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Many people today think it improper to discipline children and so I have tried other methods to control my kids when they have one of 'those moments.'

Since I'm a pilot, one method I have found very effective is for me to take the child for a flight during which I say nothing and give the child the opportunity to reflect on his or her behaviour.

I don't know whether it's the steady vibration from the engines, or the time away from any distractions such as TV, video games, computer, iPod, etc.

Either way, my kids usually calm down and stop misbehaving after our flight together.
I believe that eye to eye contact during these sessions is a VERY important element in achieving the desired results!

Curious? See a photo of one of my sessions with my son in case you would like to use this technique….

Click on:
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/55285188/FlightKid.jpg

PS Oh, I have yet to check, but I do believe this method will also work well with Grandchildren.
(I truly cannot think of one reason it should not!)

Do let me know - you wonderful disciplinarian, you!

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You could at least have made him clean the windscreen while he was there :-D :-D

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Love it.

People think their wild little brats are angels. Oh its not THEIR kids that terrorise the single mum into a nervous breakdown, its not THEIR precious offspring that throw eggs at the elderly ladies windows at night making her afraid to leave her home. Little sh*ts.

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Love it..

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You wouldn't find this so funny if they kept dropping on to your greenhouse!

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On a wet Monday morning that really made me smile

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Is that "Ryanairs" new seat saving policy? :-D :-D :-D Brilliant though. :-)

How awful !! no safety helmet....... ;-) ;-) ;-) :-D :-D :-D.

dunno about the lad cleaning the windscreen..........should think he'd need a change of underpants!!


there used to be a saying, in the days of steam trains that you shouldn't travel with your back to the engine...........

dont you feel that travelling with your back to the wind is offputting? ;-)

Well I'm totally disgusted at this, :-|

How could you treat your son this way :-|


Why would you expose your son to such harsh conditions without a hat and a pair of gloves :-D

Roy

Roy, a hat worn in such conditions near aircraft is called FOD. This stands for Foreign Object Damage - and any hat will be ingested almost immediately into the engine causing it to shut down. That’s not good when you are in the air, believe me. (I thought I'd mention it, however.)

When someone feels their hat being removed their first reaction is to put a hand on their head to stop it. Imagine our young lad hanging on to the windscreen wiper by ONE HAND. Ouch, poor lad! This doesn't bear thinking about, you'll agree. So, NO hat for him. It’s very sensible, really!

The good thing about this scenario - with him at the front - is if the plane dives and there is a crash the lad will be spared seeing it about to occur. I think that’s good, don’t you? Imagine the effect it will have on him if he survived! However, the pilot gets a bird’s eye view of it all and this is likely very disturbing for him. It’s the last thing in his memory.
(Kinda what the fly sees last when he smashes into a windscreen! Know what I mean!)

Gloves; you mention them. I can tell you from experience it is very, very difficult to hang onto an aircraft windscreen wiper blade wearing gloves. There is barely any room between the blade and the windscreen. Just thought I’d point this out in case you thought I was being thoughtless and causing hardship to the lad. I could never do such a thing!

Going back to FOD and the engines for a mo, do remember it’s always good to have that extra power… you never know what’s around the corner (or lurking in a cloud) ……

……. and I understand the chairman of Rolls Royce replied when asked why he only flew in aircraft with four engines,

“Because nobody operates one with five.”

Such a sensible fellow!