Basically, it's this helicopter parent notion that strangers are scary and kids shouldn't be allowed out to knock on doors, so they set up these artificial gatherings of known parents to trade candy with rather than just walking neighborhoods and getting to meet other people.
In my area, we're up against a lack of sidewalks making walking in the dark unsafe and the houses are far enough apart that the young kids aren't going to get a "proper haul" before they get too cold and tired to go on. The elementary school puts on a trunk or treat so that the young kids in particular can have a concentrated place to get a bunch of candy and don't need to walk on the side of a dark road. Then also everyone hits up the nearest dozen houses or so on the night itself.
My sister-in-law lives on a busy county highway, so they hit up their local trunk or treat, just their immediate neighbors (I don't think they even cross the street), then drive the couple towns over to my place and the cousins all trick or treat together.
I dunno. I've never heard another parent say anything about being worried about their kid knocking on a dangerous door, but I will also readily admit to not being the most socially aware person. When I have heard safety concerns, though, it's always that we've built towns where you can't safely walk anywhere.
God, I went to trunk or treats in like. . . the 2000s (surprise surprise, Mormons picked up on the trend early) and there's the part of me that appreciates the "festival by way of community" but I fully agree on the arguments for them.
(I should see about trying to organize a block party next year. Give some of the same benefits, but encourage my community to know each other better.)
@pathunstrom or I know some people will have a trunk or treat some other time with friends and social groups and whatever on non Halloween, and still go door to door on Halloween
@pathunstrom I do have kids (four of them), and I'm not a fan of trunk or treats as the exclusive candy gathering method. Halloween is the most community-oriented holiday. I release my children into the neighborhood, hand out candy, and "ooh" at little kid costumes until they get back whenever.
@pathunstrom or I know some people will have a trunk or treat some other time with friends and social groups and whatever on non Halloween, and still go door to door on Halloween
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Basically, it's this helicopter parent notion that strangers are scary and kids shouldn't be allowed out to knock on doors, so they set up these artificial gatherings of known parents to trade candy with rather than just walking neighborhoods and getting to meet other people.
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in reply to Jess👾 • • •In my area, we're up against a lack of sidewalks making walking in the dark unsafe and the houses are far enough apart that the young kids aren't going to get a "proper haul" before they get too cold and tired to go on. The elementary school puts on a trunk or treat so that the young kids in particular can have a concentrated place to get a bunch of candy and don't need to walk on the side of a dark road. Then also everyone hits up the nearest dozen houses or so on the night itself.
My sister-in-law lives on a busy county highway, so they hit up their local trunk or treat, just their immediate neighbors (I don't think they even cross the street), then drive the couple towns over to my place and the cousins all trick or treat together.
I dunno. I've never heard another parent say anything about being worried about their kid knocking on a dangerous door, but I will also readily admit to not being the most socially aware person. When I have heard safety concerns, though, it's always that we've built towns where you can't safely walk anywhere.
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in reply to Jess👾 • • •God, I went to trunk or treats in like. . . the 2000s (surprise surprise, Mormons picked up on the trend early) and there's the part of me that appreciates the "festival by way of community" but I fully agree on the arguments for them.
(I should see about trying to organize a block party next year. Give some of the same benefits, but encourage my community to know each other better.)
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