Parenting tactic divides internet: Would you try it at the airport?
Some applauded the father while others said they would be 'fuming'.
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Engine issues: Shanghai-bound Air NZ flight returns to Auckland after nine hours
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US to criminally charge Boeing, seek guilty plea, sources say
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