The above is not me, I am flying with two kids two adults so my odds are I hope more in my favor but this statement I ahd to respond to:
And I am introducing flying to my child and talking about the plane and such but as someone else said each child is different. DS4 will lose his mind if separated from me I think no matter how much I prepare him. He gets upset when he gets dropped off at school some days yet I prepare him all the time, he actually loves it when he comes out, yet today he told me he is not going back (he is on vacation so no issue)
I think some people are expecting these kids to act like robots. They are children that are being put into a very new, very overwhelming, very overstimulating siutation, and you expect them to react as if there is nothing going on. These are children, at least I want to sit next to them and help them through this for goodness sake and not ignore any misbehavior that could occur. I mean I have also seen the parent who doesnt give a hoot that their kid is misbehaving and we all have to tolerate that. Id rather have mom or dad around to handle the situation than not.
You have no idea how a child could handle a plane ride just like we all know many adults who struggle with air travel. Air travel is not as easy as other means of transportation and you all know it. You can have a perfectly rational adult who is a complete mess on a plane due to fear, or medical issues. I am 37 and I am not thrilled with flying and my ears hurt to this day and so I dont expect any child to handle the situation perfectly either. They may or may not. It is the unknown!