Topic: Never gamble in front of your kids. - page 27. (Read 12632 times)

Maybe we can make a few adjustments to the browsers they use so that they don't access anything related to gambling, even though it seems difficult, there is definitely a way to do that, to minimize children from seeing videos of streamers or influencers who promote gambling too, social media is also an opportunity. promotion of gambling sites which until now cannot be restricted by the government, but maybe it can be filtered so that things don't happen that we don't want to happen, at least advise people not to look for something they shouldn't want to know.

I limit it to my children and so up to now my children have never asked me about gambling, let alone shown me that there are sites that can make money. I always pay attention to my children at home because that is important in keeping our children from going in the wrong direction. Basically, any question your child asks, just answer it easily without it seeming like we're making a fuss about giving the answer to our child. A child is easily curious when his curiosity is high enough. Be a parent who always has plenty of time for your children, it's important to look after them.

Or, at 7, it is enough to tell the kid that this should not be done on his own, and he could start gambling only from 18. And that would be enough. Thus 11-12 yo will sure ask lots of extra questions, mainly starting with "why". Anyway, since there is a lot of gambling, direct and indirect around, then I insist, that parents should at least explain what it is.

Recently found a perfect example. Our local TV, on Sunday show national lottery rounds at 11-12 o`clock in the morning. The time when most of family is already awake, turn tv just for the background. So unintentionally kids learn what is gambling, by watching how smallball whirlwind in the transparent ball. Of course that raises million questions and is interesting. Now I am returning to suggestion to hide act of gambling, when kids see gambling on tv and or as ads during streaming video they see on devices. Even every cash desk, where candies and gums are, lottery tickets are just in few centimetres away.

What I am saying, that hiding gambling isnt work, as gambling surround kids everywhere. And it would be better to explain them what it is, instead of hiding.

You are right, but that wouldn't be something that could be called "gambling in front of your kids". I'd call it education. Of course, it's the right thing to do. But still the children must be old enough to be able to understand certain things. I think if they are under 7, it's hard to teach them anything, including things like possible bad consequences of gambling. If you ask me, I would start from 11-12. And it's very important that the instruction were coming from people whom kids trust. Or it may have a reverse effect altogether.

Exactly, a child has a very high level of curiosity about everything they see, usually they will not think about whether the activity is prohibited or not, but certainly if they see that the adults around them are doing it then obviously they will assume or think that it is okay to do, and this is why many people recommend that it is better to do a negative activity out of the reach of a child, I think there are still quite a lot of times that you can use to gamble, such as when they are napping or at night. And if it turns out that you don't pay much attention to the safety of a child and then gamble when you are around them then yes as you said above that maybe we will be surprised when we see that they can access or operate their smartphones to reach online casinos.

In the end it is clear that if we think using common sense and rational thinking then there is no other better idea than to hide our gambling activities and gamble when we are away from the reach of a child, and besides that make sure to always limit a child's use of smartphones, because it is a fact that many casinos are now doing large promotions on the internet that might make you reach gambling sites.

It's our awareness that's needed to avoid things to happen, like many said kids are really good in following what they are seeing from their surroundings once thier interest get their attentions expect that they will really put their time in learning things, we might be surprise knowing that they are already inside gambling using either our devices or our access.

As long as the kids already have the access to the internet, expect them to make something unexpected, better to hide or make sure to explain what you are doing and what harm can bring to them, they need to learn to avoid their curiosity once you gives them proper guidance.

Kids are fast learners, they copy everything that they see you do because they do not know the difference between what is right to do and what is wrong to do. Kids can copy you gambling and they would start doing it without your awareness. Before you can catch them in the act of gambling, they might already be addicts and it will become more difficult to help them fight their addiction since they're kids. Gambling should not be done where your kids can see you. If you are gambling on your phone or laptop, you can stay in your room or work space that it will look like you are working while you are gambling so they do not know what is going on. You should not also talk about gambling in front of your kids because they can learn from hearing too as they will want to try out what they heard their parents talking about.

