Make Trick-or-Treating Safe and Fun
As you and your family prepare for trick-or-treating, don’t let the excitement of Halloween overshadow safety precautions. Discuss these safety precautions before your kids go out.
• Have a family meeting to go over safety rules before anyone goes out door-to- door. Generally, trick-or-treaters should only go to houses that have their lights on. This shows [...]
Safe Halloween Costumes
Halloween is an exciting time for the child in us all and especially for our children — dressing up in a fun costume, getting a year’s worth of candy, and being out at night. However, all trick-or-treaters, whether four years old or forty, need to be familiar with these Halloween costume safety tips.
While you want [...]
If a child runs into the street and is hit by a car, whose fault is it?
Of course, I can’t answer that question without knowing all the facts, but I can tell you what the law is in Virginia. A child under the age of seven cannot be negligent, cannot be at fault. So, if a child younger than seven years old runs out into the street and is hit by a car, it [...]