advise from people who have gone with teenagers before

hi all! counting the days till March 22nd! very excited now! anyways my boyfriend is bringing his 16 year old son with us and im just wondering...for those who have gone with teenagers to vegas have you let them wander around the strip a little alone? we all have cell phones so it will be easy to keep in touch im just wondering if it is the right thing to do in case he wants to explore on his own a little. as always much thanks in advance!

advise from people who have gone with teenagers before

You must be kidding, right? Poor kid.

advise from people who have gone with teenagers before

My advice would be have him bring a friend along.

im only asking! i wasnt sure i mean ive wandered around myself before and hes already 16 so i just wanted to know if other parents had let their kids walk around before no need to burn me at the stake for asking!

If his son is the independent type like mine, he%26#39;ll probably want to spend a lot of time exploring.

Whether it%26#39;s the ';right thing to do'; to allow him is not something anyone here can answer; depends on how mature/responsible he is, how much you trust him to do or not do things you talk to him about, etc...

He will be chased out of the gaming areas in most of the reputable places on the strip. So he%26#39;ll walk up the Strip, duck in and out of the hotels, look at the girls, etc. If you think he%26#39;s responsible, you may want to give him a little freedom and see how he handles it.

Note that a curfew is in place and is strictly enforced in Las Vegas. Children under 18 may not be out past 10 pm on weekdays and midnight on weekends unless accompanied by an adult.

Now i have heard it all!!! Crazy!

If 10 people wrote back. Yea, I let our kids go swimming in the shark tank at sea world.

Would you then think it was o.k.?

Hopefully this will help you make more of an intelligent decesion on things involving your Boyfriends Son. Get him involved with playing a musical instrument. It has worked wonders for me!

Oh yea, rock on sister. Good luck.

I know I am going against the grain here, but I went with my family many times when I was a teenager.

I wasnt aloud to go downtown or anything, but I was aloud to walk from my hotel to the Fashion Show Mall, or between a few hotels.

I dont have bad parents, I was just responsible enough not to do anything stupid.

Does he have a friend he could bring? I bet he would have a much better time. We took our kids and a friend for each for a couple of days with us last year. They spent a lot of time at the pool. They went with us down the strip to explore, went with us to the Strat to enjoy the %26#39;rides%26#39;, did the rollercoaster at NYNY. We did let them go across the street to Gameworks by themselves, but had a strict meet up time and of course cell phones. We did not allow them to go down the strip by themselves. They all went to the Body Exhibit, but my older son was 20, so I felt safe about it. Having a friend with them made all of the difference I believe. They had a ton of fun playing in the pool, went inside for lunch on their own, or up to rent movies.

I%26#39;m not sure I%26#39;d want my child to go down the strip by themselves, even though my 16 yr old is very responsible and mature - I%26#39;m sure they%26#39;d be safe, but maybe it%26#39;s just me - didn%26#39;t feel right about it.

Ultimately it%26#39;s your decision.

Heard Disneyland is a good vacation spot.

We went with my brother in law, who had 2 teenage sons, and stayed at South Point. But then again he had his brother to talk to.

Bring any hand held games, because he%26#39;s probably going to get bored.

They were allowed to visit the arcade, movies, and bowling alone, but not allowed outside the Casino/hotel.

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