Should Airlines Require Seats For Babies?

A recent news story about a scuffle on an airplane over a noisy child has some people suggesting that required seats for all kids under age 2 might help curb issues with unruly kids on flights. While I do think all kids should have their own seats on a plane, I'm not sure it would help stop seat-kicking, crying or any of the other ways that otherwise well-behaved kids find to horrify us with their behavior in the one place we can't step outside for a quick break. The potential for injury during turbulence is a much better reason to require seats for all children.

What do you do when you travel by air with your kids? Does everyone have their own seat? What types of toys and activities do you take along to keep little ones occupied? What do you think about adult-only sections on airplanes, as mention in the article linked above?

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