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Do you think theres an age you shouldn't trick or treat at. Some where bigger than me (not really hard) some groups of teens shouting and swearing
Yeah I do when kids finish primary school then I think there too old my oldest daughter went out last night and she was told this will be the last year she's doing it
Leannexxx when my eldest was in high school the two of us would dress up to take my younger two but she wouldn't get sweets
Imnotcheap yeah that's different lol I wouldn't let her go out with her friends doing it tho
We had a nice boy yesterday, he said happy Halloween and offered my wife some sweets. Eleven is probably the top end I like to see, but it all depends how friendly they are.
Imnotcheap that’s very true , it’s the attitude of the individual really but I think about 11 years old is the cut off point , unless they are accompanying younger children and dress up to get in spirit of things.
The older kids in our local area kept coming in the pub last night to use the loo but we are not a public toilet so could only use if they purchased something. None of the older ones were dressed up but we had younger children come in with their parents after trick or treating and I believe it should be younger children collecting the treats.
ILOVEFANTA but sometimes the teen who comes to the door can be intimidating or just after some freebies. I don't think oldies who live alone should be put in the position of teens (often bigger than themselves) knocking and begging on the doorstep.
Lynibis yeah I understand that, after school year 7 aged 11/ 12 I discouraged mine from going out but many teenagers still want to enjoy the tradition they have known since been little. On our local Facebook page their were post today saying how polite many of the local kids had been including teenagers. Sadly on the flip side there were reports of egged houses too by others. We shouldn't let a small minority spoil it for all teenagers and give them all a bad name.
If they were taking there younger siblings around then I wouldn't mind, but gangs of teenagers trickle treating seems a bit much. Although at least there outside and not glued to a video game.
Yes, there should be an age limit of 9 years old. It's a load of American rubbish begging people for sweets or whatever.
It completely depends. I think it is more about behaviour than age.
Those with younger children/siblings that may need some encouragement/company, those that have an illness or disability, they may not have been able to do it when a little and the only opportunity now, some kids look a lot older when they aren't.
I'd much rather an older child with manners turn up, than a younger, swearing, abusive one, that damages pumpkins and things, ruining it for others.
One year we had hundreds of unexpected children come to our door, so we went through the sweets and the 'backup' sweets. So I raided the cupboard and all there was, were cheap Mars Bar type wrapped bars. We had some intimidating teens appear quite late and gave them the last of everything in the house. And all I heard was 'it that it?!'
Very disrespectful, they should be grateful, most people had already ran out and they got nothing, I'm not handing out money, plus I rarely have any here anyway.
I do understand that some children may also be non verbal, they often have someone with them at the end of the drive thanking us. But they should be grateful. I heard a lovely little child in our area has decided after last night, he has too many sweets and is donating to the food bank for others. That is so precious.
But if older children would like to enjoy Halloween, I would usually assume many of them would go to a Halloween party/dance instead or have a movie night with friends or something.
I stopped trick or treating at around 11/12, I think I just naturally grew out of it and started having halloween themed sleepovers with friends instead 
I have never done it myself and when I was a kid I don't know of anyone really did, at least I don't recall it. I now don't like it and don't like answering the door to hand out sweets, all the kids in the city I'm in tend to be rude. So I don't tend to be home during this.
Imnotcheap I'm just not great with people coming to my door. And to be fair I had no indication anyone came to my place this year (from smart doorbell) but then lights are off and no activity.
I grew up in a Hamlet, there are 11 houses. Even then we only went to 5 houses. The older kids dressed up and took us around the houses. Our neighbours expected us. It took about 20 minutes and you had to tell a joke, sing, do a poem etc, before you got your treat. We stopped at 11 and only went if older than that to accompany the younger children and didn't expect anything either.
We didn't get trick or treaters this year. A lot of houses on our street were decorated, they didn't get any either.
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