JetBlue joins war on children- Boots family from plane due to toddler's tantrum

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5. I don't know... It is really hard to assess fairly without being there.

and it is hard not to empathize with parents who might seem to be doing everything they can to calm an inconsolable or angry child.

I do know that these kinds of situations have the potential to delay, inconvenience, and even cause harm* to hundreds of passengers. As my parents always emphasized, one needs to anticipate these kind of situations and begin the training early. They used to "challenge" my sister and myself with very brief visits to a number of public settings--always prepared to take us out at the first sign of misbehavior. Well behaved children don't come by accident and that should not at all be construed as my insensitivity to the challenges that flying with children present--nor the potential stressors for small children.


* as to "harm", my closest friend missed her parent's funeral mass because of a forced delay from a disruptive passenger (in this case, an adult)... Stuck on the tarmac while the situation resolved, the flight was late enough to miss her only possible connection, which in this case was to a non-hub airport with limited options. While they were able to schedule a second memorial for a few days later, it was without the priest, most of the original attendees, and she missed the graveside ceremony as well. So, yes... sometimes it is more than just a "minor" inconvenience.