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Okay, here is DBB's guide to switching seats on an airplane:
1) You may not ask someone to switch their seat for a worse one. I don't care that you want to sit next to your friend/lover/kid/whatever.
2) You may ask someone to switch their seat for a better one.
3) If two seats are possibly equivalent, but it depends on personal preference, you may ask once, but you must back off after a single polite decline. For example, if you want to switch an aisle for a window or vice-versa, this is okay, because it is debatable which is a "better" seat, but the askee has the right to say no.
4) The better/worse calculation takes into consideration not just aisle/middle/window, but also proximity to lav (ew), row number (front is generally better), bulkheads, etc. The askee is entitled to decline for any/all of these reasons.
5) In the event that you and your kid are in far apart shitty seats, you may violate rule #1, but you should acknowledge that you are asking someone for a big favor, and offer to buy them a drink or something in return. Again, however, the askee is entitled to say no.
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