I see it more as people expecting parents to control their children on these flights. It is not about the society as a whole devaluing children.
When I fly, i have a reasonable expectation that a parent will actually *gasp* parent their child and prevent them from acting like a total brat the entire time in the air.
I do realize that babies are different and i dont have a problem with a crying baby as much as i do a toddler that continues to kick my seat and just be a total brat while the parent is oblivious.
The article you reference has even some parents supporting the idea for child sections on a flight.
It seems to me that it is more of a call for parents to rightfully control their children than it is a society devaluing children.
We fly the first time with our 2 1/2 year old twins this Saturday from Austin to Florida. I hope our kids do well on the flight. And I think unless their ears hurt or something they should do pretty well. I am sure they will talk/babble a lot. Maybe cry some with the sound of the plane taking off.
Thanks for posting this. Having traveled numerous times internationally with small children, I am in no way surprised. I am posting a few of my thoughts on my blog at http://marriedtoaballer.com/child-free-flights.htm.
As a former frequent flier and parent of 7 kids, I agree with Anonymous. I don't think this has anything to do with devaluing children. I think that in a day and age where people refuse to parent their children, child-free flights should be an option. For a lot of business travelers, flights are used as productive time to read, work through email, fill out reports, etc. I think it is the responsibility of parents to ensure that their children behave in a particular manner when in a public setting (like an airplane).
And when all else fails, Benadryl calms the savage toddler.
We have flown internationally many times over the past eight years with our two children who are now 9 years old. I understand that a flight might be uncomfortable at certain points for a child, but there is no excuse for parents who refuse to correct their children and expect other passengers to put up with the abuse that we have suffered from other children during all night flights. Parents have the responsibility to modify the foolish behavior of their children. It's not a question of failing to value children; it's a matter of parents assuming their responsibility.
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I see it more as people expecting parents to control their children on these flights. It is not about the society as a whole devaluing children.
When I fly, i have a reasonable expectation that a parent will actually *gasp* parent their child and prevent them from acting like a total brat the entire time in the air.
I do realize that babies are different and i dont have a problem with a crying baby as much as i do a toddler that continues to kick my seat and just be a total brat while the parent is oblivious.
The article you reference has even some parents supporting the idea for child sections on a flight.
It seems to me that it is more of a call for parents to rightfully control their children than it is a society devaluing children.
We fly the first time with our 2 1/2 year old twins this Saturday from Austin to Florida. I hope our kids do well on the flight. And I think unless their ears hurt or something they should do pretty well. I am sure they will talk/babble a lot. Maybe cry some with the sound of the plane taking off.
Thanks for posting this. Having traveled numerous times internationally with small children, I am in no way surprised. I am posting a few of my thoughts on my blog at http://marriedtoaballer.com/child-free-flights.htm.
i agree with anonymous. it's not that we are devaluing children, it's that parents are not parenting and the children are intolerable.
As a former frequent flier and parent of 7 kids, I agree with Anonymous. I don't think this has anything to do with devaluing children. I think that in a day and age where people refuse to parent their children, child-free flights should be an option. For a lot of business travelers, flights are used as productive time to read, work through email, fill out reports, etc. I think it is the responsibility of parents to ensure that their children behave in a particular manner when in a public setting (like an airplane).
And when all else fails, Benadryl calms the savage toddler.
We have flown internationally many times over the past eight years with our two children who are now 9 years old. I understand that a flight might be uncomfortable at certain points for a child, but there is no excuse for parents who refuse to correct their children and expect other passengers to put up with the abuse that we have suffered from other children during all night flights. Parents have the responsibility to modify the foolish behavior of their children. It's not a question of failing to value children; it's a matter of parents assuming their responsibility.
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