{"id":69871,"date":"2024-11-15T14:51:59","date_gmt":"2024-11-15T19:51:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.familytoday.com\/?p=69871"},"modified":"2024-11-15T13:43:18","modified_gmt":"2024-11-15T18:43:18","slug":"what-should-parents-actually-be-protecting-their-children-from-on-halloween","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.familytoday.com\/family\/what-should-parents-actually-be-protecting-their-children-from-on-halloween\/","title":{"rendered":"What Should Parents Actually Be Protecting Their Children From on Halloween?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The time has come, again, for parents to share warnings among themselves via social media, advising each other to check their children\u2019s Halloween hauls for hidden horrors like blades, needles and drugs.<\/p>\n

But how worried should parents actually be about finding these things in their children\u2019s candy, and is there something more sinister they should be protecting their children from while out trick-or-treating?<\/p>\n

Car accident rates increase on Halloween<\/h2>\n

According to\u00a0Safe Kids Worldwide<\/a>, a nonprofit organization dedicated to preventing childhood injury and death, Halloween brings a more than double likelihood that children will be struck by a car and die than any other day of the year. And, per the\u00a0National Highway Traffic Safety Administration<\/a>, fatal car crashes increase by 13% on Halloween.<\/p>

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Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)<\/a> says that pedestrian deaths in car accidents increase by 43 percent on Halloween, with the highest risk posed to children between ages 4 and 8, who are 10 times more likely to die in a car crash. Of the crashes that occurred on Halloween, 39 percent involved drunk or impaired drivers.<\/p>\n

As kids embark on their trick-or-treating adventures under the cover of darkness, there are a few ways that parents can help their children to be more mindful and safe on the streets, whether they live in the suburbs, the city or a small town.<\/p>\n

These measures, from Safe Kids Worldwide include:<\/p>\n