Kids becoming restless? Why not read them a story

The Latest iPhone Application That Reads to your Kids! Warning: Shown to reduce inflight seat kicking.


When traveling with the children, one of the biggest challenges is to keep them occupied while staying away from mindless videos or games. There is now an incredibly cool application that turns an iPhone into a very engaging storyteller. iStoryTime is offered for use on the iPhone and offers a library of illustrated and narrated children’s books that may be instantly downloaded over the air; making them available from virtually anywhere.

Children are able to choose whether they would like the book narrated by a child or an adult. The application is super easy to use since “it was designed for 2 year olds”, according to iStoryTime.

Here are some of the features offered by iStoryTime:

• Original stories and illustrations are perfect for pre-schoolers
• Educational alternative to mindless movies and games
• Automatic navigation and narration make it incredibly simple to use
• Narration options: Kids voice, adult voice or silent for self-reading
• Automatic or manual page turn
• Onscreen text and narration develop pre-reading skills

Be sure to let us know your experience with iStoryTime. Connect with iStoryTime on iTunes

Bless the Beast or Are They Children?

Dear Sky Steward,

I was recently on a flight in which a mother had 3 children with her. She could barely control them and besides being loud, they created one of the biggest messes I have ever seen. There were snacks, papers, even Q-Tips thrown all over the floor.

Is it right to treat the floor of an airplane as a garbage can? Can you tell the mothers out their that Jetiquette requires everyone to be aware of others that are sharing the space.

Thanks,
Unwilling Childcare Worker

Dear Unwilling,

The Sky Steward can feel your pain! He recently gifted a grey plastic bag to a messy mother in order for her to collect 'debris' from her children and the floor and place it where it should be. Trash on the floor or in seat back pockets is not just from traveling families; even business people are guilty. There are people who need to understand that they must consider others traveling around them or after them on a later flight in the seat they are occupying for short time.

Next time, tell the flight attendant you almost tripped on the trash. He or she will take it from there.