Originally Posted by Capetonian
Sorry if I missed your point then, but the answer to your question is yes, I would. I would try to reseat so that the parents and children were as close to each other as possible. I just asked my wife and she said she would do the same automatically, and indeed we've done it when the situation has arisen.
In that case, I apologise. I read your post incorrectly, thinking the parents were in say A and B, with the children in C,D and E, with yourself in the F seat. I have to admit to also trying to rearrange families where possible, so that a child has at least one parent next to them. But that's also in the interests of safety, should an emergency arise.
Originally Posted by Capetonian
Of course some parents prefer not to sit next to their own children!
That is so true. You'd be amazed at how many parents travel up the front, in Club, whilst the kids are sat down the back of the aircraft!