As posted by
Fredd on a different thread
Read the instructions a blogger in the LA Times provides for parents:
Child pat-down: If a child is 12 or younger and unable to proceed through the body scanner alone or opts out, then he or she is subject to what the TSA calls "a modified pat-down" search.
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That said, if an alarm goes off during screening by the new scanner or regular metal detectors, any passenger will be subject to an enhanced pat-down (except for those 12 and younger, who get the modified pat-down).
How to prepare: I suggest parents explain to their kids all the procedures that they may encounter as they pass through security, including the possibility that they may be touched by TSA personnel as part of a pat-down. Parents won’t necessarily be with their kids as they pass through the scanner or get patted down.
http://articles.latimes.com/2010/nov...nners-20101119
Or you may hit a lucky day, and have a totally uneventful security experience. Those days do happen, so it is best to find as much information as you can (this is a good place if you search through the threads) so you are informed. Not all experiences are bad, truly depends on who you get that day.