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While I do have problem with parents who make to little effort to control their kids in public, I am not sure what these parents could have to done differently to calm their child on the plane.
FTA: “I buckled him in and he was of course screaming and yelling,” said the Chesterfield, Missouri father. “And I held him with force.” Unfortunately little Sam continued to wail. Khalfin says the attendant then told him and his wife, Regina: “Your son is too loud…If you’re not going to keep him calm in the next three minutes, you guys are going to have to leave the plane.’” The parents were able to calm Sam – until turbulence at one point during the four-hour journey freaked him out and he resumed wailing.
What would you in this situation with a "terrible two"?
The kid's ears were probably driving him nuts. Pressurization can really play hell with young kids. Especially when they're prone to ear infections anyway. He might be a candidate for ear shunts.
These customers know they can get away with bullying our employees and it isn't fair at all, but it's life. I'm always proud when I see another passenger stick up for our crew when someone like the mother above starts her toddler-fueled rampage. I'm also glad our female pilot base is growing significantly, almost as much as the ratio to male pilots now...
They would know they couldn't get away with it if the law were called and the law were enforced. Acting like that in public ought to get people arrested and a three figure fine dropped on them for good measure along with the hefty charge for the city having to take care of her child while mommy was undergoing an 8 hour arrest and booking procedure. And the airline should not refund her ticket either.
Corporations need to man up across the board and stop enabling bad behavior because "it's cheaper". Whether it's shoplifters or psychopathic flyers.
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Why is it that I never threw tantrums as a kid and neither did my brother?
Did we ever misbehave? Yes, but never would we embarrass our parents in public. In public, everything was "Yes, Mom/Dad". If our parents were having a conversation and we wanted/needed something, we would say, "Excuse me".
Bet you don't remember being 2 years old. While tantrums can be kept to a minimum if parents know how to spot the triggers and how to react, toddlers have tantrums because they are not good at communicating in words.
I'd want to know exactly how the parents were abusive to the flight crew. I doubt the police would have been called just because a two year old was wailing.
flight crews can be real #@@holes easily. I mean any crew that says a crying 2 year old has to be silenced in three minutes or get kicked off the plane are already starting the journey of being jerks.
Yes...
Why is it that I never threw tantrums as a kid and neither did my brother?
Did we ever misbehave? Yes, but never would we embarrass our parents in public. In public, everything was "Yes, Mom/Dad". If our parents were having a conversation and we wanted/needed something, we would say, "Excuse me".
The kid's ears were probably driving him nuts. Pressurization can really play hell with young kids. Especially when they're prone to ear infections anyway. He might be a candidate for ear shunts.
The brat started his tantrum before they even took off, so there was no "pressurization". Not to mention, there is NOTHING in the story that says the kid is "prone to ear infections" or anything else. "He might be a candidate for ear shunts"..... WHERE are you getting this from?!?!??!!
The kid was a being a brat, plain and simple. The parents were probably rude and abusive to the flight crew and that's why the cops were waiting for them when they landed. The cops aren't going to be called or greet a plane just because a kid is crying.
Funny, my "baby" never did anything like this. The kid did it because he's a brat who probably rules the roost at home and is accustomed to getting his way. He wanted to sit on his father's lap and, when he wasn't permitted to and told he had to sit in his own seat, he threw a tantrum. Unfortunately, he has asshats for parents who blame everyone except for their own lack of parenting skills and insist their little snowflake is 'entitled'.
I'm so sick of people these days who insist on breeding but don't want to take any responsibility of being a PARENT to their offspring!
I was that Mom 10 years ago with my then 2 year old son. He was terrified of the plane, and just reacted with pure terror. I tried to hold him, and he was fine, then they made me strap him in his seat bc I had bought him a ticket. Long story short, he cried on/off for nearly 2 hours. The flight attendants were nasty to me; repeatedly telling me to quiet him. He was eventually diagnosed with sensory processing disorder and he's still an anxious kid. Are there jerk parents who have bratty kids??? Absolutely. But there are also parents who are doing the best they can and need a little grace extended to them. There are kids with non-visible special needs. What if an attendant had said "wow, this must be very frustrating for you. Is there anything i can do to help?" And sometimes despite being the best parents ever for our kids they will flip the hell out. For those who are perfect parents with perfect children, God bless you and wear your cape with a giant S proudly. The rest of us are just trying to get through the day.
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