{"id":83866,"date":"2023-10-23T10:10:08","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T10:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/happylifestyleinc.com\/?p=83866"},"modified":"2023-10-23T10:10:08","modified_gmt":"2023-10-23T10:10:08","slug":"revealed-the-four-main-tantrum-triggers-for-kids-on-planes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/happylifestyleinc.com\/travel\/revealed-the-four-main-tantrum-triggers-for-kids-on-planes\/","title":{"rendered":"Revealed: The four main tantrum triggers for kids on planes"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Revealed: The four main tantrum triggers for kids on planes &#8211; and how parents have just 27 minutes to prevent the first meltdown<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Mathematician\u00a0Dr Tom Crawford has revealed a &#8216;tantrum-free&#8217; formula for flights<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>It&#8217;s said to help parents of young children delay tantrums on short-haul flights\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><b>READ MORE:\u00a0Plane passenger furious after mother changes son&#8217;s nappy in seat<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Unfortunately, flying with young children often means dealing with screaming babies and misbehaving toddlers at 38,000ft.<\/p>\n<p>However, parents are in luck &#8211; a new mathematical formula has been revealed for \u2018tantrum-free\u2019 flights for parents travelling short-haul distances with young children.<\/p>\n<p>The formula, unveiled by mathematician\u00a0Dr Tom Crawford of Oxford University\u00a0to coincide with the October half-term holiday in the UK, addresses the four main tantrum triggers for children on flights and the most reported ways of managing outbursts.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It provides a method to calculate the amount of time until a tantrum is expected to occur during a flight, so parents can delay the tantrum and ensure it doesn\u2019t happen mid-air.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Wider research behind the formula, carried out\u00a0<span>by <\/span>Asda Money,<span>\u00a0found that children are most likely to have a tantrum 27 minutes and 48 seconds into a flight, with each tantrum lasting an average of 15 minutes and six seconds.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/23\/09\/76883113-12661219-image-a-1_1698049138034.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>A new mathematical formula has been revealed for \u2018tantrum-free\u2019 flights for parents travelling with young children<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/23\/09\/76883925-12661219-image-a-11_1698050563902.jpg\" height=\"86\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The formula (above) provides a method to calculate the amount of time (T) until a tantrum is expected to occur during a flight, so parents can delay the tantrum and ensure it doesn\u2019t happen mid-air. It takes into account the main tantrum triggers &#8211;\u00a0sleepiness (S), boredom (B), hunger (H) and noise (N)<\/p>\n<p>According to parents of Britain\u2019s tetchy toddlers, the most common triggers of a tantrum are sleepiness, boredom, hunger and noise.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In creating the formula, each trigger has been scored from zero to ten, with zero meaning the issue is being ignored and ten meaning the issue is being managed successfully.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Crawford comments: \u2018If all four of the main causes of a tantrum are addressed, meaning they score 10, the average time until a tantrum occurs on a flight can be increased to 129 minutes, which is almost five times more than the expected time until a tantrum without any intervention.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;This means parents will have a tantrum-free journey for flights under 129 minutes, which covers many short-haul flights [from the UK] to Europe that families will be taking during half term.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2018To score ten and effectively address the four main tantrum triggers, parents need to ensure children are taking a nap for 37 minutes to conquer sleepiness and will need to prevent boredom by either drawing, watching movies or giving their child a tablet or phone, which is reported to entertain them for 31 minutes.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>On top of this, Dr Crawford says parents will need to\u00a0set aside 19 minutes to enjoy snacks to prevent hunger. Finally, they&#8217;ll need to &#8216;omit noise through music or reading&#8217;, which is reported to preoccupy kids for 14 minutes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/23\/09\/76883099-12661219-image-a-10_1698049150863.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Nearly two-thirds (63 per cent) of parents admit to feeling anxious about the prospect of travelling with their children<\/p>\n<h3>TANTRUMS: THE BREAKDOWN<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Twenty eight is the base level of expected time in minutes before a tantrum on a flight.<\/li>\n<li>Thirty seven is the average number of minutes sleeping is expected to prevent a tantrum.<\/li>\n<li>Thirty one is the average number of minutes watching something on a screen is expected to prevent a tantrum.<\/li>\n<li>Nineteen is the average number of minutes snacking is expected to prevent a tantrum.<\/li>\n<li>Fourteen is the average number of minutes listening to something is expected to prevent a tantrum.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>Source: <\/span><span>Asda Money<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>To help parents travelling this half term, Asda Money has launched a tantrum-free snack bundle, consisting of crisps, fruit, biscuits, crackers and raisins \u2013 all snacks &#8216;proven by parents&#8217; to keep children&#8217;s tantrums, and munchies, at bay, a statement says.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span>The research also found that nearly two-thirds (63 per cent) of parents admit to feeling anxious about the prospect of travelling with their children with a third stating they feel stressed (33 per cent), embarrassed (20 per cent) and anxious (15 per cent) when their child does have an in-cabin wobbly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The stress is so fear-inducing that British parents would rather go for lunch with their in-laws (26 per cent), spend two hours stuck alone during a commute (19 per cent), or deal with the anxiety that comes with starting a new job (18 per cent) than take a plane ride with their brood.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>One in eight (12 per cent) parents even confessed that they\u2019d rather go through a break-up.<\/p>\n<p>The research also revealed that 35 per cent of parents have opted for a less convenient mode of transport like a bus, ferry, train, or boat to specifically avoid dealing with mid-flight temper tantrums.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Neil Foster, Senior Manager at Asda Money, says: \u2018At Asda Money, we always want to go the extra aisle to ensure our customers can focus on what matters most \u2013 enjoying themselves with family.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Whilst the half-term break is the perfect opportunity to spend some family time with the kids, there\u2019s no doubt that it doesn\u2019t come with its own challenges. Especially for those travelling on a plane with young kids.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;So, as well as keeping parents stress-free with insurance and travel money, we hope we\u2019ve made half-term travel plans a little bit easier with this equation for a tantrum-free flight, as well as a tantrum-tree travel snack bundle.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/travel\/article-12661219\/The-four-main-tantrum-triggers-kids-planes-parents-just-27-minutes-prevent-meltdown.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Revealed: The four main tantrum triggers for kids on planes &#8211; and how parents have just 27 minutes to prevent<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":83865,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[688],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Revealed: The four main tantrum triggers for kids on planes - happy LifeStyle inc<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/happylifestyleinc.com\/travel\/revealed-the-four-main-tantrum-triggers-for-kids-on-planes\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Revealed: The four main tantrum triggers for kids on planes - happy LifeStyle inc\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Revealed: The four main tantrum triggers for kids on planes &#8211; 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