While watching TV with my kid, I've watched various advertisements of gambling nature (let's say for example, Rummy123, RummyCircle, A23 Rummy, etc.)
These are all specifically Indian ads, but I'm sure you may have seen various gambling advertisements, some banners at boundaries when cricket is ongoing, even in any other sport. How would a kid ignore those things, they might just come and ask you about what is it. Till when can we lie to them? Don't you think that the frequency of such ads must be less in order to let the kids not get trapped into gambling and don't do it at such a small age?
This is interesting. I haven't seen any gambling advertisements being showed in our local television here in the Philippines. I guess that our government strictly mandated that all forms of advertisement with regard to gambling should be only limited to online ads as hosting it on television can greatly influence the young kids potentially exposing them to this risk.
Even with strict parental guidance while watching television with our children, there are some instances where they can become curious on their own and explore this by themselves. So for safety, I guess gambling ads should NOT exist on television.
Everyone know about that, but the reality there are still a lot young people become gambler or end up in other addictions. That's because the parents don't have much time to teach and control their children, most parents choose to work because they think money is the most important, so they leave their children to babysitters.
Babysitters don't care with your children, all they do is fulfill their job desk, that's all. They won't give more effort or special treatment like their' own children.
I agree that it is the obligation of parents to supervise our children for the betterment of their welfare. But you must also keep in mind that there are circumstances that are beyond the control of parents in which it may caught us off guard. This is the reason on why prevention is always better than cure.