This week a family of three was removed from an AirTran flight when their little girl of three would not remain in her seat and continued to misbehave and ignore crew instructions. After delaying the flight 15 minutes,  the airline decided to have the family removed from the flight. No doubt, the remaining 112 passengers rose from their seats and applauded, or did they? When it comes to kids on planes there are definitely two camps of thought.

The following Q&A, resulted in some of my most heated email responses. Bring up children on planes and prepare to defend yourself. Who knows perhaps there's a movie in the making. If you loved Snakes on Planes, just wait util you see Kids on Planes!

Q: How do you handle it when flying first class and a parent is carrying along their noisy, crying child who kicks the back of your seat, and makes your flight miserable while the parents do nothing?

Unfortunately, seems like there is never enough room in the overheads to put them there.
—MV

A. Dear MV,
It's a good thing I only use readers' initials or you wouldn't be safe from any parent on any plane on any route served by any U.S carrier.

In your defense, it's understandable to feel exasperated by unruly children at extremely high altitudes (or at Olive Garden for that matter). It's equally frustrating when the accompanying parent is oblivious to the fact that Amber is using your Mont Blanc pen as a pretend lipstick liner.

On the other hand, after having traveled with my niece and nephew as toddlers, I gained a whole new respect for parents traveling with children. By the time we landed, my suit looked like a drop cloth and well, let me just say someone needs to invent a better diaper.

My sister toted along enough stuff for a two-week stay in the Andes. Later, I learned you need it all. I also discovered cabin pressure really does play havoc on a kid's inner ear.

Am I waffling? Not really, I just think long durations in close quarters call for an added dose of patience and consideration for and from all parties. When you think about it, flying is the equivalent of sequestering 150 strangers in your house with the doors locked and movement restricted as you wait for a uniformed authority to instruct you on exit strategies. Quite frankly, I'm surprised flying is as civil as it is.

MV, your options are really limited if you don't want to make the 6 o'clock news or be restrained by air marshals. You can begin with a polite hello and engage the would-be albeit adorable menace and responsible parent when the first salvo of bad behavior is released, and kindly ask them to please not kick your seatback. While you don't need to exchange addresses for holiday cards, sugar can get you farther than vinegar.

Most kids (and parents) are not sociopaths, so when they find out they're disturbing you, they'll likely refrain. Of course - some won't - and in that case you're in for a bumpy ride unless other seating is available.

Anyone who has traveled with children knows it's a feat that requires super-human powers from mere mortals. Should you need some traveling tips for mastering minors in motion, I've found flyingwithkids.com to be a most informative guide.

I must confess that once I did find a short-lived way to stifle a child's interest in my every in-flight move by suggesting that the flight attendants needed help serving drinks. Needless to say, I never got that ginger ale.