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

[Honeycombe8]

82. Absolutely. Just like some of the other posters have suggested. Prescribed, of course.

That is a normal thing to do, both for children and for animals.

It helps the children and the pets deal with the stress better and stay a bit calmer. People don't realize how stressful travel can be for little ones and for pets. Children and pets don't understand really what's going on. It's uncomfortable, boring, confining, and irritating to travel. Adults have trouble handling it sometimes, so it's easy to understand how it could get to children and pets. It's not like you can explain to a child or pet, "Now, we're going to be sitting here on the runway for about an hour, so settle in and be quiet and accept it." They won't understand, and even if they would, it's harder for them to deal with that situation.

You plan for this ahead of time, go to the dr. and discuss with him/her, and the dr. will prescribe a low dose medication for calming (you don't knock the kid or pet out or anything). I have done this before travelling with my pets. It's a common thing to do, and an excellent way to help the situation without causing harm. That's if someone really wants to help the situation and care about the child's experience in travelling.