Originally Posted by dchristiva
I guess I'm not that paranoid. My understanding is that there's very little risk in carrying a copy, as a birth certificate is essentially worthless without an embossed seal. Plus, having a copy of a birth certificate enabled me to avoid paying full fare for an airline seat when an agent was dubious that my son was < 2 years old.
I'm with you on this. I've found the convenience of having ID for my son vastly outweighs the tiny chance it will be stolen. I usually carry the passports on my person to make the risk even smaller.
Maybe I don't actually
have to show photo ID to the airline and security, but I'd rather not waste time, and risk missing flights, arguing about it. And being able to prove my son's actual age has also gotten us discounts on a number of admission prices in our travels.