{"id":4981,"date":"2022-02-09T22:23:59","date_gmt":"2022-02-09T22:23:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/s37407.p1377.sites.pressdns.com\/resources\/en-ie\/?p=4981"},"modified":"2022-02-09T22:23:59","modified_gmt":"2022-02-09T22:23:59","slug":"autumn-care-keeping-your-children-safe-on-ha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/en-ie\/autumn-care-keeping-your-children-safe-on-ha\/","title":{"rendered":"Autumn Care: Keeping Your Children Safe on Halloween"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>While Halloween is one of the most exciting days of the year for children, it is often one of the most stressful for parents. <\/strong><\/p><p>From trick or treating to over-indulging on chocolate, there are many factors to consider. Here is your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/stories\/15572\/autumn-care-5-tips-for-staying-healthy\/en-ie\/\">checklist for a happy, healthy Halloween<\/a>: &nbsp;<\/p><p><strong>1. Trick or treating: <\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Young children should always be accompanied by an adult or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.care.com\/en-ie\/profiles\/childcare\/babysitters\">responsible babysitter<\/a><\/li><li>If older children are going out on their own, parents and minders should know the exact route they are taking &nbsp;<\/li><li>Keep to well-lit areas and only call to houses with lights on<\/li><li>If your children are out past dark, ensure they are wearing reflective gear or have a torch<\/li><li>Children should never enter a stranger&rsquo;s house while trick or treating<\/li><li>Give your kids a curfew<\/li><li>Watch out for children on the roads when you are driving<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>2. Costumes<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Avoid costumes that drag along the ground to prevent tripping<\/li><li>Wear comfortable shoes as trick or treating can be tiresome<\/li><li>Use face paint instead of masks as they can hinder children&rsquo;s eyesight<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>3. Carving pumpkins<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Never let a child carve a pumpkin with a knife. Instead, they can draw on a face with a marker<\/li><li>Pumpkins with lit candles should be out of reach of children and away from curtains and other flammable objects<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>4. Halloween sweets <\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Give your child a healthy dinner before they go trick or treating to prevent them overloading on sweets<\/li><li>Ration the sweets over the coming weeks<\/li><li>Inspect the sweets your child brings home and throw away anything unwrapped or tainted<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>5. Pet safety <\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Keep pets inside and in a safe room away from loud noises<\/li><li>Don&rsquo;t give them any sweets or chocolate<\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While Halloween is one of the most exciting days of the year for children, it is often one of the most stressful for parents. From trick or treating to over-indulging on chocolate, there are many factors to consider. Here is your checklist for a happy, healthy Halloween: &nbsp; 1. Trick or treating: Young children should <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/en-ie\/autumn-care-keeping-your-children-safe-on-ha\/\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1161,"featured_media":29566,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"enable_toc":false,"care_reviewed_by":0,"care_post_updated_flag":false,"care_updated_date":"","last_update":"2022-02-09","view_count":149,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"member-type":[45],"vertical":[51,87,70,75],"platform":[2],"class_list":["post-4981","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","member-type-all-en-ie","vertical-children-en-ie","vertical-child-care-advice-en-ie","vertical-holidays-seasons-en-ie","vertical-kids-health-safety-en-ie","platform-resources"],"acf":[],"created":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/en-ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4981","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/en-ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/en-ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/en-ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1161"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/en-ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4981"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/en-ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4981\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":58713,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/en-ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4981\/revisions\/58713"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/en-ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29566"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/en-ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4981"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/en-ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4981"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/en-ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4981"},{"taxonomy":"member-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/en-ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/member-type?post=4981"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/en-ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=4981"},{"taxonomy":"platform","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/en-ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/platform?post=4981"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}