Originally Posted by
leech27
Can a 3.5 year old actually reach the seat in front of her in a C seat to kick it? Heck, I don't think I could kick the seat in front of me in that case. I wouldn't worry too much about securing a bulkhead for that reason.
Once the seat-belt signs go off, anything can happen. Those 3.5 year olds are energetic.
That's why I try to go for the exit row, or two rows in front of the exit row, when flying economy on a widebody. (Not one row in front of the exit row; those seats sometimes don't recline.) I'm well away from the bulkheads where the babies / toddlers live, but still reasonably close to the front of the cabin.