I am also strict, I don't let anyone even my kid to look at my phone and even my computer. I'd allow to use my computer if I am there to watch out what's being done on my computer. Just for games, it's fine but if there's something odd that I didn't know, I'm telling already to stop doing it because it's not good and good thing that I am being heard and obeyed.
So, to the dads out there. It's very important not to let the kids do their own thing as if they know what they do. We're still the ones to maneuver what should be visible to them and what's not. If we allow them to do what they want, it's for sure that they'd be doing something bad at all or much worse hide things from us without our consent and do it, we have to be vocal but at the same time friendly to them so they won't feel that they're being strangled by us to anything they do.
None of the kids are interested in my computer or smart phone because they have their own. I have repeatedly talked about the risks of gambling, probabilities and randomness demonstrating it all with examples. They have seen gambling advertisements on the Internet many times, but they have no interest in gambling, because such advertisements are mainly aimed at the older category and are not understood by children. There is no reason for them to be interested in gambling when there are more fun activities around. Of course I try not to let them see me gambling, because I want their interests were not associated with risk.
That's a good parenting if you've talked about it and directed them about the risk in gambling and all of the probabilities that they might get. As for me, I'm not yet on that part and I don't think that I'll be on that type of parenting or advising to my kid any time in the future. Those ads that they see on the internet are really intriguing a lot of kids but good thing that yours are not interested on it. But even so, you still need to check them from time to time because we've been there and deny things to our parents that interests us. You're doing a good job with your kids that you've thrown the interest away with gambling from them.
Just curious how old is your kid. Mine goes to school and everyone has mobile phones in the class. Your kid without a mobile (because havent earn enough on it) would definitely stand out. I might even think that there is a chance that the kid will get bullied because of that. But we are here not to discuss that thing. That does not mean if everyone gambles in the class, I would allow my kid also to gamble. However, the kid will be familiar and introduced what gambling is.
Mine is still quite young and also goes to school. But aware of how to navigate and use smartphones and tablets because we've got a lot of it. But with one word that I say when about the browsing and videos that's being watched, good thing that my kid obeys me if I say stop and browse, watch another.
Sorry for jumping on you, but a have few more questions. Since you are monitoring what your kid does with gadgets, do you monitor what he does outside the house? Who are his friends? What they do?
Yes, I do. My kid don't really go outside oftenly, and the friends are also my relatives and what they do is just typically watch kid videos on TV and minecraft stuff.
And what will be your reaction, if other kids will introduce gambling to him.
Man, I haven't thought about this but I don't want to see it happen someday. I'm not yet ready for it.