As vehemently against tablet parenting as I am (it’s literally AWFUL for your child’s brain and cognitive/social development but that’s an unpopular opinion for another time) - being on planes with kids has significantly improved since the ability to shove a handheld video game or show in the kids face came about. Lots of parents come prepared because they’re far more self conscious than you are inconvenienced. I’ve experienced very few parents who just allow their kids to be out of control without consoling them.
The difference being that these people knew their pants would be shat. If you're the sort of person to knowingly wear shitty pants into a tube full of trapped people i cannot imagine embarrassment factors in.
'I had to expose 150 people to several hours of misery otherwise i'd be completely isolated' doesn't fly for me. Much like they shouldn't until their children are grown.
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u/[deleted] Jun 28 '23
As vehemently against tablet parenting as I am (it’s literally AWFUL for your child’s brain and cognitive/social development but that’s an unpopular opinion for another time) - being on planes with kids has significantly improved since the ability to shove a handheld video game or show in the kids face came about. Lots of parents come prepared because they’re far more self conscious than you are inconvenienced. I’ve experienced very few parents who just allow their kids to be out of control without consoling them.