Originally Posted by
so3003
As a general rule, parents find it very distressing when their child is distressed. The typical response by a parent to a child in distress is to comfort them. Not to sit back and bask in whatever annoyance the child's distress is causing others. This point seems to be missed by many on here.
I'm not sure I'd agree with particular parental actions as being typical versus atypical--just as bystander behavior varies widely. There are plenty of parents who are oblivious to most annoying behavior that they together with their young ones could exhibit, including repetitive loud, short bursts of screaming (out of delight, not due to the child's discomfort). But we digress.
Public aircraft. Use earplugs and noise-cancelling headphones. If you don't want to spend money on the headphones, spend it on taking the private jet.