Originally Posted by
rickg523
I think this is an unreasonable position. In case of an emergency requiring evacuation, a parent whose child is 7 rows behind him, is not going to leave the airplane in an orderly fashion. He's going to get his kid and you don't want to be in his way when he's heading upstream. It's a serious safety issue and it should be a regulatory requirement that children under 12 be seated adjacent to a parent.
Most definitely, young kids should sit with their companion. Some older kids and even adults who are inexperienced flyers will be scared and intimidated if they are separated from their companion. Changing seats to help in these situations is serving a genuine need, not catering to couples who simply want to sit together,