Topic: Parents And Their Children In Gambling.. - page 7. (Read 9203 times)

Why not  gamble at all, it is better as a parent to be a role model if we are about to tell our kids to not gamble at all.  It is very disappoint for kids to know their parents is gambling despite the fact that these same parents told them that gambling isn't good.  As a parent if we are engaging in gambling activities, I think we don't need to hide that we are gambling to our children, all we need is to talk to them and explain everything, why they shouldn't gamble and when they are permitted to engage in gambling activity.


Minors need proper guidance else they will think that what they are doing  is right, besides minor's emotion isn't as stable as adult and is less matured in facing problems created by to much gambling activities.

I understand that you are referring to "learning by experience". But think of it... what if these minors are not yet disciplined and feeling responsible for any money that they use regardless if they own it or not (from parents/guardian).
It would not be a good learning experience. So better to have a proactive and reactive solution to this one. Imagine if they use hundred of thousands of their parent's funds.

Of course not, especially if they have started gambling early because it only triggers gambling addiction when they start growing up. If they were kids, they could have had a losing experience in gambling and we don't know what the effect would be. Maybe we can teach them a lesson about how dangerous gambling is, but not try to play gambling because their young age still can't control their emotions. When they grow up, they should be able to understand why their parents used to say that gambling could lead to bankruptcy so they would never try it.

As online gambling does not require any specific location one can play it anywhere and anytime so It is certainly possible to gamble alone with someone's eyes peeled.  And it is not difficult for every father to gamble alone with his child out of sight . so I couldn't agree with you because it can only be played with a small smartphone

Would it be better, if children from early age understand the whole path of a gambler and being addicted? To test everything on their own skin. Would it better if they gamble and lose in childhood, that when they turn adult, they would already have experience. I mean, when they are kids, they cant make as big fails as they make while being adults. Isnt it better for kid to lose lunch money and learn the lesson, than to lose a monthly salary at the age of 40 ?

If any member of a family is gambling then the chances of young children of that family getting involved in gambling is also high. In this case, the parents of the family must take responsibility so that the minor does not get involved in gambling. Additionally, various casino sites currently do not allow minors.

When it comes to online gambling, this is quite difficult to do.  Until the child is very young, for example, up to 8 years old, when he goes to bed early, it is still possible if the father plays at a late time when the child is sleeping.  And if the child is older, then he will definitely know that his father plays online games and will also be interested. 
Here the father has only two options - either not to play at home at all, but only somewhere else, or not to play at all.

By careful I mean every father should gamble carefully. His gambling should not be revealed at least to his child because if a child comes to know that his father gambles then that child will follow his father and start gambling himself.  It is called inheritance. I'm not saying that no parents should ever gamble

What you say is true because the habits of parents will be imitated by children if it is often done transparently, even though parents hide their gambling activities does not mean their children are not involved in gambling.
because nowadays online gambling is very widespread in all social media, games or others that advertise online gambling and can be done without the knowledge of parents.
so the most important thing for me is never to be bored to tell children that it is wrong or not good and limit and always control when using gadgets and if parents like to gamble should really keep it a secret from children.

Humans learn by imitating what they see, so if kids see their parents smoke, drink or use drugs then there is a high chance they will do so as well in the future, and the same is true for gambling, and while I am in favor of legalizing gambling and allow anyone that is an adult to gamble this does not extend to kids, so parents need to be very careful about the image they project to their kids, because if it is the wrong image then their kids could grow up believing gambling at such an early age is a good thing when we know it is not.

Maybe it means that parents are allowed to gamble with good self-control so that large amounts of money are not lost. And if parents want to gamble, they should hide it and not gamble in front of their children so that the children will not think that gambling is okay. Parents must tell their children that gambling is not good; if the parents do not gamble, the children will not try to gamble either. But I think even though children or teenagers are taught about money management, losses and gains, they are still unstable so if they lose many times, their young blood will be turbulent and make them want to recover their losses.

What do you mean by the word guide? Giving hints and advices? Or controlling kids whole life? Also, what do you mean under "good direction" ? All people are different, they have different religions for example. What for one person is good, for other might be unacceptable.

I agree that parents are responsible for deeds of their kids during whole life. But after my kids turn 18, I will continue to support them, but I wont be demanding. That is their life, I respect that and I dont want them so spend their life like I want they should do. Otherwise they will never grow up.

Of course I have taught my kids what gambling is. But I did not stress on if gambling is good or bad. I just showed both sides of consequences (poor and luxurious life) of gambling. If my kids will want to connect their life with gambling. Well, its their choice, their life. If they succeed, I would be happy. If they fail, I will understand it and support in hard times. But I have told them, that I am not going to be their piggy bank during their whole life.

