European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 23, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 18 the stars and stripes monday september 23, 1985 columns no kidding it s better to go Solo by Art Buchwald while Buchwald is on vacation we arc reprinting Stimsc Iff bin columns from the Pant travelling is a pleasure instead of an ordeal when you go by air with baby or Junior. It is Wise to notify your airline ahead of time however so they will have certain things aboard for baby s Comfort. If he  a Tittle older make a game out of acquainting him with the objects around him. By the time he leaves the ground he will feel quite at Home. You might take along a favorite toy to keep him Busy and add to his feeling of Security. Children love to Fly. They enjoy the excitement of boarding the big plane and watching the Clouds go by the window it is an experience they la remember always and cherish. And so will Mother because of the time and Effort it has saved her in travelling with Small Fry. From a pamphlet distributed by the or transport association. I was Reading this pamphlet on a flight across the Atlantic Ocean. Standing next to me on the Seal Reading Over my shoulder was a 2vi-Ycar-old boy who happens to be related to me. Thuc arc certain things i would like in Call to the attention of the air transport association at this time. I followed their instructions to a t. And it s apparent that the person who wrote the pamphlet has never flown higher than a 30-Inch desk. Red and yellow stuffed Teddy Bear. Although pan am wanted my child to feel secure they pointed out that All huffed Teddy bears three feet or Over took up As much space As a att year old child and were subject to the same fare. We had to leave the Bear at Home. As soon As he boarded the plane x or s insecurity was apparent. He refused to buckle his safety Belt and tripped the stewardess As she was explaining now to use a life jacket properly. As an afterthought he howled through the whole demonstration and i m quite sure that if the emergency Ever arose there were very few people on the plane who would know what to do. Once the plane was safely in the air and out of danger x or. Decided to fasten his scat Belt. It took his Mother and his father and a stewardess to get it unfastened. Children Are usually fed first on a plane. In theory this is a Good idea but in practice it works like this. The child having finished his meal and noticing other Pas sengers Are just starting theirs will wander Down the aisle staring at the people while they cat. Few people can stare Down a child and before i got wind of what was happening x or. Had managed to procure three pieces of cake a Lamb chop and a cup of salad dressing. Following the article s suggestion i made a game out of acquainting x or. With objects around him. If he pushed the Light switch he got one Point. If he pushed the Buzzer for the stewardess he got three Points. If he pulled out the Ash tray he got five Points and if he hit the person in front of him he got 15 Points. When he received a total of 50 Points he got the spanking of his life. When a child gets bored with watching the Clouds go by the window it usually lakes about 30 seconds he will head for the water Fountain. The water Fountain to a child is by far the most interesting part of an air plane. Aeronautical engineers realizing this have designed the fountains so that the water buttons arc out of reach of tiny hands. Few children arc daunted by this measure in x or s cae he stole a woman s jewelry Case and someone else s movie camera and a copy of  by piling them up he not Only managed to reach the water Button but was also successful in destroying a month s Supply of pan american s paper cups. The question of whether a Parent should let his child wander up and Down the aisle during the night or keep him in his Seal 7s something each person must work out in his own conscience. If you let the child wander you can probably get some sleep but nobody else on the plane can. At 3 o clock in the morning x or. Was serving life savers and chewing gum to the other passengers or so i was told the next morning by several bloodshot eyed people. There is no doubt that travelling with a child is a memorable experience that everyone would like to for get Lindbergh had the right idea. He flew the Atlantic alone