Halloween PSA

Actually think about what you say to kids. They have feelings.

Stop trying to get kids to speak to you. You are an adult stranger. Some kids are autistic, have selective mutism, anxiety, fear, and they will not be able to speak to you. But asking them to speak will embarrass the F out of them.

Keep it fun people. Halloween isn’t a time for you to help kids you don’t know grow socially. Questioning kids that are not already interacting with you is probably a bad idea. Smile, be friendly, say you love their costume. They are doing the best they can.

“Where are your costumes?” Don’t say this. Maybe they are in a costume and you are too square to know OR maybe they are poor and did the best they could. Eitherway, kids can be very selfconscious. Give the candy. Stop holding kids to your expectations

“Aren’t you a little old for this?”

Don’t say that. Why are you so cheap? Such a kill joy? A co-worker of mine has a 9 year old daughter who is 5’ 4" tall and looks grown. I don’t care how old you are. Everyone is welcome to get candy at my house. You could be 1 or 80. 15 year olds don’t get any more candy from parents than 4 years olds. This maybe their only chance to get some for a long time.

If you run out of candy, no big deal. Shut your light off and go inside.