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Halloween takes place this week. With some common sense precautions, you and your children will increase the likelihood of staying safe amid the candied, costumed merriment. Several federal agencies offer some excellent ideas about keeping Halloween safe, not scary.
The website Halloween Safety Guide has practical safety tips to follow during pumpkin carving, trick-or-treating, and Halloween parties.
The US Centers for Disease Control offers these tips:
- Limit your intake of candy.
- Eat only factory-wrapped treats, and check them for tampering before eating.
- Put pumpkins and jack-o’lanterns lit with candles on sturdy tables, and keep them out of reach of children and pets.
- Make sure your walkways are well lighted and free of obstacles.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission also has suggestions for keeping children safe during Halloween:
- Only costumes made of flame-resistant materials are acceptable.
- Children should NEVER enter houses unless accompanied by an adult.
- Use make-up to apply natural masks rather than loose-fitting plastic masks that can obscure vision.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has a list of Halloween food safety tips for parents:
- Feed your child a light snack before going out trick-or-treating to help them resist snacking on treats before parents can inspect their candy;
- Tell children not to accept—or eat—food that is not commercially wrapped;
- Ask children to wait to dig in until you’ve had an opportunity to inspect their stash of goodies.
By following these common sense precautions, you can make sure that the only things scary about Halloween are the ghosts and goblins knocking on your door!
Until next week, Stay Well!
