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I feel your pain. The last flight with my 2 year old daughter, she had to be physically held in her seat because she was too old to be allowed on our laps yet a
by laumars 7y ago
I feel your pain. The last flight with my 2 year old daughter, she had to be physically held in her seat because she was too old to be allowed on our laps yet also too small for the seat belt to restrain her. The moment we let go of her she intentionally slid under the belt and out of the chair!
- opo 7y agoYou might want to look into a CARES harness. They are FAA approved and not very expensive. They are designed for kids weighing 22 - 44 pounds. https://www.faa.gov/travelers/fly_children/ https://www.faa.gov/travelers/fly_children/
- seanmcdirmid 7y agoA booster might work also. Though to be honest, I wouldn't bother (my wife totally would, however).
- laumars 7y agoThanks for the recommendations. I honestly had no idea any of this was available.
- mbreese 7y agoWhen my kids were that small we would travel with one of their car seats for the plane. The car seat is restrained by the plane’s seat belt and then your child is nestled snuggly in their own car seat. The benefits are that your kid is then in an environment they are familiar with and they can’t just wiggle out. The downside is that you now have to lug around a car seat in the terminal. Ours got stuck in an X-ray machine once. That was fun. I assume that’s still possible, it’s been a while since we had to travel like that.
- lazyasciiart 7y agoYes, you can also put the kid in a carseat when they are under 2 if you don't want to keep them on your lap.