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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here's the honest answer:

Use the iPad and headphones, and don't engage vocally with him too much. It's not the kid that's annoying to the other passengers, it's the grinding constant "mom voice" that pisses everyone off.

Don't feel that you have to be overly interactive with him to impress the other parents. Nobody gives a crap if he is on the iPad all flight as long as they don't have to hear you. Noise from the kid is expected...[b]you, on the other hand, shouldn't be heard.[/b][/quote]

I’m the PP who traveled recently. I didn’t get the sense that Op felt guilty or had to feel engaged with her kid. I think she is asking for the same reason I was anxious about traveling - I just want to keep my kid quiet and not disturb other passengers. And at this age, the iPad may not work. Mine was not terribly interested for long stretches and was way more into quietly organizing or “counting” things. [/quote]

This thread has exposed several very strange ideas about being a person in public. Yes, we must be mindful of others when in a public space - that's politeness 101. But it's sad to think that a parent has to silence themselves in public to appease a bunch of strangers that they'll 1) never see again and 2) tbh can take care of themselves. Want to hear something other than a random talking to their kid? Earphones! It's ludicrous to expect parents (who are having the toughest time on the plane) to act like they're not there.

Do what you have to do to get through the flight, while exercising basic common sense about manners Your fellow passengers can have their needs met at the destination.[/quote]

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