All of those? Given infant mortality in this country, versus infants injured or killed in plane crashes as lap sitters, surely health insurance is more important? Given that the kid's parents are more likely to die or be disabled from any cause than the kid is likely to be injured or killed on a commercial plane, that one is a no brainer too.

I do agree with you that an infant seat on a plane is more important than:
1. Establishing college savings for the infant?
- The cost of the odd plane ride is not going to impact the college fund. And if the kid is platinum level elite frequent flyer, clearly his parents can afford college if they can afford to fly that much.

3. Home alarm system to protect infant's bedroom?
- If what is meant is a burglar alarm, I suspect that an infant has a higher chance of being injured as a lap sitter on a plane than be snatched Lindbergh-baby style from his nursery. However if what is meant is a fire/smoke/CO alarm, then this is a no brainer ... buy the alarms before buying a separate seat on the plane.

4. Organic food for infant?
- Never have bought my kids organic food never will. I must be an evil father.

5. Dental insurance for infant?
- For someone without teeth? While my infants did have dental insurance before I bought them their own seat on the plane, nonetheless, if I could not afford both, I'd forgo the teeth insurance.

6. Money for swim lessons for infant (to prevent drowning).
- I didn't enroll my newborns into swim lessons. So I'm with jrhmdtraum on that.

Considering that he apparently buys his kid organic food, I doubt he buys his kid an unsafe clunker to drive. That was a cheap shot that missed wide.

Every parent has the duty to analyze risks and prioritize them relative to the resources they have to address them. Reasonable people can disagree on priorities. I however don't want the flight attendants' unions imposing its risk analysis on me.