[ewoodwor]

My husband and I are strongly considering moving to Vegas from Northern Virginia with our nine month-old son. I've been lurking on these boards for quite some time, and I'm shocked at how many people unequivocally state that they won't raise their kids here.

I know the school system leaves something to be desired, but my understanding is that schools in Summerlin are nice and that there are good (albeit expensive) Catholic schools as well. Is it the seediness? The crime? I have concerns about my son hitting high school with easy access to all kinds of vices, but that's prety far down the road.

Can anyone with young kids make me feel better about Vegas?

[jfkIII]

As most will attest...your kids will be fine in LV. The only concern I have is the transiency issue and how really young ones may be affected by losing best friends, sometimes overnight (not mentioned in your list of concerns).

I know that MomMom (and maybe others?) has successfully raised her children there. She might be the best to direct questions to on this.

[dynimagelv]

wife n I were gonna raise kids but we couldnt find enough buyers to make it profitable



seriously.....we are rasing 17 yr old g'son and 14 yr old g'daughter.....no differant here then anywhere else....IF you keep on top of them....if you let em go uncontrolled.....well......


b.t.w. will sell either one or as a set cheap

[Daddys///M3]

My son was born here. He is currently 8 years old, turning 9 in January. I have had zero problems with the schools, zero issues with crime and vice, and very few problems with the transiency (he has friends that he has had since he was born). I don't expect to have any problems either, as I actually parent my child and do not expect the school or the city to raise him for me. It really is just like any other southwestern metropolitan area with suburban sprawl especially when it comes to raising kids. Many that are adamant about not raising kids here have zero experience with actual children and some have a grudge against the city.

[MomMom]

Good kids, raised with good morals and old fashioned family values come from good parents who teach them those life's lessons.

It can be done no matter where you live, and yes...even in Sin City as well.

It's up to YOU to make the good example, set ground rules, supervise and do right by your children.

Las Vegas is no different as far as raising kids as any place else, I've had nor problem with it, and the young kids and teens that I know are good kids...because their parents had good parenting skills.

[Golfinnova]

Originally Posted by ewoodwor

My husband and I are strongly considering moving to Vegas from Northern Virginia with our nine month-old son. I've been lurking on these boards for quite some time, and I'm shocked at how many people unequivocally state that they won't raise their kids here.

I know the school system leaves something to be desired, but my understanding is that schools in Summerlin are nice and that there are good (albeit expensive) Catholic schools as well. Is it the seediness? The crime? I have concerns about my son hitting high school with easy access to all kinds of vices, but that's prety far down the road.

Can anyone with young kids make me feel better about Vegas?

What part of Nova? My family and I moved here from Ashburn last year so here's my take on this since I have 4-year old twins and my daughter was in the Loudoun County system last year, she is currently in the Clark County system.

As you know, the school systems in both Fairfax and Loudoun are excellent. The Clark County School System is not nearly as good as these systems; however, I believe in a few years it will make positive strides. The biggest issue right now is the pay is much lower than what teachers make back in Fairfax and Loudoun.

Crime is very small here compared to what we know back in Nova with MS-13 infiltration. The most crime is property crimes with auto thefts, copper thefts. Not nearly as many crimes against persons compared to the multiple shootings we would read about daily in the Post.

My wife and I have no regrets about our move. I would recommend that you spend at least one week here during the summer months to see if you can live with the 110+ heat; although, it is much more pleasant IMO than the 95 degree 85% humidity days we had back in Nova.

I'll be more than happy to help out with any other questions, feel free to PM me.

[pennel]

No way!!! Vegas is no place to raise kids. And it has gone away from the family friendly vegas it tried to be for a few years and back to the dirty, sexy, filthy,
drug indused city it always was. There is nothing for kids to do there but get in
trouble and be taken advantage of. That city will tear your marriage apart, your friend ships apart. It is a tuff city to make it in, and you have to know people to get
a good job there.
So please think twice about moving there.

[PinkString]

Pennel, I really have to wonder, do you live on the Strip? That isn't Las Vegas. That's the entertainment corridor for tourists. The REAL Las Vegas is just neighborhoods just like anywhere else in America. If marriages fall apart, it's not because of where you live. The problems were always there no matter where you live.

[guinnessjim]

pretty certain pennel lives in california. curious if she raised kids here or has friends who did that would lend support to her observation (which differs greatly from my experiences here as well as those who previously posted re: successful child rearing in LV)

[MomMom]

Originally Posted by pennel

No way!!! Vegas is no place to raise kids. And it has gone away from the family friendly vegas it tried to be for a few years and back to the dirty, sexy, filthy,
drug indused city it always was. There is nothing for kids to do there but get in
trouble and be taken advantage of. That city will tear your marriage apart, your friend ships apart. It is a tuff city to make it in, and you have to know people to get
a good job there.
So please think twice about moving there.

Sounds like you must have had some bad experiences here, sorry about that, but good luck to you now, wherever you might be!

Peace...