would you???
 

my in-laws are wanting to fly my daughter up to see them. it would be a 1.5 hour flight, direct, and I am sure she would love to go and visit them, but she is only 6 years old. do you think I should let her do it? I don't know if she is too young???? I really think she would be ok...I know the flight attendants would be with her the whole time and make sure she is ok...but as her mom...I can't help but worry.

they have told me that if I do not feel ok with her flying up, that they would pay for me to come with her. but am I being too "over-protective"?? and I really don't think I can get away for a week.

i don't know...i'm really torn.

Do you have any other kids you'd be leaving behind if you went? I mean if your really worried I don't see why you shouldn't go if you don't have anything you REALLY need to do at home. But either way I'm sure she'd be fine getting there. She might just miss her mommy while shes away:(

in my opinion she is too young but thats just me! I would go with her if possible!

Wow that would be a little scary,but if the flight attendents say they would watch her i say she would be fine,just dont know if i could do it

My daughter is also 6 years old, and in my opinion 6 is too young to travel alone. I would be a nervous wreck the entire time she was on the flight.

Good luck!

No way.

When flying, I always feel bad for the little kids (and they are usually much older than your daughter) who are flying alone.

When my bf's niece went to DR to visit her grandparents her mom went with her and stayed there for a week then came back, the niece stayed there the whole summer then her grandparents brought her here. She is also 6 yrs old. I think it's too young to travel alone. When I was little I would go to PR all the time but with my older brother with me and the flight attendants would take care of us but my brother was always mature and never scared.

yeah, i am thinking she is too young. that is my initial thought and I think I will stick with that :) I will just go up with her. could be fun for me too I guess :)

I traveled alone from the time I was 12yrs old...It's a big difference between 6 and 12 though.
I thought it was so much fun! Don't feel sorry for those kids :) I WAS one of those kids and I can tell you it was neat, especially if it's a direct flight. My parents were divorced, so I would travel to see my dad across the country. Had it not been for me traveling by plane, alone, I would not have gotten to see my dad nearly as often.

I couldn't do it. My kids are 16/17 and the oldest will fly alone to see my folks for the first time this summer. (Mostly that was because of their choice mind you, they were scared to fly alone until recently. My youngest still is). I usually go with them, or my folks have been able to fly with them. One year I went with them there, came home alone and my dad flew with them home. (Washington to Texas). Maybe you guys could do something like that???

yeah, that is what we are thinking we will do.

When my daughter was 6 she flew on a direct flight from Georgia to Michigan to visit her grandparents. That was almost 20 years ago and I was a bit nervous, but it worked out well.

With that said, I would never ever allow a child to travel that young is this day and time. The world has changed so very much since my children were young. If it were me an adult would travel with her.

I flew from California to Wisconsin on a direct flight when I was 9 years old. I also had my 6 year old sister with me. I was very responsible at a young age, but in my opinion, 6 is still too young. Plus, people really are creeps now. I'm 23 and I always get nervous when I have to fly alone...

I could not do it - My oldest is 17 and I don't even want her flying alone. I say if you can go too - go - If not - they can always come visit you.

We let my 10 year old fy to Florida to visit her Grandparents but my 10 year old niece went. They had a blast, but the flight was dlayed on the way home and they had to sit on the plane for 2 hours during a thunderstorm. She was a little scared but a real nice businesswomen was in their row and showed them her laptop whih 12 years ago was cool to 10 year olds. I was nervous but I know I couldn't do it when she was 6 and alone.

I think 6 is too young. I was in a flight with a 6 year old that was traveling alone. There was a little turbulence and she started getting a little nervous and then finally burst out in tears calling out for her mommy. Luckily there was a very sweet lady that was next to her calmed her down a bit. Meanwhile there were some scrooges on the plane that started complaining about her crying. Poor baby. Thank goodness it was only a 65 minute flight, but it probably was the longest hour in her 6 years of life. It's up to you I think, but no one will take care of your babies like yourself or someone related.

I would let her go alone.

But-I don't have any skin kids of my own (yet).

My reason for saying YES is that I flew alone at 6 years old to go visit my aunt. The flight was probably 3 hours or so, from Minneapolis to New York. I LOVED IT-and I flew somewhere to meet her and spend some time in the summer with her each year after that-to Las Vegas, Wisconsin, Alberquerque, and Orlando. The experiences I had were wonderful, and I wouldn't trade any of those memories for anything. It was special because it was "our thing" and the whole experience was even cooler for me as a kid because I got to go by myself. I felt very confident and responsible-even though the flight attendants were with me the whole time.

You have to ask yourself and your daughter a bunch of questions about it though-is SHE comfortable going alone? What would she do in an emergency? Does she know her address and phone number, and the address and phone number of where she'll be staying? Does the flight need to connect anywhere, or is it a direct flight? If she needs to connect, does she know what to do if she has a long layover?

Talk about it with your daughter, and make a decision going from there.

My cousin (when he got divorced) had his two little girls fly alone to visit their mom. They were little, I think the youngest was six or younger. They never had a problem, but I know the family all hated the thought of that. They still fly alone all the time. The oldest one is 13 now.

When we flew to Disney World a few years ago, there was a group of kids, not the same family, but about four kids that were flying alone. They were met at the gate by an airport person and walked to their next gate. I don't know if they do that for all the children, but they did for this group.

I personally would feel better if there was another child or so...not just one going by themselves...I don't know....I guess "safety in numbers"......

Shoot....when my daughter was five, my inlaws wanted to take her on a driving trip for two weeks and both my husband and I said no. Is that bad? So, I am probably not the best one to give advice. HA!