Topic: Never gamble in front of your kids. - page 62. (Read 12692 times)

Children today are very intelligent compared to children a few years ago. They understand things more quickly than they have only seen for the first time and can get used to learning new things. Indeed, they still need guidance from adults so they can better understand what they are doing. And if they see adults gambling in front of them, they will become curious and want to find out more about the gambling game. And if they are not accompanied or get guidance from adults, they can find out on their own, and maybe they will also start trying to gamble with their friends. This interaction with their friends can trigger their curiosity to become even greater, along with the number of gambling games they know about. And if there is still no attention from adults, they can get deeper into gambling, and once they grow up, they can become gambling addicts.

I totally support your sentiments towards this topic, but unfortunately these gambling house's have become so aggressive in their advertising such that whenever you watching a game of sport their advertisements run everywhere, and you go out there branded cars and some branded public transport do carry these and am affraid this upcoming generation will always have the desire to gamble for this very reason. If anything there advertisements are worse off than drugs ( cigarette/ alcohol) ad's and it's up to the guardians and parents to try to correct this.

And these kids will sometimes pretend not to be hearing or watching what you do not until an opportunity presents itself and then you get a shock of your life that they too know how to play.

I agree with this.

Parents should be there to guide their children. That's the most important part because they should be led into a path that is right and that will be beneficial to them later on in the future. It will not be a good thing to introduce gambling at a very young age when there's still no good comprehension or understanding can be expected from them. After all, they are still naive about how the world works. If they will be exposed to gambling at a young age without proper guidance such as informing them about its pros and cons, there's a chance that they will be curious and be impulsive just to try it out of boredom and exploration.

Gambling topic can be introduced once they reach the puberty age. The moment they become interested in it, it's the parents best chance to made them aware of the consequences. Parents cannot dictate nor impose their own dream or way of life to their child. Rather they must just simply be there to help them figure things out.

We have individual differences in somethings that we do at some point because one man's food their say is the other man's poison.

So what is forbidden in one place can be legal in another place,  we have countries where both the government and the religion are against gambling and also we have other countries where gambling is legal and have moral justification for it,  so if you want to compare the approach of citizens of each of those countries in terms of gambling will definitely be different so I don't see any strange thing in the mates saying that he gamble with his family.

Another maybe in this topic Maybe kids will try gambling. But the UI or whole process of playing slots or table game for them is still boring and primitive. Make a test. Give kid a slot game with play money balance and see how quick he will get bored from clicking spin and waiting. Or how quick he will get bored from counting to 21 if he plays blackjack.

Imho, until kids fully understand power of money, it is no point hiding that you gamble, as they wont understand the point of that (if we take into account that they get fun from other various things). But when they understand the power of money, how they are obtained, they would either be smart enough to understand what is gambling addiction, or will be aged enough to gamble. (I hope people understand that from 18, the kid is still your kid and will always be a "kid" for you, but from that moment you can only suggest things, but not force or ask to do).

The future of children is not determined by us, but they themselves will determine later. as parents we can only give the right direction the rest they will live life and have their own choices. But all parents want the best for their children because no parent wants their children to be misunderstood or have a bad future. So do I, even though I like gambling but I will never show it to children, whether it's other people's children or my own children, of course if they are not old enough they shouldn't know about gambling.

But if they have grown up with today's technology increasingly advanced with online gambling that can be accessed using cellphones later they will also know themselves by that, so the rest if they have grown up they have a choice which is good and not good for themselves or others and the family. With the right direction from parents from their childhood it will also affect their behavior. So as much as possible we must give good direction.

Curiosity is one of the common features among children especially the very smart ones because they will always want to engage in what they do not have full knowledge of  just because they want to learn new things but it is the work of adults around them to help guide them on what to know and what not to know.
Playing gambling in front of kids is absolutely bad as it'll increase the chances of seeing them engage in it even when they do not know the negative effects of gambling. So as adults, it is advisable that we regulate the kind of things we engage ourselves in other to for kids around us not to go astray as a result of things we expose them to.

If a child's curiosity is not guided, they will take the wrong path, and if they find out about it from their peers, it will also not provide the solution because their peers may not know the truth. This will set them all on the wrong path, and if no one cares about it, they will still be there gambling until their parents or adults find out. This will allow them to fall into gambling addiction easily, so there will be more cases of underage children experiencing gambling addiction. This requires more serious handling from parents to guide their children well and not take them on the wrong path. After all, if their children do not take the wrong path, it is for their children's future when they grow up.

We all know that a child's curiosity will lead them to the wrong path, just like that, if they're still exposed in an environment wherein they can see that the people in their surrounding is playing a gambling and doing some kind of thing which is not suitable for kids, there's a tendency that they will do the same thing in the future.  Today's society makes it very easy for children to be led to digital addiction. Based on the article that I've read before "Some young people have told me that they first started gambling because they simply wanted to understand what was in gambling for their mother or their father, who were absent from their lives in many different ways."

Better to do that if you don't want to sacrifice the possibility that your child will also take that same path, it's a different perception with each opinion that we can't control the future and for a responsible parent it's a must to make sure that we are leading our children in the right direction,

showing or letting them see us play and enjoy while we are inside gambling and doing our sessions with enjoyment carries the kind of thinking that it's just okay and there's no harm if they will take that same destination and we never know what the impact will be when they grow up and when they already doing it on their own.

