Naughty step onboard!

Virgin should install a naughty step/corner onboard for those parents following Jo's parenting plans!

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Did I miss something? [:?]

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I think we are talking about Supernanny on Channel 4

It's called the wing;)[}:)][:w]

VS.

[Neil]

Originally posted by G-VFAB
Virgin should install a naughty step/corner onboard for those parents following Jo's parenting plans!

God, does the plane have enough steps, flights seem to turn kids in little horrors[ii]

Neil:)

Originally posted by Attitude23


God, does the plane have enough steps, flights seem to turn kids in little horrors[ii]

Neil:)

Are you suggesting that the naughty step be situated outside the aircraft? [}:)]

But is there a naughty corner for the few adults who could use it too?

For those who are confused:
I think we are all referring to Jo Frost's parenting lessons from SuperNanny, on how to make little terrors into little angels... or something like that.

[Neil]

Originally posted by G_NEUS

Originally posted by Attitude23


God, does the plane have enough steps, flights seem to turn kids in little horrors[ii]

Neil:)

Are you suggesting that the naughty step be situated outside the aircraft? [}:)]

me? A person who adores little sweet, cudly, funny, cute children... oh hold thats not me...me who has a really low tolerence level with children of about 2 and a half mins and get soo wound up its untrue... yes I am suggesting it[:w]

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God, does the plane have enough steps, flights seem to turn kids in little horrors

Neil

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Are you suggesting that the naughty step be situated outside the aircraft?

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This is like the "designated smoking areas can be found on the wing" kind of thing.

VS.

Originally posted by VS045
It's called the wing;)[}:)][:w]

VS.

lol:D

Originally posted by GrinningJackanapes
Huh?

Wow, GJ practically lost for words!

Personally I find the best way to travel with kids are:
1) Don't complain when the check-in agent doesn't realise you are travelling as a family and spreads you to the four corners of the plane.
2) Use miles to upgrade yourself, but sadly don't have enough to upgrade the kids.
3) Feed them the kind of cough/hayfever medicine that says "Caution - May feel drowsy. Do not drive or operate machinery" on the label [:o)]

mdvipond jr., now fast approaching her 1st birthday, has flown a number of times including twice in UCS. She's been good as gold on each and every occasion. 9 times out of 10 you'll usually find that ill behaviour by kids on planes (and elsewhere?) is down to poor parenting. Two of my favourite experiences:

Flying in the back row of UC from ANU-LGW a few years ago. In the front row of PE (almost directly behind us) a young couple appeared to be wrestling with their unruly - and very loud - 1(ish) year old. After a number of stern glances, loud tuts and pleading looks from both UC and PE pax, a member of crew finally asked the couple if there was anything she could do to try and calm their little one. "No thanks", replied mum, "we've got a long drive back from the airport and we want to keep her awake now so she'll sleep in the car". Too kind.

Another example of this was during a recent conversation with one of my employees who'll be taking his 2 year old to Mexico next spring via a charter airline. Knowing that this will be quite a challenge with a wee one I offered him the advice of taking snacks, toys or even a portable DVD player to help pass the time and keep his daughter quiet. "Oh, we're not bothered about that", he told me, "once the seatbelt sign is off we'll just let her run around in the aisle, she's the cabin crew's problem then and we can get stuck into the duty free". Suffice to say I left him to his duties without another word.

It's the parents' responsibility to do everything possible to ensure that their fellow pax are inconvenienced as little as possible by their little angels. We've found that as long you show you're doing all you can to keep your child in check, other people will be pretty understanding on the odd occasion when kids, especially little ones, have a bit of a cry or feel out of sorts. Sorry if that was a bit over-long, but it's become a subject quite close to my heart over the past 12 months...

[HighFlyer]

Great post mdvipond [y] Can you start classes on this type of thing for parents at T3?

Thanks,
Sarah

Not a bad idea... Or maybe a TV programme - "Supernanny Meets Airline" or suchlike? Not that I'd ever regard myself as either super or, god forbid, a nanny!

Hazard a guess that there would be far more adults on those steps at all times than children

Pet hates - The ones who board late holding the whole plane up, the ones who 'forget' to turn off their mobiles, the ones who forget how to leave a toilet in a decent state for others, the ones who insist on keeping the seat reclined when eating, the ones who ahh I could go on and on....

Jon B

Maybe a parenting class in the CH like those things they used to run?[:?]

VS.

[Neil]

Originally posted by Jon B
Hazard a guess that there would be far more adults on those steps at all times than children

Pet hates - The ones who board late holding the whole plane up, the ones who 'forget' to turn off their mobiles, the ones who forget how to leave a toilet in a decent state for others, the ones who insist on keeping the seat reclined when eating, the ones who ahh I could go on and on....

Jon B

That sounds like a whole new topic to me..