Topic: Never gamble in front of your kids. - page 35. (Read 12632 times)

Moral education is currently somewhat reduced because if we look at the development of children today, they tend to prefer violence rather than discussing it with each other. Maybe this results from a lack of information or closeness to their parents because their parents are busy with their work, so they cannot always supervise their children. Many children get involved in things that are detrimental to their lives, which can cause problems for their parents too. If children get involved with gambling, they will become gambling addicts at a young age. It will be riskier for them and also their parents because it will be difficult for them to give up gambling.

Education is an important thing that parents must provide apart from getting an education from school. Parents must give their children basic education so that their children know what they must do because their parents' education is different from the education they get at school. If their parents can provide a good education at home, it can protect them from bad things, especially when hanging out with their friends. They will be able to behave as necessary and not take the wrong path because they have received education from their parents.

Gambling is something that can ruin their future, especially if they are already a gambling addict. They will not be able to get out of gambling easily if there is no help from their parents and the people around them. Therefore, parents must always be able to monitor and accompany their children's development so that their children will not do something that could have a bad impact on their children.

Simple test, gamble few times in front of kids (this wont do any harm, trust me) and ask them in few weeks what they remember from it. You would be surprised that they dont remember anything or remember little. And ask them what game they played 2 weeks ago on Thursday evening at 20:00 and they not only will tell you the name of the game, but will explain the level they were on. Or will explain in details what was video about that they have watched that day. And try to ban mobile or tablet for a week, and see how rage the kid would be. What I am saying that among all addictions and bad things that kid could learn, people have chosen not most harmful, but put a lot of attention to fighting it.

P.S. better read in front of kids with a hope that they will get addiction to reading. Because it is surprisingly sad how little kid read today, and how much time they spend in gadgets and rely on helpers.

It's devastating to restrict a child from using his smartphone, the same way it is inadmissible, gambling in their presence. Kids don't have the right to participate in gambling. Their rights are to play video games. When they see a parent gambling on screen, the child at first will assume his dad is playing video games. And that's what gambling is, looking at it. So, if a child is not told of gambling being wagering money to win more, he'd be beyond thought to accept his dad or mom is playing mere games just as he does on the TV. Unfortunately, society is broad, and kids now stay much far away from their parents, due to school activities. Grownups don't have quality access to their kids because of work activities.

Hence, quality home training is rarely obtained in the current era. Unless those homeschooling kids have enough time to teach and watch over them. Some kids come home meeting an empty home, filled with gadgets and electronics, and no single human. It's quite boring, they'll hang out with other kids like them, whose parents are still at work. The lessons they learn there also matter in how a child behaves. Oftentimes, nothing meaningful is discussed, and gambling is mainly discussed, as they want extra funds. To compete with other kids in school. Hence, the societal struggle to balance our economy has affected the quality of home training kids once had in the past. Some parents after work are exhausted and would want to gamble at any given time regardless of whether the child is watching or not.

Kids are smart, he'll begin to wonder why a full-grown adult will get genuinely sad over a video game. There, their instinct can get to flashback on the conversation he had with other kids on gambling, he'll match the reactions on dad's face, and understand his dad gambles as well. If ads and peers influence the child's thinking, seeing his mom or dad gamble validates his decisions. Nothing stops a child from doing or trying what he saw his dad or mom do. Parents, I think, should be considerate and make a reasonable time and space for their gambling activities. Where the kids wouldn't find or see them. At least where you'd see the child first, then change the tab. Simple practices such as this help furnish a healthy home. Health is wealth.

It's true, as @jcojci said, instilling awareness in children is very important rather than just prohibiting them from gambling. even though we have covered the child from gambling. We never know how it really is when he plays with his friends.

Forbidding him not to make friends will also seem to restrict him and limit him from playing with his peers. So the best treatment is just to give him an understanding of the good and bad aspects of gambling.

Moreover, today's children are increasingly prohibited, the more so. it could be that they will be more curious about why it is prohibited and so on and of course this will make them more uncontrolled.

Our kids, they're uprising and swiftly learn about every crucial information coming their way. The kids should know about gambling during their teen and also taught the advantage a d disadvantages of gambling. That will become a decision for them to either gamble or leave it and focused on another prominent activity that will keep the incoming rolling in. Kids of this current generation, they adapt every single detail and know the basis of the gambling system because they've access to them with their smart phones and gadgets.

Teach children statistics and maths, you cannot make the decision for them every day of their adult life over what to spend their  money on.  That idea is ridiculous to consider within a family and to many equally unlikely to work across a nation with any attempt to ban the concept of gambling.   

