Comments on: Airport Fun

By: Bag It : Brett Berk: The Gay Uncle’s Guide to Parenting

Bag It : Brett Berk: The Gay Uncle’s Guide to Parenting — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 16:31:27 +0000

[...] time in the airport–one of his favorite places to mine for intriguing parenting strategies. (See this old column.) While waiting for his plane to board, and pretending to listen to his iPod, he managed to [...]

By: Heel! : Brett Berk: The Gay Uncle’s Guide to Parenting

Heel! : Brett Berk: The Gay Uncle’s Guide to Parenting — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:44:20 +0000

[...] as its brand name indicates, but then again, he’s never been a huge fan of debilitating footwear on children. It’s Gunc’s belief that all kids should be encouraged to wear shoes that [...]

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 02:10:28 +0000

I just returned from a round the country trip with my angelic and non-napping baby (who was so awake and well-behaved that fellow passengers and flight attendants commented every time we landed) and during a 4 hour leg of one of our many flights, I sat across the aisle from a lone mother toting her 18 m/o son. I could see trouble brewing when he boarded the flight with a bottle of chocolate milk and his mother telling him how “special it was to get chocolate milk because he never gets chocolate milk.” That bottle of milk was the only form of entertainment she brought for him, and I was sad to see it empty.
Other highlights:
1. A flight-attendant-provided cup of apple juice being batted onto the neighboring older lady during a tantrum. No open containers in small spaces during tantrums!
2. Screaming tantrum in the middle of the aisle that scared my angelic 5 month old so much that he started to scream out of fear.
3. Mysterious brown smelly stain on rear of child’s pants and mom who did not bring any sort of diaper, wipe or change of clothes.
4. Let’s shred the in-flight magazine as a desperate form of entertainment and let the flight attendant pick up the pieces every time she walks down the aisle! Fun!

[I'm glad I wasn't sitting next to that lady. G.U.]

By: Moondance

Moondance — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 02:49:11 +0000

Yes, the travel guide would be great! It amazes me how other families deal with travel. Since each kid is different, each parent’s arsenal of bribes/threats/strategies is different.

Do you promise extra treats to encourage them to behave? Or do you allow only fresh fruit and grains, to cut down on sugar related hyperactivity? I’ve done both – can’t tell if it made a difference!

By: buffi

buffi — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 21:04:45 +0000

I think that Heelys are instruments of Satan. And that any parent who buys them deserves any aggravation (and resulting litigation) that they encounter!

Mocha Frappuccino? What, is that mom brain damaged?!! If anything, a nice benedryl milkshake would be in order!

By: HeidiChick

HeidiChick — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:40:14 +0000

OMG – I just found my favorite new site! Love it GU!!

And Elizabeth? I’m such a bad parent, our first kid had a pacifier until he was 4 I think (at least three) …I had no idea that was “old” — he was still a tiny baby to me. Thank god for daycare, they finally made it clear (nicely) that no one else did that, and we got rid of it. Needless to say, I didn’t win “Mother of the Year” that year : D

But airtravel with kids under 4? Child abuse in my unpopular opionion : )

Heeleys? could be their own blog……why why WHY?

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 11:46:04 +0000

One of my highlights of airport travel is seeing 4 year olds with pacifiers and 5 year olds being pushed around the terminal in strollers.
It takes all the self control I have not to walk up and rip the paci right out of their mouths.

By: Christina

Christina — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 01:40:37 +0000

LOL! Mocha Frappuccinos before boarding a flight!