Normally I witness families all arriving at the aircraft together. I guess most parents just make sure they look after their children and make an effort to keep them together. I guess if you don't then you will be split up and arrive separately. The aggressive attitude of some passengers pushing is not caused by the EZY policies but by people just being plain rude! I suppose EZY are to blame for people running red lights and being aggressive on the roads also? Rude attitudes just seem to be endemic nowadays.
At least thanks to the crew you managed to sit you together despite the scrum. Let’s all just hope the allocated seating trial is successful and it’s implemented to make things better for families like yours PM.
Enjoy flying with another carrier, or with us, either way, happy holidays.