The possibility still 50:50 because it depends on their individual nature, even if they have a loving mother. The child might know that their father is a big gambler, but when their mother touches their heart to prevent them from doing anything harmful, the child still has a good chance of staying away from what their father does. I believe kids can differentiate between what's good and bad in a simple way, that's why good kids won't imitate anything bad.

So, am I approving of parents who have children and publicize their gambling activities here? Absolutely not. It's really not suitable for kids. Nevertheless, children will naturally learn about betting and gambling as they interact with various people. Yes, gambling addiction doesn't happen instantly, but it accumulates from the first time someone experiences the thrill, regardless of whether they win or lose.

If you really like gambling, you should not show or tell your children about gambling, because it will damage their future if they are interested in gambling which will have a bad impact. After all, hard-earned money is better saved or invested in something better than gambling. Especially with the current situation where young children are used to operating cellphones well, this makes them vulnerable to accessing gambling because currently there is a lot of online gambling that can be accessed only by using a cellphone.

I myself, if I like gambling, I will hide it from my children, because I don't want them to know about gambling when they are not old enough, because the bad impact can damage their future. So in my opinion, children should not know their parents' habits if they like gambling.

Gambling in front of kids is not advisable, but if they eventually meet you where you are gambling, you are free to give them some tips on how you are getting things done and not to tell them how you are chasing after money using it. Let's not forget that this generation of kids is one of the fastest-rising starts in game building, and all of that aside, I'm not saying we should teach them how to gamble, but we can allow them to watch us if they pick interest in it.
 
The way you train your kid will determine how they will respond to what they have learned from you. If the relationship between you and them is very strong and they take your advice and not just you shouting at them all the time, then you have nothing to worry about, and it's better for them to watch from you where you will give them proper advice than to learn from asiders.
 
Let's not forget that we don't control what they will see on the internet, and as such, they will come across gambling ads online someday, and without having knowledge about it, they might end up starting to play it from your back, which you might not even be aware of until maybe when they develop bad behaviour towards it (addiction) or they win good money that they can't keep to themselves. Only then will you have the knowledge that they have been involved in gambling for quite a long time.

They’re advanced in a lot of ways but I doubt kids can get hooked to gambling. They’re more likely to be hooked and attracted to childish things than adult content like gambling. But things have become so advanced that children are exposed to adult activities much earlier than they’re supposed to.
In that particular scenario where the kids stole their parents money to satisfy their cravings for a game, I don’t think the kids were so little, they had no idea they were doing something wrong. They were fully aware of their actions and that it was bad. They should be held responsible by their parents for their actions despite their age so the action won’t occur again.

What you can see around you at your early age will indeed have some sort of impact on how you think on things.
This is why for me, as much as possible, don't let your kids see you gambling in any form as they have different outlook on things.
It will be instilled on their minds what they think of about it, and they will carry it throughout their life.
It is fine if it is just friendly games or of similar concept, but if they see that your family is slowly getting ruined owed to gambling, then, that should be your turning point to alter your lifestyle as soon as you can.

Children are now showing a lot of interest in mobiles, laptops and gambling ads are constantly appearing on mobile homepages. By doing this, children understand gambling and show interest in gambling. Showing this interest of children cannot be a positive aspect, moreover, no matter how many guidelines are given to children as guardians, if these advertisements are not stopped, then it will never be possible to prevent children from taking interest in gambling.

Gambling in front of your kids could go either way. For example, I remember my Dad gambling when I was young and my Mom would always make it a point to make fun of him when he lost. I remember thinking that all gamblers lost money chasing wins like delusional dreamers. It never made me want to gamble. It made me think that gambling is a quick way to lose your money… I can see how it could have gone the other way though if I saw him have some success in a casino.

Kids nowadays are so advanced that they easily get hooked on anything especially on mobile devices. If they somehow understand the benefits of gambling, they will be more interested in that aspect. I saw a case where some kids were quite attracted to some game and at one point they tried to steal their father's money and use the money in that game. The incident is very deadly because those children were so little that they did not even have a way to understand right or wrong. Young children must be kept away from gambling especially not in front of them something they are encouraged to see or have a negative impact on transition.

I think it's a grave offense if you expose your kids to gambling at a very young age, it will become a big conflict in their fertile minds if they see their parents taking a chance on their hard-earned money in a gambling platform, we teach our kids the value of being a hard worker and on earning a living in a right away and gambling will ruin this value.
If we are going to gamble do so away from your kids' eyes, they will eventually know you are gambling but it should when they are adults and they will not be misled in their thinking, we want our best for kids and we don't want gambling in their way for a great future.

This can be difficult for parents, after all it is at their own home where they have the greater freedom to do what they want and enjoy their free time a little bit, so asking them to hide from their kids whenever they engage in one of those behaviors is also unfair to them.

To me it is better to teach the kids that there are things that adults can enjoy but that due to their age they cannot do so, besides if kids see their parents enjoying one of those activities in a responsible manner it is unlikely any negative influence may arise from them.