Would this bother you?

[Steve.r]

I agree.

My kids were always quiet and well-behaved in any situation...just as my own siblings and I were.

Parental discipline.

Of course now it's all blamed on Attention Deficit wotsitname...seems half the kids in the country have it in one form or another nowadays.

Perhaps if they also had some parental attention instead of being shoved off to be looked after by strangers in a nursery full of screaming kids from practically birth it would help.

[mickcant]

It is bad enough when they are your children, but when somone elses and we have no control of them it would get to the most patient of us in time

I would be understanding to start with anyhow
Not so bad if there was room to move seats but planes always are full when I have traveled
Mick.

[RickyR]

There are several things when flying with babies and children. The first is how relaxed the parents are, if the whole process of getting up early rushing around, dealing with family waving you off, then the stress of security, the airport and not really knowing whats happening and what to expect next, then you'll have some very stressed parents. The baby will sense that. Then also there are techniques like ensuring the baby or child is drinking during the climb and descent phases so that the ears adjust, which some inconsiderate parents seem to forget how much it could hurt the baby.

Personally, having flown an awful lot, I discovered the noise cancelling earphones, absolutely fantastic. As soon as you switch them on it just goes silent, makes a flight so peaceful.

The Airbus A380 is a much quieter aircraft, almost silent infact, and for sure the noise will seem more when a baby cries.

[Iani]

Thing is, and many adults don't realise/remember, easily done...................is that there are certain circumstances or places which kids really really don't want to be in. One place is supermarkets.
Everyone knows you get tantrum children in supermarkets, and it's not necessarily their fault, it's that they get unbelievably bored and start to react. It will depend on their personality, some will go almost into a mini depression, others will lash out.

Car journeys can be a problem, but not nearly as much as the former, kids do seem to adjust to these.

Now I don't know about plane journeys, but even for adults these can be really boring. Thankfully most decent carriers will provide movies and games, and it does help, as does looking forward to the slop they dare to call meals, as does the provision of free alcohol

Point to this is, maybe this is a reason for plane rage with very young kids.

[mickcant]

Thers always the hold
Just joking, I like children normally
Mick.