Please--every one gets so up-in-arms about the issue of family vacations. No one is saying that you should leave your kids at home and keep them from exploring the world. The messages posted about taking kids to Vegas are negative for a reason. It is not a fun place for a toddler.

Las Vegas is NOT an appropriate place for a toddler. Obviously, you are putting your own wants and needs before your child's. Selfish people like you, should not have children!

Perhaps holier than thou people should not have children either.

Jody/Maureen/Kelly/Ralph (all the same person or same twisted world view): your comments are truly pathetic. <BR>Try sticking your head out of your whitebread suburban housing development and take a look at the world. Do you have even the slightest appreciation for how many kids, not just world wide, but here in the US, have parents that beat or abuse them... how many are underfed, uncared for, unwanted, sold out....how many kids live with a single parent who works 10 hours a day...how many suburban kids are allowed to do whatever they please as long as they don't bother mom or dad? And if all these parents had to give up their kids, just who do you propose would raise them all? Can we take 100% of your personal wealth to start the fund? <BR>At least the above poster is motivated enough to write and ask. <BR>Your comments about 'giving their kids up' or 'shouldn't have children' are irresponsible, narrow minded, and a sign of a critical lack of understanding of how society works. Better get in touch with reality if you're going to offer such bold advice.

Miguel: <BR> <BR>I don't get it...why this diatribe on reality/society/class structure, when the question was about at toddler in Las Vegas? Let's look at the intent here...the posters above don't think LV is a good place for a toddler, that's all! Face it, reality is what we make it, and I think all posters above felt a certain kind of obligation to speak their hearts on behalf of a little one. LV is fine for adults, but for toddlers? I think you're the one that needs to get real, hermano.

Oh, please! You are parents. You have a precious child to raise. If your husband prefers sportsbooks and you prefer slots, shops and the pool, why not adopt out your child to a loving couple who would like only to raise a child??? Shame on you!

I have to agree with the majority here, Las Vegas is not the place for a toddler. Las Vegas tried to market itself as a family spot several years ago and it backfired. It is a glitzy, hyper, overstimulated enviroment. This type of enviroment is not conducive to keeping a toddler happy and you really can't lock him/her in your hotel room with a babysitter while you play the slots etc. My advice would be to leave your child at home with a trusted relative. If you can't leave your child for a week, there are 3 and 4 day packages available. If you would like to take your toddler with you on vacation, consider a beach resort or all inclusive that caters to children and families.

I agree with the majority of other posters - LV is not a place for toddlers. I live in So Calif and my parents used to go to Vegas about twice a year the whole time I was growing up. Vegas at that time (60s) was NOT a kids place (still isn't today, IMO), and they never even thought to bring me there - even as a child. I always went to the home of friends (the parents of whom had gone with my parents) who were being watched by family members. My parents got their long weekend of fun and R&R, and I got a GREAT weekend being spoiled, staying up late, and doing "kids stuff"! We both got a short break!! <BR> <BR>The first time my parents took me to Vegas I was 14 (early 70s) along with one of my girlfriends. I HATED it!!! Circus Circus is a joke for teens, and we spent the entire time sitting around a deserted pool. (of course, everyone else was in the casinos!) We spent the evenings eating pizza and watching TV - BIG fun, just what I could do at home! :( Couldn't wait to get the *heck* outta there! Of course, I still don't like Vegas, but that's my own opinion. <BR> <BR>Leave the kid with a relative or caretaker and go and enjoy yourselves. <BR> <BR>

To Mr./Ms. Que: <BR>My point is NOT that parents should take their young kids to Vegas. It is that Maureen/Ralph/aliases is stating categorically that any parent who is so insensitive as to want to take a toddler to Vegas should have to give up the child for adoption(!) due to a critical lack of concern for that child. C'mon, now. That's like saying anyone caught going 10 miles over the speed limit should never be allowed to drive again. <BR>If 'the aliases' don't think Vegas is good for toddlers, say so, say why. Leave it at that. If 'Maureen has a child someday

I agree, the rhetoric was over the top. <BR>