Tuesday

"How (Not) to Calm a Child On a Plane"

What do you do when you find yourself stuck on an airplane with a screaming, crying toddler?  You try and distract the kid in a casual, breezy manner... just like all those hip parenting magazines tell you to do. And then something happens that cements this moment in your mind as one of the most disgusting experiences of your (already fairly disgusting) life.

Watch and learn -- so that you may never, ever (EVER) make the same mistake I did.




Posted by Jojo Stein

9 comments:

  1. AnonymousMarch 29, 2013 at 3:38 PM

    Not funny!! An airplane is no place for a baby or a small child.

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  2. Jojo SteinApril 18, 2013 at 8:21 AM

    I couldn't agree more -- next time she'll be shipped via Fedex. Thank you so much for your input!

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  3. CanCanMay 7, 2013 at 7:08 AM

    The bulkhead is the WORST for toddlers. You can't pin them in as much as if you can block their exit on a normal seat.

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  4. Michelle de VilliersOctober 6, 2013 at 9:19 AM

    Funny :) and there I thought I'd invented drawing pictures on barf bags...

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  5. UnknownNovember 6, 2013 at 8:42 AM

    Thank you for the levity. We at Positively Mindful Parenting appreciate your humorous perspective on the perils of parenting.

    Annmarie Chereso and Michelle Thompson

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  6. AnonymousMarch 1, 2014 at 12:12 AM

    This is so hysterically funny! Is this in written form as well? You are great! I found you when I submitted around the same time as you on BlogHer.
    Stephanie

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    1. Jojo SteinMarch 3, 2014 at 10:47 AM

      Thanks so much Stephanie! Actually, it is in written form as well -- this video (actually, this entire series really) sprung out of this essay.....
      http://parenting.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/04/how-not-to-calm-a-child-on-a-plane/

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  7. Anna SchaferOctober 12, 2014 at 6:13 AM

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