Courtesy of Kay Eskridge
- Kay Eskridge has let her now 9-year-old daughter trick-or-treat without her since first grade.
- She introduced her to many neighbors first and taught her safety skills, especially around traffic.
- The mom said she keeps the risks of the girl going out alone or with her friends in perspective.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Kay Eskridge, 48, a social worker and director of communications for a church in Louisville, Kentucky. It has been edited for length and clarity.
My daughter, Julia, was 6 when she went trick-or-treating for the first time without me or my husband, Troy, .
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