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Interview TranscriptDr. Gellner: From the candy to the costume, Halloween is a fun filled times for kids and parents alike, but safety first, as always.
Cindy Gellner with some trick-or-treating tips on The Scope.Announcer: Keep your kids healthy and happy. You are now entering the Healthy Kids Zone with Dr. Cindy Gellner on The Scope.Dr. Gellner: To help make trick-or-treating fun and safe, first think about the costume your child will be in.
Light colored costumes are easily seen at night. Add reflective tape, or glow-in-the-dark tape on the front and back of the costume, and to the trick-or-treat bag.
Make sure wigs don't cover your kids' eyes so they can see where they're going.In general, kids should not wear masks. Most schools don't even allow them anymore for a reason.
They can make it difficult for children to see and breathe. Instead use non-toxic face paint or makeup. Have younger kids draw pictures of what they want to look like before you do it. Preteen and older kids will have fun putting the makeup on themselves.
Be sure to test the face paint or makeup on your child's arm or hand before applying it to make sure the paint doesn't irritate the skin or cause any allergic reactions.Please avoid color or decorative contact lenses. They may seem cool, but they can hurt your child's eyes. Unless they've been prescribed by an eye doctor for your child, don't use them.
They can cause a lot of eye irritation. Also, avoid oversized or high-heeled shoes that could cause your kids to trip over their feet, or to hurt themselves as you make your rounds. Make sure the rest of the costume fits well, too, which can help prevent trips and falls, as well.And make sure that any props your kids carry, such as wands or swords, are short and flexible. Use a name tag with your phone number on your children's costumes if you are sending them out on their own to trick-or-treat, or if you are sending the costumes to school with the children. Give your kids flashlights with new batteries so they can see where they're going, and kids really, really enjoy wearing glow sticks, bracelets, or necklaces to light up the way as they walk through the neighborhood.For trouble-free trick-or-treating, limit trick-or-treating to your neighborhood only, and the homes of people you or your children know.
Be sure to go with your young children under the age of 12. With older children who are trick-or-treating on their own, find out the route they'll be taking, and when they're coming home.
Also, be sure that they carry a cellphone, if they have one, go in a group and stay together, and only go to houses with porch lights on.Be sure they walk on the sidewalks and lit streets. Never have them walk through alley ways or across lawns, and walk from house to house, not run. Always have them walk facing traffic when walking on roads, and cross the street at crosswalks, and never assume that vehicles will stop. They probably won't. And make sure they absolutely know never to go into a stranger's home or car.When your kids get home, and it's time to check out their loot, be sure to check all the treats to make sure they're sealed. Throw out candy with torn packages or holes in the packages, spoiled items, or any home-made treats that haven't been made by someone you know. Don't allow young children to have hard candy or gum that could cause them to choke.Make sure trick-or-treaters will be safe when visiting your home, too.
Remove anything that could cause kids to trip or fall on your walkway or lawn. Make sure the lights are on outside your house, and light the walkway to your door, and keep family pets away from trick-or-treaters, even if they seem harmless to you. Your pet may be just as afraid of the trick-or-treaters as the trick-or-treaters are of them.You may also start seeing teal pumpkins around. This is to bring awareness to food allergies, and make treat-or-treating fun for all of those who cannot have certain candies.
A house with a teal pumpkin means they're giving out non-food treats. At our house we give out play dough.
Consider passing out Halloween stickers, erasers, crayons, pencils, and other festive items.When it comes to gobbling down those Halloween goodies, be sure your kids have a healthy meal before they head out trick-or-treating so they won't scarf down too much of their haul and have a stomachache later. You'll know about it. Know how much candy your kids have collected, and store it somewhere other than their bedrooms.Consider being somewhat lenient about candy eating on Halloween, within reason, of course, and talk about how the rest of the candy will be handled. Let kids have one or two treats a day instead of leaving the candy out in a big bag or bowl for the kids to eat whenever they want to, because they will. Consider giving some other treats away.
Our dentist buys back candy from us, and sends it to the troops. Take these quick and easy precautions to help your little witches and ninjas have a hauntingly happy and safe Halloween.Announcer: TheScopeRadio.com is University of Utah Health Sciences Radio. If you like what you heard, be sure to get our latest content by following us on Facebook. Just click on the Facebook icon at TheScopeRadio.com.