all aged kids, including teenagers.
Preston Jones and Joyce Jackson are child safety experts in the San Francisco Bay Area, California, USA.Keeping Kids SafeTM is a comprehensive personal safety course covering the full gamut of the things kids need to know today to be safe in their environment. Their entire APPROACH to child safety is UNIQUE. Some of the ideas they use you have heard. Some of the techniques they have you have seen. What they do is put it all together in a very effective and unique way. One, they teach kids to keep themselves safe. Two, they teach parents to reinforce their safety techniques at home by making families better with safer kids.
