1. Be sure your costume or mask allows you to see in all directions. Look both ways before crossing a street.
2. Bring pets into the house before leaving, in order to keep them safe.
3. Never go into a stranger's house unless your parents are with you.
4. Don't eat the contents of your bag before your parents check it out.
5. Don't take shortcuts through backyards, alleys or parks.
6. If you are an older kid going out with friends, make sure your parents know where you are going and whom you are going.
7. If you take younger siblings with you, be sure to keep them safe..
8. If you can drive and are taking friends to a party, always pay attention to your driving. Be certain that you have enough gas.
9. If your parents give you a curfew, be sure you get back on time.
10. Vandalism is never cool. You'll get in big trouble if you soap windows or throw eggs at cars or houses.
Rick Good spent ten years in the newspaper business, including with The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) and The Greenville News (Greenville, SC). He co-wrote, with Melinda Coleman, Rutledge to Riley: Governors of South Carolina, 1776–Present (Published by The Greenville News), and is the author of Mind Games Trivia #1 (Amazon). He has recently spent 15 years creating original trivia content through Sounds Good Mobile Entertainment and continues that with his new company, SGME Software. He edits The Smart Reader’s money, real estate, and business coverage.