Disneylover99
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- Jul 17, 2012
At the risk of being termed a helicopter parent, I would not let my 11 year old go without an adult in the group. It doesn't have anything to do with the world being a scary place.
My DD is a really good kid, but when she gets excited, she gets impulsive and "amped up." I don't think she'd do anything bad "on purpose" but I could see her being a nuisance -- running through flower beds (and we have a couple of neighbors who'd get really upset about that), or accidentally knocking over a little kid in her rush, or running across a street without looking. 99% of the time, she keeps herself in check.. but Halloween night has all the makings of that 1%. A parent (me or someone else) accompanying the group would be enough to keep her in check.
Quite frankly, I've never had any "bad kids" come to my house trick-or-treating, but I have had a number of the unaccompanied tweens who were probably more rambunctious than their parents would like them to be. They're just having fun, but I don't want MY daughter to become the subject of one of the "poorly behaved trick or treaters" threads that you *know* will be popping up next week.
I don't think you are being a helicopter parent. I think that's a wise move, based on knowing the potential behaviour of your daughter.