> If you change flight plan you must notify me prior so I can decide where my child goes So what you want is the illusion of control. You want someone to ring

> If you change flight plan you must notify me prior so I can decide where my child goes So what you want is the illusion of control. You want someone to ring you, tell you about the change of plan, so you can say "yes". Or if she misses her connecting flight and has to stay in a hotel, you want to say "yes" to that too. What else are you going to do? "Oh, I can't have her staying in that hotel. Charter a flight back for her immediately!" I have to say, I find this pretty incomprehensible. And I love how none of this is about the child - it's all about managing the neuroticism of panicky helicopter parents.