Topic: Never gamble in front of your kids. - page 27. (Read 8273 times)

I don't think that any responsible parent will gamble in front of their kids. And those who will play gamble in front of their kids are insanely irresponsible parents or maybe they are addicted gambler. Children learn what they see in front of them, in this case, if they see good things, they will learn good things, and if they see bad things, they will learn bad things. And I think gambling under stress is a bad thing.  It is the responsibility of all responsible parents and gamblers not to gamble in front of their children.

As a parent then we are really that aware and experienced enough on whats good and whats bad for our children. We might be doing gambling but we cant really deny to ourselves on what are the imposed risks that it could possibly give into someones life if they would really be tending to engage. This is why it would really be just that normal that we would really be avoiding them as much as we could or as far as possible since we do know on what are the risk that it could possibly give. Also, we do know that parenting cant really be perfect on which means that on the time that we would really be having that opportunity on telling them about on whats the real deal about gambling and other things in life then it would really be giving them at least the idea on what it is and could
really that avoid it naturally even if you arent that around which this is something that we should really minding about.

You make a fair point.  It's only natural as parents that we want to protect our kids from getting hurt or running into trouble.  But keeping them wrapped in bubble wrap their whole childhood won't do them any favors later on.  Kids gotta explore things for themselves and even mess up some times.  That's how they gain moxie and learn to stand on their own two feet when theyre grown and  i say let them skin their knees and get some calluses once in awhile.  It'll serve them well down the road.  But hey, it ain't easy watching your little ones take tumbles.  We just gotta find the right balance, I suppose.

Parents are one of the people who have a big influence on a child and of course parents are also a child's main concern in any case because it is clear that parents always direct and teach their children in any case, especially nature and behavior, and if a child sees his parents involved in gambling activities then obviously a child will at least question with a high level of curiosity about what exactly his parents are doing, Even though it is unlikely for them to directly plunge and get involved, if their parents always show their gambling activities, whether intentionally or not, it will still trigger children's curiosity to be higher and there is a high possibility that there is potential for them to do the same thing, or the intention is to follow what their parents do.

A child will not immediately know that it is gambling but what comes to their mind is "it looks like fun", as we know that lately children are more often playing cell phones connected to the internet network, I used to see them watching cartoon videos and on the other hand online gambling promotions are increasingly circulating on several social media and obviously the chances are getting greater for a child to enter and get involved in one of the online casinos they find when playing cell phones. The point is that parents must be able to limit their activities, some are allowed to be shown and some must be kept out of the reach of children.

Without proof? how can someone give you a proof like this? what @goxcraft meant based on his example is an analogy. And to tell you, there is type of learning called observational learning or social learning. Your kid won't be able to open the door if he didn't see you open that door.

It doesn't necessarily mean that everything we do, our kids will do also. BUT most of the time, they always from what we do, what we say and what we teach them.

I'm not sure if you hate the guy who you are replying with   even me I can't think of a negative effect on a kid directly if he sees his parents gamble than increased in gambling problem to a kid in the future, but surely there will be a negative effect on that family, more probably financial consequences.

There's nothing wrong saying bad examples or bad effects of gambling, because it is true at the end of the day.

Bottom line for me would be as a parent, my goal is to explain as much as possible about things in life, give as much as possible experience, than ban, hide or forbid things. I would gamble in from of my kid without hiding. Iif he shows any interest to it, I would explain everything I know. The sooner kid understand consequences and possibilities, the better it would be. It would be worse if someone else shows and teaches my kid about gambling, gsmbling with my kids money. Because I would never lie.

Those who say it is better to hide and not to gamble in front - go ahead. I just wonder what else you want to overprotect your kid from. What else from your mind the kid gonna get addicted from watching. With such too much care and cautious over everything, with some many “if/would/could” you are not doing much good to a kid. I just want to see your face, when you question yourself why your kid is already 30yo, still lives with you, have no intention to getting marries and dont want to work.

Many parents are unaware of this situation in gambling. Parents act as the greatest teachers for children. Every child's parents do what they think is best. They prefer to learn that work seriously. Children learn most through imitation and will learn whatever their parents do during this time. If both parents in the family gamble or talk about betting in front of the child, I can guarantee that the boy will learn to bet one day. Now the question is how do the heads of the family want to nurse their children?

As a child, your curiosity will increase and that is why we as parents show good things since the children are small, apart from the parents, perhaps the playing environment will also have a lot of impact on the child behavior when they grow upIt depends on the family and environment, many people say that the fruit doesn't fall far from the tree, likewise, children behavior may or may not be the same as that of their parents this is our role as parents in protecting and preventing our children from gambling, to be honest, for me personally, I want to see my children grow up good and far from drugs or gambling, apart from that, no parent wants their child to become a criminal even though their parents have always been evil.

I get what you're saying - not every kid is going to do everything their parents do.  Kids get older and figure out what they're into, and it's not always the same stuff as their folks. 

But if little Joey sees Mom or Dad spending all weekend at the casino or racetrack every week, he might start thinking gambling is no big deal.  And that could lead to him developing some unhealthy gambling habits of his own down the line, even if he doesnt get full-on addicted.

Now sure there are probably some decent things kids can pick up from parents who gamble too - learning about risks or setting limits with money and stuff. 

