[homeschool mama]

**Gee that's an effective way to get the kid to pipe down and sit in his seat -- NOT.**

Boy, that's the truth. In a grocery store I witnessed a child crying (she was obviously in need of a nap...I'm a mom...I can sense these things) and attempting to be held by her mama. The mother slapped the little one (about 3 years old) on the leg and said, "Stop crying!" The child cried harder. Incredible.

In this situation (toddler on plane)...the grandmother should have become the adult and strapped the child in the seat. Period. arghgh.

[eyespysomething]

I've left groceries in the store to leave when one needed a nap, but I don't think that was the problem here. The problem had started long before this. I'm sure the grandparents were begging the child to come out from under the seat. Pleading to a 2 y.o. is not becoming to adults.

I think the point here is the child was incontrol of the situation, not the adults.

[Calpernia]

>>>In this situation (toddler on plane)...the grandmother should have become the adult and strapped the child in the seat. Period. arghgh

AGREED!

[Black Agnes]

A great time for the age old 'I'll GIVE you something to cry about...'. Later, at home. My mother wouldn't have caused such a scene in the grocery store but she'd have spanked me in the car or at home. Also worked...'Stop crying or we go home and I come back WITHOUT you.' That one worked too! Only have to do it once, maybe twice.