Originally Posted by
PTravel
I incorporate by reference this thread on large passengers:
http://flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=670689
Bottom line: whatever it is that your child does (and I do not accept that because he's 8, kicking the seat in front of him was inevitable -- moreover, the fact that you had been "telling him quite often" suggests that he was doing it quite often), flying with your child is your problem, and not the problem of the person seated in front of him.
What is a parent to do? Ensure that their child doesn't kick the seat in front of them. How? Not my problem -- you're the parent. You do not have the right to make your problem the problem of strangers flying with you. No one may impose as a matter of entitlement -- that's simple courtesy.
Thank you for making my point. No matter what I do people like you will never be satisfied.
BTW I've never been on a flight where my seat hasn't been kicked whether by an adult or by a child at some point during the flight. Some contact is inevitable, keeping it to a minimum is the goal. I attempted to do that and was pretty sure I succeeded, seems that when some people see kids on a plane the red mist descends. You are obviously one of those people. Bad luck I suppose.