[beaversmom]

From the article:

The mother of the child was overheard telling flight attendants that her son has “behavioral problems,” according to passengers.

Me: And I didn’t say to smack him.

[Abby4116]

When my middle child was young, she could scream for hours and I'm sure some thought it was a "behavioral problem". We didn't take her many places. One of her problems, we found, is that she needed a strict schedule and to delay her bedtime by an hour meant a solid hour of screaming in the middle of the night that could not be silenced.

When she was 5, her doc and I decided to try the Feingold diet. Long story short, she could not tolerate APPLES. It didn't have to be the fruit, just cider vinegar could set her off. We were very diligent after that - no apples (although she did get back into ketchup, etc. where the type of vinegar used was not labeled.) She was a model student, has her master's, dual certification including Special Ed and is a Special Ed teacher.

She was not undisciplined nor spoiled - she had a real problem in how her system reacted to certain foods. Today, they would probably medicate, but fortunately, her pediatrician was not so inclined.

[Celerity]

Sorry if I phrased that wrong. I didn’t mean to accuse you of such smacking. I actually responded to your post because I agreed with it.