Should Kids On Airplanes Be Sedated? - Page 2

**LDNanna** · 10-18-2009, 09:34 PM

Sallylou, I am very cranky......

lol

***VamPyroX*** · 10-20-2009, 10:47 PM

The effects of drugs are likely to be different in an airplane due to the air pressure.

I know that alcohol has a different effect as well.

**Lissa** · 10-21-2009, 02:09 PM

Oh jeez, no way. Children should be allowed to enjoy the plane journey, if they scream/shout, it's the parents responsibility to keep that child entertained with books, movies, colouring books etc. The parents are just being lazy and making the child go to sleep because they can't handle the child whilst on a plane journey!

miles11we · 03-04-2010, 10:30 AM

i do think that very very mild sedation could be helpfull for kids with abundant amounts of energy just making it easier for them to sleep away a few hours of a flight, but i dont think we should just knock them out so they cant wake up through out the whole flight. if done with very mild sedatives (mild enough to alow them to walk, wake up, and funtion correctly wile conscious but gives them a little bit of tiredness) it could help

i remember wen i was alot smaller i couldnt stand flights. and almost all of my opinion is based on what i think the children would prefer. personally i dont find babies crying or little rambunctious ankle biters runnin around, all that annoying.

Lighthouse77 · 03-04-2010, 10:44 AM

N-O and that spells NO

parents been giving their children bendadryl to make them fall asleep.

Lighthouse77 · 03-04-2010, 10:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Babyblue

What if the child has a fear of flying... or get motion sickness?

Or if that child has a disorder that will produce a major scene on an airplane that the parent knows that the child will be disruptive.

People always complain of disruptive kids in restaurants.. Those parents can always leave with their child.. But once you are on a plane... some trips are very, very long!!!

Something to ponder.... I would say... it depends on the situation.

If a child have anxiety problems, they usually already have medication for it.

I know a solution... TV, MOVIES, etc. kids love to watch tv and will watch it all day
but some children can't calm down because of bad ear infection and air pressure. My son cried all the way to his trip because of his ears. Then one woman offer him chewing gum (pretzels didn't help because he was sick of eating them) , and it helped him.

Lighthouse77 · 03-04-2010, 10:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by miles11we

i do think that very very mild sedation could be helpfull for kids with abundant amounts of energy just making it easier for them to sleep away a few hours of a flight, but i dont think we should just knock them out so they cant wake up through out the whole flight. if done with very mild sedatives (mild enough to alow them to walk, wake up, and funtion correctly wile conscious but gives them a little bit of tiredness) it could help

i remember wen i was alot smaller i couldnt stand flights. and almost all of my opinion is based on what i think the children would prefer. personally i dont find babies crying or little rambunctious ankle biters runnin around, all that annoying.

at my son's dentist, they tried to give him a mild sedatives, and he NEVER could relax from it. he cried and threw a fit at the whole time so they called me in, and when I came in, he calmed down. Now they ask me to come with them everytime he need a filling or anything like that because he does alot better when I'm with him.
and it is alittle dangerous because a child could die from it and a plane is not a hospital.

**sequoias** · 03-04-2010, 12:46 PM

Sedating a kid on a plane is a big NO NO!!!!! I would rather bring something fun for the kids to do to keep the kid busy on a long flight. It's not for the employees to decide, it's for US to decide the situation, depending whether the kid has a mental disorder.

Tousi · 03-04-2010, 01:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sequoias

Sedating a kid on a plane is a big NO NO!!!!! I would rather bring something fun for the kids to do to keep the kid busy on a long flight. It's not for the employees to decide, it's for US to decide the situation, depending whether the kid has a mental disorder.

Makes me wonder how much of a hassle airport security would give parents re: toys and things of that nature.....

**TXgolfer** · 03-04-2010, 11:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Tousi

Makes me wonder how much of a hassle airport security would give parents re: toys and things of that nature.....

Why not let them play in the cargo hold???? They might need a jacket down there

Tousi · 03-04-2010, 11:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TXgolfer

Why not let them play in the cargo hold???? They might need a jacket down there

**Jiro** · 03-05-2010, 12:00 AM

**Foxrac** · 03-05-2010, 06:10 PM

What about build Chuck E Cheese style playground in airplane? I know it wouldn't fit but just funny design.

**sequoias** · 03-05-2010, 09:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tousi

Makes me wonder how much of a hassle airport security would give parents re: toys and things of that nature.....

Yeah...it's the terrorists who took away the flexibity, damn those people.

quirkylibra · 03-06-2010, 09:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sallylou

Let's sedate the cranky adults instead.

Good idea!

I don't think kids should be sedated, they're kids, what do people expect?

tee · 07-28-2011, 09:17 AM

yes they talk too much and they are never calm sedate them and when you are at the hotel wake them up

**Beowulf** · 07-28-2011, 09:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tee

yes they talk too much and they are never calm sedate them and when you are at the hotel wake them up

PowerON · 07-28-2011, 10:30 AM

give warm milk before get in airplane. Everything is good.

DeafCaroline · 07-28-2011, 10:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tee

yes they talk too much and they are never calm sedate them and when you are at the hotel wake them up

I know someone who had six month old twin babies. His wife wanted them to stay nice and quiet on the flight from Europe to Canada. She broke down some sleeping pills into smaller pieces and gave them some. They spent the entire flight throwing up and being very very sick - they had to be taken to a doctor when the plane landed. I was really shocked when I found out.

I'd far rather babies be noisy but healthy than be sedated like that. That's sick.