Being a father you should be a good model to your children, they do what they see what their parents do. In their eyes as long as their parents are doing it, it is okay. I grew up in a family that gambles a lot and my family even hosted small casino tables secretly in our backyard when I was little. Even if that's the case I didn't grow up as a hard-core gambler, I learned from what I see from my grandparents and aunts. Even my uncle who had worked in a casino tells us never to gamble because you will never win against them.

If ever my child learns to gamble, I will not be against it. As long as I provide them guidance on how to moderate gambling, never to make it a habit, and never get addicted to it. I don't want to influence my children in a bad way. Gambling is an addicting activity and it can ruin your life, family and even you financially.

It all depends on the player or the gambler because even though they play gambling with a minimum wage but their children saw these while they are growing they think it is just normal, that's why it is better to play gambling without your children seeing you because there's a chance they adopt this kind of habit at the same time if you are a responsible gambler like having a limit to yourself and just play gambling as satisfaction and fun and not kind of source of income. Once their children discover this kind of gambling activity ideal is to teach them that this is just a fun not part of the daily lives because not all the time gambling is the key to earn money.

What did you mean the parents should be careful first? it mean the parents shouldn't gamble at all? gambling is supposed to be fun and not for chasing money. Children or young people need to be teach and learn about money management and both disadvantage and advantage about gambling. This will make them to know what's the reason to gamble and when it's a right time/situation to gamble.

When someone first starts gambling he doesn't think that he will fall into a big addiction. Then he goes there to get an experience. And to get extra pleasure they start playing extra gambling and thus he falls into a big addiction.  But it mostly occurs in young people.  And if a child sees his parent gambling, he tends to gamble more . So parents should be careful first then their children will be careful

Well, it really is a problem. Personally, when I was little, I had a friend who practically had everything in terms of luxuries, what it cost me to have in 1 year asking for it at home, the boy had it quickly because his father I pleased him in everything, obviously his senses opened up faster, he entered certain things that were very difficult for me, even with Decembers they spent a lot of money and obviously at that time they did not have an online casino, but if they told me that they had access to casino games because of their father, their father had so much power that in the casinos he went to they did not tell him anything, now I think that things are very different, because the children who belong to millionaires have access to their cards of credit and through there they can do many things.


Yes, you are right, the interests of children should not go in the direction of games of chance, in fact when a son of mine sees me playing in a casino through the PC (usually in slots) they know very well that this is with money that I have to lose, and that I do not recommend casino games for children because it is something very dangerous, that when they are adults there they can do it, but in the meantime they learn about other things, about routines, I make them think about possible combinations, you have to get something out of everything to take advantage of them and develop their intelligence, that's a very good strategy.


Good to teach gambling to an adolescent or child, perhaps it is rather that one as a parent teaches them to have control in this type of case, not to bet, because in part that is something very delicate, one as a parent can have self-control, but a child or adolescent does not see the game as something that is done responsibly, maybe they can see it as fun and as something they can do and earn a lot of money, but they do not worry about what they can spend, and that's where a child should always have the guidance of a parent or parents when he gets into a pc and the internet, because he cannot have control of the entire child alone.

And that is the problem these days, even if you were to give the best example possible to your kids the influence parents hold these days on their kids is extremely limited, they care way more about what their friends are doing and what they watch in the different social media platforms than whatever advice they can receive from their parents.

So even if you do everything right your kid can still end up making a serious mistake and involve himself in gambling at an early age, and since it is known that the earlier a person develops addiction issues the more difficult it is to leave them behind then it becomes imperative to always check on your kids and make sure they are not getting in trouble behind your back.

Gambling is just like a very strong addiction which is very hard to leave. It is like a spirit that keep telling us to keep doing a particular thing and if we don't control ourselves, it's going to get to an extent where it will be very hard to stop. Gambling affecting both the parent and the children looks like a trait that is gotten from the parent.

You know children are more interested and attracted to what they see which is the reason why they have higher chances to copy form what they see everyday especially from their parent. This is normal and is what children tend to do especially when they are seeing it everyday.

That means you are a good parent. That's great. It's only sad that there are still parents who don't care about their children. It can be because their children are too stubborn and it seems impossible for them to be disciplined or it can be the parent are too busy on something like drinking alcohol and gambling but if this was the case then the children are the one who will try to help their parent.

If we are sure that we guide our kids from the start till they became a teenager then that must be enough. Our kids will soon learn how to live on their own. You know, having their own family but they will surely follow the good things that you taught to them.