Toddler tantrum grounds jet

This Is London ^ | 12 March 2003 | James Sturcke

[johnb838]

fascist.

[Xenalyte]

On occasion. Now I can almost always outrun whoever's out to spank me.

[John O]

I totally don't understand.

What did I say that lead you to believe I supported a strong central government and strict socio-economic control?

OR why did you feel the need to make a personal attack against me?

[isom35]

flight attendants should be equiped with hypos full of ritalin.

[billygoatgruff]

The child's name wasn't Damien was it????? Maybe they were getting to close to a church??

[TChris]

He's two years old. He doesn't need to be spanked.

He needs to be picked up, put in the chair, and buckled.

This shouldn't be complicated.

Thank you! Spanking a two-year-old is mostly a waste of time. I reserve very mild swats for times when its needed to get my child's attention in the midst of a tantrum, but it doesn't sound like this lad was that bad off. If the crew would have shown a little patience, I'm sure he could have been persuaded or pulled from under the seat by his grandparents.

Its just astounding to me how utterly helpless some adults can become when faced with a difficult child. Police pull out the Taser, schools expel and now airlines boot them off as if they're a violent drunk! Pathetic.

[PatriotBill]

This whole episode could have been solved with duct tape! Living in Texas, I never leave home without it! (I'm so damn glad I never reproduced.)

[NavyCanDo]

We flew from Seattle to Hawaii and back (6 hour flight) with our 2 1/2 year old son without him making a fuss.

Reading all the horror stories about traveling with toddlers, we came up with this trick - We played airplane with him before we ever left. We would set up kitchen chairs and practice boarding, buckling, taking off, flying, and landing. He loved the game and we must of played it a dozen times before our real flight, which he anticipated.

Our only problem was on the way back, he would sing a 2 year olds rendition of "Tiny Bubbles" over and over again including giving himself applause after each song. The other passengers thought it was real cute, until about about the 50th time.

[The SISU kid]

The couple boarded the 11.45am flight with their grandson, who had been staying at their Milan home.

She said: "The police came aboard, checked our passports and then took us to a waiting car. I have flown all over the world and never had an experience like this. I felt like a Third World citizen."

Um, excuse me, but you are a Third World Citizen....

8^)

[BellStar]

And everyone on the plane would have had to listen to the bratty two-year-old Marcello Ferrand scream bloody murder all the way from Milan to Heathrow. The Pilot and crew did the right thing.

[gridlock]

Playing "Airplane". Very smart. You have one lucky kid!