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[quote=Anonymous]I don’t watch movies when I fly alone, but I don’t think it’s odd if you do unless that is literally the ONLY time you ever watch movies. 
And I get movies for kids in the car because the adult has to drive the car, which is kind of a dangerous thing to do, and they need to focus on the road, not a crying three year old. But on the plane, you are just sitting there with nothing else to do. Why is this the ONLY time you will let your child watch a movie?

I don't watch movies very often but I do tend to watch them on planes. Why? Because I'm stuck in my seat for hours and there's a screen in the seat in front of me with dozens of movies and t.v. shows that I can watch for free. And you use headphones/earbuds so no one else needs to hear. I didn't really limit screens when my kid was young but this seems like a pretty good time to allow it. A happy kid who isn't bothering the other people on the plane. And you don't even need to supply the screen/movie. Plus it's probably hard to implement no screens if you kid can see other people's screens from his seat. No amount of happy finger puppets and stickers would keep my kid's eyes from eventually wandering. So yes, odd that it's the only time but it does seem a reasonable time.[/quote]

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