People will gamble one way or another, some will choose to minimize their risks and others to maximize but the only real way to help people is to educate them on factors behind a game.  Make the whole process as transparent as can be and its then upto them to judge as well as they can.  Simple ban or censorship is not really saving people if anything they are more vulnerable for never considering the question before encountering the risk whenever they do discover gambling anyway.  Every person takes risks, some play games with risk and some choose not to but there isnt any world without risk clearly.

Sometimes even if we think they may not understand what we are doing we should know that children can be really curious a d may even go behind us to go and know what that thing we were doing is about and in some cases they may want to try it out and before you could realize it they are gradually getting into gambling without you necessarily knowing they are already into it probably until the day you may possibly know.

Don't ever give the children anything that suggest any form of gambling to them not because they may not get to know it later and probably get involved but then at least I'd they must then it should be at the required age and not at the age where it will become a problem to them so that they will require help to be able to get over it because that has been the case of few persons and they actually end up finding it difficult exiting or dropping the habit because they started too early than they should and are unable to apply proper restraint.

Personally i do discouraged and frown at any form of underage gambling because it does more harm than good to every of it's victim so it's not something that i would even advice anyone to risk so we all should as much as possible try not to allow our kids get into it too early enough not become a problem to them because they may actually not get to be as normal as they were before then.

Im curious about how you were introduced to gambling. Were there any restrictions in place for you, or were you allowed to explore it freely? How did you manage to develop a responsible approach to gambling without becoming addicted? And do you think its possible to guide our children to become conscious gamblers like yourself?

I just don't quite understand how hiding something can help when its so easy to find out. Maybe our fear is actually a little exaggerated?

Absolutely, both of you have touched on crucial points. Education truly is key. By openly discussing both the risks and realities of gambling with young people, we empower them to make informed decisions. It’s not about shielding them from the truth but rather equipping them with the knowledge to handle it responsibly if they ever encounter it.

Highlighting that gambling like many things in life, can be enjoyable when approached with moderation and self awareness helps clarify it and removes the taboo that often makes it more appealing. Just as we educate kids about the risks of speeding or smoking, teaching them about responsible gaming and the importance of self control is essential. This approach not only prepares them for the digital world where gambling is just a click away but also helps them develop critical thinking about various life choices.

I think this should not be taking for granted because children are very funny,  what they see while growing up that is what they will pick up and grow with more expecially the ones that can have serious effect in their life. When children grows to adapt gambling lifestyle from the people around them it is very difficult for them to be free from it. We must learn to make our gambling lifestyle to be a thing of private expecially when their kids around us .

Kids deserve some respect from their parents, to be able to return the respect in same energy. Whatever behavior a father or mother exhibits in their kid's presence will register quickly in the child's brain. And he'll hardly avoid practicing those things even when said to be wrong or bad. Seeing his parents do it, validates that it's a good thing for kids to do. Gambling is widely spreading around every existing society, yet parents shouldn't be the influencers who help in marketing gambling to kids. Gambling in the presence of kids will only create a society where young people will abuse gambling profusely. Hence, when gambling, kids should be sleeping or busy with school assignments.

Nothing should link a parent and his kid to gambling, except when the need arises. Maybe when the child is heard using some gambling terms, he can be questioned about his involvement in gambling. At least he'd say something reasonable to help detect if he's interested in gambling or not. Aside from that, parents who gamble are expected to reduce their involvement in the game. To help build a responsible family that produces kids that'll help influence kids to behave rightly. Upbringing kids in the gambling way, will only hasten the rate at which young people get influenced by peers to begin gambling.

Each parent or guardian would really be not on the same type but majority would really be someone who doesnt really like for their kids to be ended up being a gambler on which we know that being a gambler
is most likely that you would really be ended up on losing money, the worst you would really be that become that addicted and we do know on what gambling addict lives that they do have.
This is why if you are a gambler then you dont like for your kids to be the same then better to take up that gambling sessions to be in hidden not unless if you are really that going into those physical casinos then it would really be something that would really be that obvious but if you are someone whose really that playing online then it would be better because there's no way that they could really be able to see on what you are doing.
Gamble for the sake of fun on which its important but we know that young minds wouldnt really be able to have those realization on the time that they would really be doing gambling on their first time.
Also its always been not recommended.

