Reply #90: International flights have movies, music, etc.

[Divernan]

Other than that, keep them up late the night before and tell them to take a nap on the plane.

Tell them you're all going to pretend it's a hundred years ago when children were seen and not heard; when parents did not see their duty to be keeping kids constantly entertained. We all have to deal with boredom occasionally as adults - it's not a bad thing for children to learn. If you've taken your kids to the UK for vacation, I think you've given them plenty of entertainment.

I may sound like a curmudgeon, but on a recent trip, a kid between 6 & 8 was in the seat behind me and was kicking the hell out of the back of my seat. I gave him 10 minutes to get settled in, but when he continued (and we were still waiting for takeoff) I stood up, turned around and said, "Are you KICKING my seat? Stop it." He looked totally dumbfounded to be told to behave, as did his Dad, sitting next to him. But he was able to control himself and stopped. (And yes, I have 3 kids of my own.)