Bethany, 35, and her five-year-old daughter, Ella, boarded a short flight, with Ella contentedly watching cartoons on her iPad. As they settled in, a boy across the aisle grew restless, throwing a tantrum. His mother asked Bethany to put away Ella’s iPad, explaining they had chosen to avoid screen time. Bethany politely refused, saying, “Ella needed the iPad to stay calm during the flight.”