Who is that gambler that would want his child to be like him,and carry that habbit of gambling from him.Everyone who is gambling today,never wanted to turn addicts to the stuff,so that father that would gamble infront of his child,knowing fully well how children copy bad things so fast is at thesame teaching his child how to gamble.
I don't expect any parent to fall victim of this,because every parent wants the best for his child and nothing less.
If the child leerns it from outside,either when among his friends,it's a different case,atleast you as the parents would be able to caustion him,but when he sees you gambling,and he imitates,I don't think you can even be able to caution him because he learnt it from you,and you would have yourself to be blamed.

Better to be hypocrit just to prevent influencing our kids to something that we don't want them to be involve, I like your point when you say that they can imitate us which is true, young minds always have that curiosity, each time they've witness something that they think that we are enjoying probably the interest inside their minds will play on them, thinking that it will be enjoyable if they also have that same chance to play or to follow the path, gambling is not something that we can easily explain so if you are not that type of a person who are good in explaining things, then it's best not to show any in front of your kids to avois any ideas.

No matter how bad we are, when we are with our children, as much as possible, never behave badly in front of them, that doesn't mean we are fanatical or hypocritical or pretend to be good in front of our children. However, if we behave badly and show our stupidity in front of them, not only will they imitate this, but it will also be a reason for a child to become disobedient and not want to respect his parents. And it's true what you said, that apart from us having to behave well in front of them, we also shouldn't talk about the dark times we've experienced, because that could be a reason for a child to do the same thing as what his parents did. .

And of course we all know very well the risks posed by gambling, drinking or other negative things. even though we are gamblers or drunkards, no matter how drunk we are and no matter how addicted we are to gambling, as parents we always want the best for our children. No parents are perfect, with all the shortcomings we have, and all the stupid things we have done, we still try to give them the best, don't let them do bad things and stupid things like what we have done.

the thing is that when you take a child not to do something that you think that is wrong I think that you should not be doing those things you told me the present of the child so when you started doing those things your mentioned to them or you told them that is wrong in their presence they would think that you are lying to them that is why some people do emphasize that we should not Gamble in the front of our children or do anything wrong in front of our children because children do copy or take the step of the parents as good thing, that is why we don't bring up what we know that is bad or discussion what we think that is bad in the presence of children.

Fast enough, kids will quickly get acquainted with gambling information in the current internet lifestyle era. Nothing beats peer influence, in all contexts. I understand as kids we all know of some unfamiliar things; that no adult would believe a child is aware of, but things do change along the line. It's all attributed to peers sharing information. Growing kids can't change this fate, same as their parents. However such information can be knocked off when making decisions. Parents can train their kids to be good decision-makers. Knowing that society is filled with kids with lesser home training.

It's a matter of building the child's thoughts towards something more meaningful and also allowing him to hang out with kids on the same page of thoughts as him. However, internet usage can alter all these methods, because of the uncensored gambling ads published on every social media. The child unluckily can hit the follow button of a renowned gambling streamer, which can lead him astray to think of gambling and winning big. Kids also love money. Hence, it's all a risky thing around the globe that despite not gambling around them at home, kids will know of gambling.  As said in my previous response, doing it in their presence only worsens the whole problem. It's better not to do it in their presence. Let the rest be left for them to decide.

When you try to teach a child something, it will take much less time for him to learn it than it will take him to follow the actions you do. When a parent drinks alcohol and smokes cigarettes, the children will follow and consider them as normal and good things and try to do them too. And by inheritance that child will be addicted to these bad habits. so drinking alcohol, smoking cigarettes, gambling, watching adult content should be avoided in front of children.  Otherwise the children will get addicted to bad drugs which will have a very bad effect on their future career and health

you make some good points, but there's a huge factor nobody's really hitting on here with parenting. Yeah, some kids from good homes gamble, some from gambling homes dont. But saying "a child that will gamble will gamble" = thats a loser's mentality. It ignores the best thing we have: the power to teach kids, to change the odds for them.

Listen, I know a thing or two about winning. Believe me, nobody believes in shaping minds more than I do. Parents, we underestimate ourselves. Our homes, the way we raise kids, it matters more than any of that outside noise about peer pressure. Its the truth. We have the biggest influence, the best tools – the question is, are we using them right?

Our children often do not what we tell them or forbid or teach them, but precisely what we do ourselves. That is, when a child sees their parents smoking or drinking, they will probably do it themselves at a fairly young age. Regarding your situation, we can say that it is bad that you allowed your daughter to see that you are gambling. It depends on her age, if she is still small, less than 6-7 years old, then she will probably simply forget about this incident if she no longer sees you playing. If she's an adult, she'll probably remember this. In any case, you need to correctly explain to her that this is not worth doing and that you should never play in front of her again.