Yes, of course, because as I said before, adults are usually always used as examples by children in any case, and as you said, if we do as much as possible we should put aside our desire to gamble when we are around children - children, nothing else must be done as a precautionary measure. And I am sure that if parents love and care about a child's future then I am sure they will definitely take various preventative measures so that their children do not fall into gambling.

And yes, it is true that now many children are quite proficient in operating gadgets, none other than because they grew up in a very modern era, plus now a lot of learning is done using the internet so that it is easier for people to understand. A child is compared to listening to the teacher's explanation in class and this means that a child has the ability to operate a gadget which allows them to try to find a gambling site when they see their parents gambling using the same tool as you described. And the point is simple, try to gamble when you are at the right time, such as free time without other activities and also when you are away from the sight of children.

You should also take it in consideration that kids learn faster in anything they are curious about so yeah it really is very wrong if kids are in front of us while we are busy doing our thing in gambling. All the things we do might be absorbed by their young and weak minds so beware of it as it might influence them way too early in that vice.

Yes, but they learn fast in the wrong way, which is the reason you don't need to gamble in front of your children because it will be easy for them to be addicted to gambling and for them to leave gambling it will take their parents some efforts to stop them.

They can use their school fees to gamble and tell their parents that some bad guys attack him or her on his way, which their parents will believe and give the child another school fees which are some of the things you will be experiencing from the children in the gambling.

Once you are doing all those things in front of your children, they will surely be gambling and smoking which I have witness such thing from some family in my environment, where  all the man children are smokers and gamblers because their father was doing it some years ago in front of his children that made them to copy it from their father.

We are of course role models specially into our own children when we do have our own family on which it is really just that right that you would really be  that guiding them on the best way as possible and trying out to avoid them into things on which we do know that it could really be that resulting into disaster of their own lives specially on dealing up with gambling. If you are used to be a gambler as a parent then it would
be just that common sense that you should really be that avoiding for your children to see you playing gambling. We do know the cons and dangers of it and since they are still young and not mature then it would be likely that they would really be dealing with it on younger age on which its not really that recommended and really that very risky.

If you cant resist to play gambling then better do it when they arent around. Its better rather than on exposing yourself and showing that you are a gambler.Gambling isnt that bad as long you would
be that responsible on raising up your own family on which finances shouldnt really be that mainly affected because if it does then this is where it would be messing up your life and with your family
on which this is something that we dont like to happen.

Adults are like role models to kids, and every action a parent exhibit in a child's presence seems adequate to the kid because they learn from adults. Hence, it's crucial for grown people to set aside gambling impulses that erupts while in a child's presence. It's even proper to excuse yourself from the child and gamble privately if the urge is too strong that it can't get subsided. Teaching our children the ways of gambling at a tender age is a disaster to the society.

Children now have gadgets for learning purposes and same device have access to casinos, if a child gets to see that his dad or mom uses their gadgets for gambling other than reading, he'd think using his for gambling would be the right thing.

As you said, kids can't make adequate decisions themselves. It'll be risky if they get entangled to gambling due to their inability to pick good choices. They'll also blame their parents for not stopping them from gambling because of the repercussion this could cause the child in future. Maybe as an adult. Providing the best parental training for our children should be the main aim of every parent. It's not something to neglect. Also parents should work on their limits and fix a stable gambling time mostly when the kids are asleep.

True, and one of the reasons why a child cannot distinguish what is good and what is right, or what should be done and what should be avoided is because their mindset is still unstable or maybe I can also say that they cannot think carefully and cannot make rational considerations to be able to make decisions that are really right. And this is why a child is usually more likely to follow the various actions taken by the adults around him such as his parents, and this is also the reason why we as parents must always set a good example and also direct them to positive things which is none other than the goal so that the behavior of a child is also good, while on the other hand I think we all know that gambling has a bad impact, especially when done in the wrong way, sometimes even adults who have a mature mindset cannot always avoid various impulsive decisions, well let alone a child whose mind is still unstable, therefore it is clear that gambling in front of a child is an action that should be avoided, because after all there is always the possibility for them to follow everything that is done by the adults around them.

