Le Bonheur offers Halloween safety tips | Parents & kids

Halloween’s just around the corner and Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital has some advice on keeping your tiny ghouls and goblins safe.

Halloween safety tips:

• Always trick or treat with an adult until the age of 10
• Only trick or treat in areas that are well lit
• Cross streets at corners, using traffic signals and crosswalks
• Look left, right and left again when crossing; always walk, don’t run, when crossing streets
• Make eye contact with drivers, and watch for cars that are turning or backing up
• Walk on sidewalks or paths; if there is no sidewalk, walk facing traffic as far to the left as possible
• Wear light-colored, flame-retardant costumes decorated with retro-reflective tape or stickers
• Wear well-fitting, sturdy shoes to prevent trips and falls
• Carry a flashlight or glow stick to increase visibility to drivers

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