What if your child is afraid of "Halloween"? What do you say to her?

my 3 1/2 year old son is afraid of the scary stuff but he usually just pays attention to the "candy" part lol i tell him momma and god dont like the scary stuff, its all pretend , its not real . and he says ok momma . i try to get him see its just for fun, and its all about him being one of his fav super heros for a night.

Good things: • She can be a very elegant princess and will be able to play dress up the rest of the year • Free candy...what kind doesn't like that • You may want to go as a group with like friends from her school or neighbors • Try doing some arts and crafts with her Bad things: Whatever you tell her to put fear in this fun holiday.

Well, you are the one that has made her terrified of Halloween. It should be a fun time to dress in a costume, go door to door to get candy, and just have fun. Tell her that is what Americans do. Make sure you aren't telling her things that scare her. Why would you do that? Create a costume for her, take her out trick or treating with you. Spend the evening together and then share in the candy when you get home. Make it a fun holiday. It's my favorite. I always go to a Halloween Party in costume.

I think you should take her to a nice area and go trick or treating w/her and then you won't have the problems of the bad kids that make it bad for the little kids, Regardless what nationality you are that is no big deal someone else may think just the opposite of you. So just tell the child it's a time to to be someone you would like to be and get candy for your efforts and feel good to dress up, it's not everyday you can do such things. Take pictures every year of them and as they get older they will remember how scared they were as well as how much fun they had in later years, the learning experience of growing up.Good luck to you two.

My daughter is 6 and is also a bit afraid of Halloween (or more importantly scary Halloween costumes) which really sucks cause her birthday is Oct 26, so as of right now we can't throw a costume party for her. Honestly the only thing that keeps her focused is the trick-or-treat part (not that she eats candy, she just likes to people give her stuff and for them to say how cute she looks). You can try telling her this little Halloween fact: While Halloween originally began as a "night of the spirits", the Jack-O-Lantern began as a way to ward off those spirits who were evil. So in a neighborhood full of Jack-O-Lanterns, no evil spirits can exist.