How to make sure your kids stay safe on Halloween

BOSTON - Want to make sure your kids are safe on Halloween?

Here are some tips from the National Safety Council:

First, young children should be accompanied by an adult. Plan your route ahead of time, sticking to well-lit roads.

Remind your children never to enter someone's home to get candy.

Choose costumes that are fire-resistant and not too long, so your child doesn't trip.

Avoid masks which can make it hard for kids to see obstacles like trees, other people, and cars.

Speaking of which, children are twice as likely to be hit by a car on Halloween than any other day of the year. So that cars can see you, use flashlights, reflective tape, or glow sticks.

And to drivers, please use extra caution knowing that there will be lots of kids running around in the dark Tuesday night.

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Mallika Marshall, MD

Mallika Marshall, MD is an Emmy-award-winning journalist and physician who has served as the HealthWatch Reporter for CBS Boston/WBZ-TV for over 20 years. A practicing physician Board Certified in both Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Dr. Marshall serves on staff at Harvard Medical School and practices at Massachusetts General Hospital at the MGH Chelsea Urgent Care and the MGH Revere Health Center, where she is currently working on the frontlines caring for patients with COVID-19. She is also a host and contributing editor for Harvard Health Publications (HHP), the publishing division of Harvard Medical School.

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