Gentle parenting blamed for passenger's unbearable air travel as he endures kicking kid: 'Worst flight of my life'

""Worst flight of my life," Paul Lee, a digital nomad, wrote in the captions of a chaotic clip with over 3.7 million TikTok views."

""Worst possible seat ever next to a crying baby," he groaned beneath the vid, which triggered a firestorm of furious responses from commenters who blame the gentle parenting style for the mid-flight misbehavior."

""Mothers, [please] remember your kid is only special to you. Be respectful of others' space," wrote an outraged onlooker."

""Expecting a child to have empathy is a learnt skill," Enos argued. "If we say, 'Go an"

Government shutdown-related delays and cancellations have made air travel worse, and crying children exacerbate passenger frustrations. A TikTok clip by Paul Lee showing a toddler repeatedly kicking his arm has over 3.7 million views and provoked furious online responses blaming gentle parenting for the behavior. Commenters criticized parents who allow children to behave without boundaries. Gentle parenting prioritizes children's emotions over consequences, often permitting unchecked behavior. Gen Z and millennials have driven the trend, with Gen Z accounting for 32% of practitioners. Kelly Medina Enos, 34, a mother of two, publicly stated she does not teach her children to apologize.

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