Hodgins on Halloween

10/31/2014

The proper time to influence the character of a child is about a hundred years before he is born.
W.R. Inge

In his Facebook post for October 27, Dan Hodgins, observes...

"It is my annual rant about Halloween and Young Children.... 'Never take candy from a stranger,' 'Never talk to strangers.' So then we say to young children, 'Go up to the door and say, Trick or Treat, and then you will get some candy, from a stranger'.... or 'Lets dress up in some really strange clothes and be nice to the strangers.'

"If that is not confusing enough... how about young children not being able to understand the concept of transformation? You can change right in front of a young child by putting on a mask and clothing and that young child still doesn't recognize that it is the same person under all that disguise. They are often scared and confused.... Let's wait until they are older and can enjoy the experience.... What's the rush? Does that make sense?"

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