I am a mother of two teenage children, have been a registered childminder for 13 years and recently completed an NVQ Level 3 in early years care and education. As professional childcarers and parents our responsibility is to care and nurture the children in our care. Introducing children to these kinds of celebrations is introducing them to the occult, which, to my mind, is in total opposition to what childcare professionals should be aiming to achieve.
By your own admission the activities mentioned in the feature may be frightening for some children and that some parents may object. So please let's introduce our children to the good and positive things that surround us in this world. Just because Halloween has been marked in this way for years does not make it appropriate or right. Our children deserve to be protected from evil -not encouraged to see it as 'fun'.
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