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Friday, January 07, 2011 by Jeannie Fleming-Gifford
Look around. When it comes to keeping our kiddos safe, ensuring their physical growth and development, there sure are a lot of contraptions.
If you're like most, you never question cost; you buy and install. You baby proof.
You do anything and everything recommended to keep the munchkin safe and sound.
What about when you fly? As in, fly on an airplane?
Recently I read an article entitled "Babies on board: the airplane safety debate."
If you've flown (or are going to in the near future), you've probably learned that kiddos under the age of 2 years can fly FREE when they sit on a parent's lap.
Although free is always good, is it worth it?
A recommendation sent to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in August recommended that, once again, babies/tots under the age of 2 years be REQUIRED to be buckled into a safety seat on airplanes instead of sitting on their parents' laps.
Think about it. Planes travel fast. Things do happen. Over the years, there have been situations in which children who were seated in parents laps were injured or even killed.
I admit it; I hate paying for the extra ticket.
I hate figuring out how to lug the car seat onto the plane, and then get it securely fastened.
Nothing is easy about this process.
Much about parenthood is challenging as well, and the cost of an extra ticket is well worth the investment in keeping my child just a bit more safe.
What about you?
What's your take on this debate?