Bottom line though, the best way for parents to keep their children from ending up with bad gambling behaviors is to be straight with them about what gambling is and why it matters to do it responsibly.

The kids imitate only selected things; things that are easy to do. For example one adults regular day: wake up, cook breakfast, work, cook dinner, wash dishes, do some house routine, brush teeth and go to sleep. In between do some mobile talks, check social media. If kids imitate parents and those who surround them - it means they will do all the same. But instead we parents ask and remind kids do this and that. Because they busy with their own things of interest, their own routine.

What I try to tell people, that kids wont do 100% their parents do. They wont even copy 1/4 of what parents do. I find it strange, that from all activities they see us adults or parents do, people say that exactly gambling will become the activity they are obsessed with.

Another notice. If kids see us parents gamble all the time, guess what they do? Most people say that they will also start to gamble. But in reality, the kid will come and say “daddy/mummy, please go and play with me”.

Yes playing gamble in front of kids it's fools work they learn it with their claver mind easyly and after that they try it alone. We should make distance when we gambling that is more helpful. If we are not aware with it in future that will create huge problem because the lost money in doing it alone. So parents be aware with their children when they are doing gambling stay away their children when they are gambling.

We really shouldn't set an example for anyone around us, especially children, because a child will quickly learn what he sees, let alone played by his own parents, so he will think that it is a fun game and will try the game outside without his parents knowing because The child will store the memory in his memory. I think it is a bad example that should not be shown to anyone so it is best to never gamble in front of children.

To me that's logical because that's what most kids do right? They imitate the people that's around them and I don't think that it's fair that you're saying that they won't copy you if you're eating vegetables but if the environment introduced to the child is where you're all eating vegetables daily or most of the time, they wouldn't have any problem with that eating part because they're going to be accustomed to it, now if they're the kind of kid that's introduced to fast early on and they see the people around them eat those fast food shit then you'd be right.
I guess @goxcraft don't got no more things to talk about so he's going to go back to the most generic answer about this issue. I don't know much how it will affect the kid though and I don't think it's going to be addiction, what I do think is going to be the effect of gambling to the kid though is that it's going to warp how they think of money and getting introduced too early to stuff that involve money is going to make them think of stuff that's inappropriate for their age.

If they are not yet fully aware, we should stop gambling for a while to keep the children away from where we gamble. Usually, they will stay beside us, wondering what we are playing. They will pay close attention while asking what to do, and we will not focus on the gambling game. And if those kids find what we're doing interesting, they'll probably tell their friends about it. And if his friends know the type of gambling game, they will try to play it based on what they know. As time goes by, they will become curious, and with the help of the Internet, they can find information easily and share it with their friends and not their parents. They are more comfortable telling stories to their friends than to their own parents, and usually, this is because their parents are busy with work. But we can explain to them what we are doing and the explanation is adapted to their age so they can understand it.

Another post without any proof. Kid saw you eat broccoli, based on you logic, the kid will also taste and eat it. And become super healthy, as he is eating vegetables of vitamins. But in reality, kid wont eat it, and would rather eat fries or pasta.

All those who say “kid will do everything parents do” either dont have kids, or dont know their kids, or follow some life standarts of elder generetion.

What negative affect would kids have? You have mentioned that. Please dont say addiction. Be more original. Those who gamble not always are addicted.

If gambling is bad - why you gamble? Why you show bad example for everyone around you? 

If this becomes a problem for the player, if it becomes an addiction, then I assume that he will hide it from his family, perhaps because of financial problems, perhaps for other reasons, but everything secret becomes clear someday.
But even if gambling is not a problem for the player, it is better not to do it front of children, because in any case they will ask you to explain what you are doing and why. Even if you say that this is a game that you like to play, they might want to play this game too.

It depends on their age, because sometimes even if we explained it to them, they aren't fully aware and they don't really understand what is gambling all about, if we force them to give an explanation, it might even cause a child to become more curious. There's nothing wrong in giving an explanation to them but we should check it first and assess your child, it's better to keep an eye on them and see if they're really interested in what they saw or maybe they don't care, if they don't care at all, that's better.

I think if they accidentally see it then we have to educate them about gambling. This must be done otherwise it will definitely be difficult for us to control if they come alone to the gambling site and then try it uncontrollably. I'm sure some children jump in here on their own without guidance and end up getting addicted. Learning not to gamble in front of children is also important.

And as always, we need to be conscious of what we are doing in front of our kids. As for them, what we do is something that's not bad, they will follow that and will try to imitate those things that we are dealing with in front of them. Being aware will let us lessen the chance of having our kids interested in something that we don't want them to get involved with.

Unless, which is really also possible, where parents are willing to teach their kids, and letting them to experience gambling at an early age, culture or whatsoever, but it's possible that there are family who have this kind of set up.

The world of technology is growing and advancing, even if we are not showing activities as gamblers, they will definitely find their own world, in this case the world of gambling.
As parents, especially those who are already involved in the gambling world, we must keep an eye on what our children are doing in the use of their gadgets.
I'll take just one example, slot games, for young people now the game is not gambling, just an ordinary game that can make them get money easily just by pressing gadgets. how do you see this? even though slots are one of the gambling activities.