Originally Posted by
tfar
That's good! Because most pediatricians will tell you that using headphones on a child (especially a toddler) is not something one should do at all. I would rather protect their ears from continuous noise levels close to 90db by using wax or foam plugs. Make sure you take them out before the plane descends or it could hurt badly.
So you are suggesting putting a child in what is basically sound isolation for the duration of the flight?
Do you actually have any experience with young children?
Originally Posted by
tfar
This means that two hours of 91 dbA, which is what you will get on a lot of flights, can lead to permanent hearing damage even in adults. Let alone tods.
Maybe you are telling us kids shouldn't fly at all because of the noise?
Originally Posted by
tfar
Besides that, two parents on one child should find the time to take care properly of the child so that using the "easy-way-out" brain paralyzer of a video will not be necessary.
Bit presumptuous of you to assume it's always 2 adults to 1 kid. That's rarely the way we travel.
It's also kind of insulting of you to dismiss all videos as ' "easy-way-out" brain paralyzer.' As a parent who homeschools my son, I use a lot of curriculum related videos, even when we travel, so what he's watching just as easily could be a history lesson as a cartoon.