{"id":3255402,"date":"2024-10-29T13:57:48","date_gmt":"2024-10-29T17:57:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.futurity.org\/?p=3255402"},"modified":"2024-11-04T09:04:07","modified_gmt":"2024-11-04T14:04:07","slug":"4-tips-safe-trick-or-treating-halloween-3255402","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.futurity.org\/4-tips-safe-trick-or-treating-halloween-3255402\/","title":{"rendered":"4 tips for safer trick-or-treating this Halloween"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If your family is trick-or-treating or adding some spooky decorations to the house, it&#8217;s important to keep safety front of mind.<\/p>\n<p>Pediatric and orthodontic experts from University of Rochester Medicine suggest following these tips to make sure your child has a fun\u2014not frightening\u2014time:<\/p>\n<h3>1. Be seen in the dark.<\/h3>\n<p>Being struck by a car is the greatest risk for trick-or-treaters. As well as reminding your child about traffic safety, pediatrician <a href=\"https:\/\/www.urmc.rochester.edu\/people\/112359769-elizabeth-b-murray\">Elizabeth Murray<\/a>\u00a0encourages parents to incorporate glow sticks and reflective material into costumes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Remember that sparkly or shiny doesn&#8217;t necessarily mean reflective,&#8221; she emphasizes.<\/p>\n<h3>2. Choose the right costume.<\/h3>\n<p>If your trick-or-treater has a disability, consider an adaptive costume, which is specially designed to accommodate the needs of people with physical, sensory, or developmental disabilities.<\/p>\n<p>These costumes use features like Velcro fastenings, openings for medical devices, and designs that fit over wheelchairs to make the outfit functional and comfortable for trick-or-treaters with mobility aids, sensory sensitivities, or medical equipment.<\/p>\n<h3>3. Decorate with sensory sensitivities in mind.<\/h3>\n<p>Halloween can be difficult for children with sensory sensitivities. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.urmc.rochester.edu\/childrens-hospital\/developmental-disabilities\/faculty-and-staff\/lisa-latten.aspx\">Lisa Latten<\/a> explains, &#8220;There are lots of noises and flashing lights that can be overwhelming and difficult to process.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>To make sure your house decorations are fun for all trick-or-treaters, consider avoiding anything that jumps out or spontaneously makes loud noises. And, if possible, try to choose less scary decorations, like pumpkins rather than a goblin or spooky ghost.<\/p>\n<h3>4. Get candy that&#8217;s right for your house.<\/h3>\n<p>If your trick-or-treater has braces or a permanent retainer, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.urmc.rochester.edu\/people\/112361498-dimitrios-mihelogiannakis\">Dimitrios Michelogiannakis<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.urmc.rochester.edu\/people\/112364197-nadia-abou-kheir\">Nadia Abou Kheir<\/a> suggest skipping candies like:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nuts and popcorn<\/li>\n<li>Chewy candy like caramels, taffy, and Starburst<\/li>\n<li>Hard candy like lollipops and candy corn<\/li>\n<li>Bubblegum<\/li>\n<li>Jellybeans<\/li>\n<li>Sour candy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;These candies can damage the braces and set your orthodontic treatment back,&#8221; says Michelogiannakis.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, the American Association of Orthodontists suggests <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurity.org\/halloween-candy-teeth-2197272-2\/\">softer candies<\/a> that melt in your mouth, like:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Chocolate (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurity.org\/halloween-easter-anaphylaxis-children-2452592-2\/\">without nuts<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Peanut butter cups<\/li>\n<li>Marshmallows<\/li>\n<li>Cotton candy<\/li>\n<li>Kit Kat bars<\/li>\n<li>Cookies<\/li>\n<li>Three Musketeers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If your child does get something stuck in their braces, try washing it out with water, brushing, and flossing. If a bracket comes loose, call your orthodontist to make an appointment.<\/p>\n<p><em>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.urmc.rochester.edu\/news\/publications\/health-matters\/halloween-safety-tips-and-tricks\">University of Rochester<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If your family is trick-or-treating or adding some spooky decorations to the house, it&#8217;s important [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14542,"featured_media":3255412,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[1006,8139],"class_list":["post-3255402","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health-medicine","tag-childrens-health","tag-halloween","university-university-of-rochester"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.8 (Yoast SEO v24.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>4 tips for safer trick-or-treating this Halloween - ������Ƶ<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Experts have a few safety tips so you can make sure your child has a great time trick-or-treating this Halloween.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.futurity.org\/4-tips-safe-trick-or-treating-halloween-3255402\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"4 tips for safer trick-or-treating this Halloween\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Experts have a few safety tips so you can make sure your child has a great time trick-or-treating this Halloween.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.futurity.org\/4-tips-safe-trick-or-treating-halloween-3255402\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"������Ƶ\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/������Ƶ\/143906865226\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-10-29T17:57:48+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-11-04T14:04:07+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.futurity.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/safety-tips-trick-or-treating-halloween-1600.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"915\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"U. 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