Hell is other people

[medhead]

Screaming brats on the other hand are not acceptable. I don't have children but is it really that hard to control children?

I agree, it isn't that hard. But it can take experience and knowledge of the child. It also has to be targeted at the age of the child. I've had a couple babies on seats that have been troublesome, including one on a long haul to Europe. In every case all it has taken is for me to pull funny faces and that seems to be the circuit breaker. Well except for the child flying to Europe. I have no idea what his parents were doing but he did settle down every time he saw my stupid faces (the price of peace) or my children.

As for upbringing. That is very true, clearly set expectations and consistent enforcement. Something I can thank SWMBO for instilling, in fact I'm pretty sure she does that to me as well. The one exception is that reason only works on 4+. Under 4 it is very much compromise time and a fair amount of pandering to the child, i.e. Funny faces - trying to occupy them.

Of course, my children have always travelled well. Possibly because their earliest travel experience involved 6, 10 or 12+ hours in a car. By comparison a couple of hours in a metal tube is much easier.


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[JohnK]

I had this little darling all over me in the BNE business lounge yesterday. She kept coming around to where I was sitting at the desktops and was curious with my orange joice. Actually wasn't orange juice and there was more than enough vodka in it to knock her out.

Her parents kept telling her not to annoy other people but I did not mind. They told me she generally goes around the room looking to make friends and I said to them that she had made a friend in me today. They laughed and were genuinely pleased that what she was doing was acceptable.

I hope it does not come across the wrong way but I actually like kids and will try to keep them distracted where possible. As long as the parents do not take it the wrong way of course.