During the Victorian era - they were fed opium to go to sleep, sometimes booze too.

whatdidyousay! · 07-28-2011, 08:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brian

I don't think so! The children need to stay awaken in case they need to protect themselves from being kidnapped or something bad happening to the planes they are in.

I was thinking what if a kid get motion sickness and start to throw up , if they are knocked out they could choke to death on their vomit ! This is the most dumbest thing I heard of in a long time!!

whatdidyousay! · 07-28-2011, 09:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Babyblue

You all make it sound like kids are not even supervised on a plane. If they are with their parents... and they suffer from anxiety or some other medical reason that they may need to be sedated then I can understand.

I do like the Idea of the braclet. I went to a couple of large events in the Tampa Bay area. Most of them require a form to be filled out.. That form has a code on it.. If the child gets lost or something happens. The security can punch in the code number on the child's bracelet.. and the emergency contact numbers are drawn up for them to contact family members.

As for me.. I have to be sedated to be on a plane.. Dramamine, is also very sedative to prevent motion sickness.

It really depends on the circumstances.

If a child is knocked out and the parents are sleeping too no is watching the child! And a I had surgery and was still knocked out and started to vomit if a nurse was not there I could had choke to death .

**shel90** · 07-28-2011, 09:15 PM

Wow @ some of the old members who used to post here...especially Quirkylibra.

webexplorer · 07-30-2011, 08:44 AM

That is the most craziest thing I ever read. I must say that I agreed with PowerON's comment about the warm milk. That's easy advise. He made me laugh a little bit. I think that it would be a good start for him in the business at the airport like a waiter. They would say to him that he saves their life for not throwing them out of the airplane or even worse in the air. aww!

Babyblue · 07-30-2011, 01:17 PM

Some restaurants have adopted the idea of no kids allowed. Perhaps the Airport can assign that to certain flights for those who rather to have a nice quiet kid free flights.

jillio · 07-30-2011, 09:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Babyblue

Some restaurants have adopted the idea of no kids allowed. Perhaps the Airport can assign that to certain flights for those who rather to have a nice quiet kid free flights.

I say sedate the old fogies who are complaining about the kids. Why am I reminded of the two old guys from the Muppets?

**Dixie** · 08-05-2011, 12:14 AM

6 month old twins on an 18-24 hour flight from Europe to Canada? That's just insane. Giving them sleeping pills meant for ADULTS was just flipping stupid. The parents should have been immediately arrested for child abuse upon landing.

I've never been on an airplane, so I have no idea of what it's like, but my thinking is make sure your children are old enough to be able handle being confined for a prolonged period of time. If not, you may be better off driving.

**KristinaB** · 08-06-2011, 04:11 PM

We are unable to take and airplane due to daughter's issues and the air pressure and my legs. That's why, no matter how much I want to see Australia, I will never get to.

**Smithtr** · 08-06-2011, 04:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tee

yes they talk too much and they are never calm sedate them and when you are at the hotel wake them up

no sense I don't understand you means on too much because never calm on sedate 0_o

**Smithtr** · 08-06-2011, 04:21 PM

if supposed allow on because passport something reason prove! It is very issues problem on airplane

**Banjo** · 08-06-2011, 04:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dixie

6 month old twins on an 18-24 hour flight from Europe to Canada? That's just insane. Giving them sleeping pills meant for ADULTS was just flipping stupid. The parents should have been immediately arrested for child abuse upon landing.

I've never been on an airplane, so I have no idea of what it's like, but my thinking is make sure your children are old enough to be able handle being confined for a prolonged period of time. If not, you may be better off driving.

Better off driving? Hmm, is there a bridge that I'm not aware of?

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miles11we Registered User Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 31	i do think that very very mild sedation could be helpfull for kids with abundant amounts of energy just making it easier for them to sleep away a few hours of a flight, but i dont think we should just knock them out so they cant wake up through out the whole flight. if done with very mild sedatives (mild enough to alow them to walk, wake up, and funtion correctly wile conscious but gives them a little bit of tiredness) it could help i remember wen i was alot smaller i couldnt stand flights. and almost all of my opinion is based on what i think the children would prefer. personally i dont find babies crying or little rambunctious ankle biters runnin around, all that annoying.

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sequoias Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Iowa, the land of the cornfields and pigs Posts: 21,866	Sedating a kid on a plane is a big NO NO!!!!! I would rather bring something fun for the kids to do to keep the kid busy on a long flight. It's not for the employees to decide, it's for US to decide the situation, depending whether the kid has a mental disorder.

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tee Registered User Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 13	yes they talk too much and they are never calm sedate them and when you are at the hotel wake them up

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webexplorer Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: New England Posts: 5,476	That is the most craziest thing I ever read. I must say that I agreed with PowerON's comment about the warm milk. That's easy advise. He made me laugh a little bit. I think that it would be a good start for him in the business at the airport like a waiter. They would say to him that he saves their life for not throwing them out of the airplane or even worse in the air. aww!

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Dixie May I be found in Him Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Arkansas Posts: 13,266	6 month old twins on an 18-24 hour flight from Europe to Canada? That's just insane. Giving them sleeping pills meant for ADULTS was just flipping stupid. The parents should have been immediately arrested for child abuse upon landing. I've never been on an airplane, so I have no idea of what it's like, but my thinking is make sure your children are old enough to be able handle being confined for a prolonged period of time. If not, you may be better off driving. __________________ Oh, you will. It is all a dream and since matter cannot be created nor destroyed, the dreams must be real in all their myriad forms. -Beowulf This Delicate Thing God Has Made *The world is measured in peasants; smaller than a unicorn but, bigger than a tidbit!*

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