Oh I remember growing up and dressing in different costumes every year.. from ghosts to the devil..it is NOT the costume that makes the kids who they are today..it is the PARENTS..when I took my kids out..if they did not say TRICK OR THREAT...PLEASE...THANK YOU.. we were done..home they went. Our first born... was born in August..he did not go the first year..but did the second year and only to the houses on our block for the first few years. As more babies were born..they all went... BUT..the babies only dressed..never took.. our neighborhood does special little bags for our local kids. So they get items for their age. Not a snickers for a 6 month old.. It is the parents ruining it for the little ones..not the kids..and the teens that are doing it..still comes back to their parents..