halloween

[alladinisalive]

Unfortunately this year haloween falls on a weekend and in half term. My DD is 14 and all her mates have made plans for either trick and treating or big hang outs in the park. She has also been invited to a house party. None of this I feel is covid safe and is all in groups larger than 6 but the other teenagers nor their parents seem to care!!!

I also know lots of these children drink !! I hate haloween for teenagers at the best of times as I think it is just an excuse to get drunk and cause loads of trouble - I don't want to completely spoil her fun as they all seem so excited but if I say no she will completely miss out and she is sensible so knows what is acceptable behaviour and what is not. Thing is if she goes out in a group of 10 or 12 that is actually breaking the law and surely as parents we should not encourage this should we??

My kids are t going out for Halloween. It's not permitted and residents won't appreciate it
Can you allow her to invite a couple of friends over and do something at home.

Still not strictly allowed but safer and more sociable

I've tried that but unfortunately everyone is going out to hang!! I am just hoping nearer the time that other parents put their foot down but it just seems that at 14 most of her friends just do what they want !!! Even without covid restrictions i hate halloween for teenagers as they just seem to think it is acceptable to walk the streets till 11pm scaring people and doing stupid things!! My DD is usually so good but just lately is wanting to fit in and fitting in seems to mean doing stuff which isn't particularly sensible!!!! It is worse this year as on saturday so parents are i think busy doing their own thing and there is no school to worry about the next day!!!!

My DS is 14. I said something about him being too old for trick or treating this year, but he was insisting that he was going to go out. But I'm as sure as I can be that they are just trick-or-treating, not drinking or causing trouble. He's just after the sweets! I wouldn't let him out until 11 anyway, he has to be home by 10.

If I were you, I would put my foot down now before it gets out of control and she's out till 11 drinking every Saturday. Maybe let her out to show that you trust her, but say she has to be home by 10 and if she's been drinking she won't be allowed out again?