Children, of course, all they think about is playing because the world of children is the world of play, of course gambling which is a game can make them interested, because with its form it is a game, it is clear that children can be interested in gambling carried out by adults even though they are children. -Children will not think about their finances where gambling involves money as the main tool. with those who cannot yet differentiate between good and bad, of course that is true, therefore education from parents is very important. with parents who can educate their children well, perhaps they will be able to avoid bad things in the future, even though the surrounding environment will also influence them in the future.

It's true that we should not gamble in front of children, even though they don't fully understand it, their interest can be a trigger for them to do it. Good parents will certainly teach their children well and avoid negative upbringing that could destroy their future.

Both ways either telling them for fun or for money still won't yield any good results. When gamblers talk about it as fun I see it as an alternative whereby it is used as remedy to avoid the thought of losses incurred. Fun can still be addictive, moreover the fun you proclaimed is it money that you use, this can't be overstressed, in essence we just need to educate them on Gambling and I believe they shouldn't follow such path or even see it as fun (sickening).

Set them on the path of discipline and let stop defense of it.

This is a good point even as it deviates from the context in the OP, and I could remember that I'd shared a view like this before on this thread but it was in an advice note. Fine, parents cannot be following their children everywhere at all times, they have their lives too, but if any child got to learn something that is adult-related at a younger age externally, the parent is absolved of that, after all, the parent could be gambling but since he knows that the child could be affected by it kept it from him/her. By conscience and by moral/good upbringing, the parent has done his part.

Nonetheless, in view of extra parenting, sensitivity is needed and the parents should be close to their children to know what is going on in their lives. However, if such as gambling is detected, it is the duty of such a parent to wade in in such a way that will be educative to the child. Such could be like letting the child know that it is not the right time for something like that and that there will be a time when he/she will be very free to do whatever they wants without anyone questioning them so long as they do it rightly.

The parent could go further to educate the child about the pros and cons of gambling and emphasize the addictive nature and how it has destroyed some people because they either did not wait for the right time as a young person or are not reasonable towards it. Gambling is so addictive and can worsely affect children if care is not taken.

Children now becomes smarter than children in a few years ago because they are supporting by many things that can makes them easier to understand something. The internet is one of many things that supports them to search for the information that they wants so they always use internet for many things, including search for the information about how to playing gambling. When children knows how to playing gambling, they will start to playing gambling by secretly without anyone knows, including their parents. If children becomes addicted to gambling, that will be a big problem for their parents because it will difficult to cure it. That the same if children often watch their parents playing gambling, they will try to playing gambling with their friends so parents must be aware of this and always supervise their children not to playing gambling with anyone.

This is as a result of peer pressure. And this point out to the fact that children might learn the habit of gambling outside of the house. Which means their parents may not be aware of the gambling addiction but surely one day the parents will find out about their kids gambling addiction. I think what a child do with his free time, the activities they have when the child is with his friends are really important for there parents to know. I have seen children with good parents and responsible parents living a different life that i wonder where they got i from.

In this scenario if the parent found out that there child is a gambling addict, the best thing to do is to talk the child out of it and ground him from using gadgets that would give him access to gambling platforms. And also restrict him from most of the activities he do have with his friend until he is 18 and can take responsibility for his gambling actions.

That's right, children don't understand what is Good and what is Bad at all. Nature has arranged their minds in such a way that they simply imitate us, adults, and they have such a concept of what is normal and right.
Therefore, it is very important to gamble when the children are not at home or they are sleeping, so as not to form a misconception about gambling. It's quite easy to do, and then you won't have to worry about us setting a bad example for them.

Damn. People have learned new word - "damage" and now use it everywhere. How will mindset be damaged? By believing that gambling is something for fun? Well it is for fun actually. Dangerous for growth and development for them is stopping to get new information, as they with time it will be harder for person to learn new thing. If you gamble in front of kids, dont tell that you do it for the sake of money. Is that so hard to do? And they will learn that it is another way to get fun. That is so simple.

We have all been children, so to find out the mindset of a child, we have to look at ourselves. I know that it is very easy for small children to imitate adults, but often what they imitate is something that is not good, why can't we gamble in in front of small children, well because their mindset will be damaged and imitate that, they will try to gamble, especially when they see us enjoying the moment when playing gambling, this is really dangerous for their growth and development