On Halloween every year, kids of all ages go out trick or treating with their friends and parents. Every year kids ask “When can I go with just my friends?” and parents reply with an age that they will finally allow their children to go on adventures with their friends on Halloween night.
Parents differ in the age when they allow their kids to go trick or treating alone. Many say 10, double digits. Some say 13, when they’re a teen. Both are very good opinions and have various reasons behind them.
The best age for children to be allowed to go trick or treating alone is 11 years old. At 11 years old, kids are just beginning middle school. This gives them a sense of freedom.
Studies have shown that at 11 years old, it is a crucial time for children to form peer relationships. In the future, kids’ peer relationships become stronger than their relationships with their parental figures. It is a crucial time to develop important relationships with friends and classmates. Parental presence may be an impediment on friendship formation.
11 year olds should be allowed to go trick or treating with just their friends because it will be beneficial for them, and their futures.