Halloween - Lakeland,FL

If you come to my door, you get candy. Don't care how old you are.
It's not always easy to judge how old a kid is anyway. My daughter is almost the size of a 6 year old but is only 4. My son is 12 but is the quite a deal bigger/taller than that, he wears a men's small.
It's all for fun and tradition. I'm all for anyone that participates

I give candy to anyone who wears a costume. I will let my kids go for as long as they wish. We always seem to want to tell kids that they have to stop doing kids things when they become teens, yet we complain when they want to do teen things or adult things!

I was 19 when I stopped. 13 is when it's most fun!

As long as they are still putting some effort in with dressing up then I don't care how old you are, 1 or 100, you will get candy at my house with a smile :)

I think as long as they're dressing up and into it then there's not harm. I'd rather have a teenager out trick or treating than causing trouble around the neighborhood on that night. I've had teens come to my house and I give them candy too.

As long as they are dressed in a costume, they get candy at my house.

My mom quit letting us go out at 14. My daughter went out until SHE decided she didn't want to anymore. I plan on letting my GD go out until she decides she's done as well.

I figure that childhood is too short as it is, so I encourage harmless things like this to hold onto it for just a bit longer. :)

If anyone is bothered by it, that's their problem. They don't HAVE to give him candy. ;)

I'll give anyone candy as long as they are in costume. Even adults. If older kids come without a costume, I tell them to come back with one on or no candy. I was 17 the last time I went as a youth, and I dressed up with my daughter from the time she was 2 until she made her own choice to stop at 15.

My older kids are 14 and they are going. Around me, it is fine as long as they participate, meaning dressed up and not causing trouble. I once had a teen come t&t at my house and demand candy, almost pushing a little one out of the way. I told him not until he learned manners.

If he's willing to dress up, go for it. Most parents respect an older kid who dresses up and have no problem giving candy to a kid that loves halloween.

I love to give candy to anyone wearing a costume, even adults. I don't like it when teenagers come to my door dressed in regular clothes with a pillow case expecting candy although I still give it to them.

If they are going to dress up and follow the rules of Halloween I see no issues with it. I was disappointed when I was forced to stop at 12. If you are really against it then I would suggest you consider having a party as an option.

Kids usually trick or treat around here through 8th grade. Just make sure he's in a costume, I wouldn't give teens candy unless they were dressed up!

Aw, let him go.
And take photos!
Childhood memories.

In my neck of the woods, kids that age still go.
And they all dress up.

The last year I went was when I was 15... My friends and I were all dressed up in costumes, but a lot of the people passing out candy expected us to do a "trick" to earn the candy since we were older. That's when we decided that maybe we were a little too old. Lol

12 and under has always been norm for us, no matter where we lived. Once you become a teen that's time they stop and start hanging with their friends and go to parties, help pass out candy and get the leftovers or their own bag and watch scary movies with friends or whatever.

K. B
mom to 5 including triplets

I think 13 is fine. But it depends upon the area you live in. Some cities have a rule or ordinance about kids past a certain age not being able to go any more. I would call the non emergency number of your local police department to find out if there is a cut off age where you live.

I'd say it's a personal choice, and it also may be something you want to observe, as in, see how old most trick-or-treaters are in your neighborhood. I trick or treated until I was 18 (the neighbor at that point said I looked "too old" to be trick-or-treating, sniff), then after I hit 18, I just would walk around neighborhoods or malls to show off my costume, or I'd open the door wearing my costume and wear it to work, of course! In my parents' neighborhood, it was common to see high schoolers trick-or-treating. Now, I can go out trick-or-treating again...with my kid, so take THAT, mean ex-neighbor, hah!

I still dress up to work, I am the only one in an office of about 40, and I couldn't care less. It's funny because one day everyone in the office pretty much dressed up years ago, and people still recall that day with fond memories, as if it's something out of a legend, yet they won't dress up anymore because they say morale is down and "it's not the same anymore". I think participating in such festivities brings morale up! My desk area is decorated to the nines and I have candy. The cleaning crew says I am fun, vivacious and have spirit and to please not take down my stuff, they look forward to laughing every day at my decor, grabbing some candy, and showing their other co-workers my elaborate decor :)

I take my daughter to school in costume and parents stop us to take our picture of us dressed up and looking pretty, and her classmates all stared in awe one year when I dressed up as Belle, they said I looked just like her. Halloween is my favorite holiday, a chance to be whoever you want to be and have fun without being judged.

I say let him go as long as he wants. One day he will be to old and you wont be able to go back. Let him enjoy his childhood. My 12 year old is planning to go aswell.

Any age. I'd rather give to a teen in costume than to an infant who cannot even eat much candy --because it's only greedy parents pushing the envelope.

I remember being told at age 16 that I was "a little too old to be out."

However, that was then followed with them dumping the entire rest of their bowl of candy in our bags because it was the end of trick or treat time and they wanted to get rid of the candy!

I say, if he has a costume, he's not too young to go. I give candy to anyone in a costume--but if you show up with no costume and a bag, you get one small Tootsie Roll. Put in some effort, please!