A mother has sparked debate after she was filmed gluing her son to a plane seat with restraint strips.
Lisa Flom, from Eden Prairie in Minneapolis, Minnesota, posted a video on TikTok to her 800,000 followers and tagged the clip ‘Things I Wish I Knew As a New Mom.’
The influencer, who regularly shares videos About her tricks for being a mother, she has two daughters, ages three and one.
In one clip that sparked controversy, Lisa filmed herself gluing two strips of restraint material to a navy blue leather seat on a plane before attaching another two to her little one’s clothes.
The mother of two then placed her daughter in the seat, but she was determined to get away.
Lisa Flom, of Eden Prairie in Minneapolis, Minnesota, filmed herself gluing her youngest daughter to a plane seat
The girl leaned forward in an attempt to escape the seat and moved from side to side to try to free herself, but the restraints proved to be strong.
Lisa previously spoke with news week about her methods and said it was initially her husband’s idea.
Lisa said motherhood can be “overwhelming”, adding: “My one-year-old is all over the place and sometimes you only need two minutes to do something.”
“It was actually my husband’s idea to add Velcro to the chair and the back of the baby’s clothes so they would stay in one place.”
He added that it was a “fun” thing to do with the kids and insisted his trick was light-hearted but practical.
At the end of the flight, Lisa removed the straps from both the seat and her son, but this was not to the liking of all viewers.
The video, which was viewed more than 19 million times, racked up thousands of comments from people worried about their baby and other passengers.
One wrote: “So after removing it, the next passenger has to sit on the tape residue?”
The one-year-old is seen struggling to get up from the seat and therefore squirms restlessly.
The video, which was viewed more than 19 million times, racked up thousands of comments from people worried about their baby and other passengers.
Another added: “What about the sticky residue they just left on the next passenger?”
A third asked: “And do you pay the airline to remove the waste from the seat or do you clean it yourself?”
Others asked why he didn’t bring a car seat during the trip and buckle it up on the plane.
‘Here’s a mother of four. “The child would be safer in a car seat,” one wrote, while another said, “Just bring him the car seat.”
A third commented: ‘I take my car seat on every trip. So easy. And my aunt is a retired stewardess and she has seen many babies injured during turbulence.
‘Just bring the car seat! “It was a lifesaver for my little boy,” said a fourth.
Although it’s unclear which airline Lisa and her children were traveling with, American Airlines says most seats that are safe to use in cars are generally acceptable for boarding planes.
The airline’s website says: “The seat must have a solid backrest and seat, tether straps installed to safely restrain the child, and a label indicating approval for use on an airplane.”
The airline said these seats cannot be used in an exit row or in rows on either side of an exit row and are best in window seats.
