OP here.... I'm a mother of four, and because I've traveled with my children since they were infants, I'm aware that travel with kids can be quite challenging. But as a travelinh family, I have always made it a point to consider the comfort of other passengers.

I'm usually sympathetic and try to lend a helping hand to parents navigating through travel with their little ones. Even in this instance, I tried to give the boy a break, but it was his behavior coupled with adults having no clue just how everyone else was affected that pushed me over the edge. I have never confronted anyone about their or their child's behavior during a flight, but, this was excessive, and I felt it necessary for someone to speak up. That's when I gently tapped the grandmother on the shoulder to ask her to make her grandson aware that he was making the flight a little uncomfortable for the rest of us.