AIBU to think that this is awful parenting?

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On a train journey that’s around 2.5hrs, start to finish. Family with three kids behind me who are simultaneously using devices to play lots of music and games out loud - including the Dad, who is actively showing noisy videos to a disinterested child! Mum is ignoring all the kids despite them turning the sound up constantly.

AIBU to think it is crap parenting to let your kids disturb everyone else and it teaches them that their wants always trump everyone else’s??

Start playing something very non child friendly even louder.

This is one of my absolute pet hates. It's so intrusive to other people to have anything playing out loud in public. I have a "no headphones no volume" rule with my kids and they know it is not an option to have anything loud in public.

I have asked people politely to turn the volume down or wear headphones, but in my experience people who do this in the first place don't give a fuck about anyone else and are very unlikely to change their behaviour.

Parents shouldn't have to be told. How thick do you have to be to not realise that your children/their devices should not be within earshot of someone just a few seats away. Trouble is, usually the type of people that are so inconsiderate would probably kick off if you told them to keep the noise to a minimum.

Unquestionably awful parenting. A complete lack of respect for others. I'm afraid if you disagree you're probably one of the inconsiderate ones.

Same here: no headphones no volume. My children are 13, 11 & 9 now and this has always been the rule and they understand the reason for it completely.
Consideration for other people can be taught at the same time as teaching the kids to be considerate to each other in the home.

I am shocked at some replies here. Have you no consideration for other passengers who are disturbed by children and parents? Children need their PARENTS to teach good manners to their children. The OP pointed out that these parents had been asked to quieten down. Children do not rule the world and I am pleased that those posters who think such rude behaviour is acceptable do not live near me!

You have more restraint than me. Never been in first class and assumed it was kid free. Would not subject my kids on other passengers in first class (And they would have headphones or no sound)

I took a flight recently and sat next to a woman and her child of around 3. As soon as the plane took off, the child's tablet was on and he played one game endlessly for the whole flight with the volume on full. The mother put her phone down on the seat table, bent forward and looked at her phone for the entire flight. There wasnt a single piece of interaction between them in around 2 hours.

The noise washed over me after a while but probably pissed off a lot of other people; more importantly I think it's awful parenting to not interact with your child at all for that long. It's quite sad.

""Start playing something very non child friendly even louder.""

That will probably be as offensive to other people.

I wouldn't sit and listen to "N, this and Bitch that", without insisting it was turned off, or the person removed.

""There wasnt a single piece of interaction between them in around 2 hours.""

Growing up in the 70's, I can remember that we were expected to not bother the grown-ups and it got to smacked leg point, if we did, for many hours. My Mother had her head in books. Children were expected to be bored and get on with it.

I traveled with my GD for just on two hours. We did speak, but she played on games, with no headphones, she is allowed the volume only to below half way and that's mainly what we interacted over. But I could barely hear the music over the conversation around me. People were in groups, but sat in different places.