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Imagine your son, who just turned 18, comes to you, saying, "Dad, I would like to learn how to bet on soccer." He asks if you can explain the basics, like understanding odds, analysis techniques, and the risks involved. What would you do ???
I know that, as a parent, you want to support your son’s interests but also worry about the potential downsides of gambling, which is normal from my point of view (well, I think teenagers may become addicted to gambling more easily than adults).
My question is: Do you take this opportunity to teach him about responsible betting, or do you try to steer him away from it? Also, if you are still supporting him financially, would you allow him to use the money you provide for betting? the money you work so hard for... :)

P.S.: Whether you’re a parent or not, you are welcome to share your opinion! ;)

Well, I will first tell him that it's a bad habit and he don't want to get hooked to it because there's no going back if he starts betting even if it's for his favorite sport.
Kids these days are different, they are aggressive and when it comes to online activities, they are good at it so we don't know what they might bump into if we tell them the details. I would do anything for my kids to avoid such bad habits because I already know where it could end up and I experience bad emotions whenever I lose and I don't want that to happen to them.

I got an idea though, I will bet against him so that he will feel the excitement of having a bet. I could give back the money in case I win, then he could keep mine if he wins.

Depend on the situation since if he's capable to place a bet and earning for his self then why not right? As long as he's well guided and know the possible consequences of what he want to do.

But if he's not earning money and just want to try he's luck to earn then provably will not allow him to know how to bet, but also will talk about gambling matters and make him realize everything he needed so that he will not over expect anything in gambling.

Its so unfair for them if we are so strict towards this activity and if they see us betting. So for them not to feel bad about it, proper approach is needed so that there would be no disappointments in their side and possible understand what we are trying to advice to them.

I don't think I will turn him down because even if I do he may still have the interest to gamble, and he may go about it in a way that will affect him which he won't even allow me to know about his gambling lifestyle.  It will be better for me to teach him what he needs to know about gambling so that it won't be a problem to him in the future.  

The reason why many have problem in gambling is because they never had someone to guild them, and they went about it by themselves and in the wrong way. Their is no need condemning gambling totally because you do not want a child to gamble, instead it is better to lead him in the right part of gambling.

It's Hypothetical because I don't find any reason for someone who is an adult seeking for permission from their parent?

Unless they want to bet with the money from the parent in that case I strongly discourage and let him to earn the money by himself before thinking about how to spend it for his entertainment purpose, as a parent it's our responsibility to not spoil them by enabling their spending nature even if they are not really making any money yet.

He is 18yrs old which is legal age on my country. There’s nothing wrong with imho since I’m already gambling even below 18yrs old. As long as he is using money from his own savings then I’m totally fine teaching them how to bet.

Most important question here is how the heck your son knew that you are gambling that makes him think to seek for your help about betting on sports?

I think it’s better that my son is more open to me about his gambling activity compared when he is gambling on his own without my guidance.

In my opinion, a lot depends on my son's attitude towards soccer. If he knows every player, when and with whom this or that team plays, which players are in reserve because of injuries, illnesses, etc., then why not try his hand at it. If it happened in my life, I would pass on all my knowledge to my son, even though I think that even that is not enough to become a successful bettor. I would tell him about all the possible risks up to gambling addiction and losing all the money. I would even sponsor a few bets for him to experience what insufficient analytics can lead to. After that he would make his own decision and if he decided to get involved in it, I would be forced to monitor his activities and intervene if the situation requires it. 

Why shouldn't I help him?
Provide this essential information, moreover providing the point of view of a mature person is really important especially in this sector.
most of users made the same error on the first approach. this is the only way to avoid massive loss... and maybe understand how to have fun and how to get a profit...

I will tell him everything he ask and tell him the consequences of gambling. There is nothing I will do to stop him from gambling since he has already made up his mind to start gambling. Because if you don't teach him, he will learn from someone else and that will make his hide his gambling activities from you, and you will not know until he becomes addicted.

Guiding him to be a responsible gambler should be the next on your mind. 18 years is not a kid anymore but an adult ad he will be eld responsible for his actions. He has the right to work and get married so he shouldn't be deprived from doing what is likes to do as long as it is legal

Some father's have taken gambling as business and so teaching people in the family about the business you do won't be an aberration.


It is a successful father in gambling that will proudly teach his children how to gamble.


That is what a gambling father will do. A father who lives on gambling would also let the son know about his adventure on it including the ups and downs just like a physical business especially if the father is successful with it. So he has to teach the son if he finds traits that he is willing to or spying on the father while gambling. It is better to draw such child closer and teach him and let him know the challenges so he doesn't go beyond control of his gambling habit.


Usually, gamblers who are not discipline would eventually over step into their bankroll or budget for gambling and teenagers would be more vulnerable to this. So the best to do is to guide them and be sure to limit their access to reserve funds. When the child becomes addicted, he can do so much behind the father's back, so proper guide is required.

Someone who is 18 years old should already know some things, and if he asks the question "how to bet" then he probably shouldn't bet at all, right?

I would personally advise him not to go in that direction, because there is very little benefit from betting, and the potentiated addiction that can be created is far more dangerous than any benefits (if we can even call them that). Instead of helping your son with something like that, maybe you should take him to a game, teach him a sport, or do some other non-addictive thing like hiking or fishing. He may not be grateful to you at first, but he will surely appreciate it in the future.

I think my son would choose to gamble secretly instead of asking my permission, because kids like to explore and try something new. :P

But, if they were ask my permission, I would help him, but I will bet really low. I will not forbid it because if I forbid it, he would gamble secretly without my concern. Of course I would be assertive, I gave him monthly pocket money including money for entertainment, if he gamble too much and lose all the money, I will not give him money anymore until the next month.

This will teach him how to manage money.

As a parent, I would be surprised if a 18 yo kid comes to me and ask how to bet on sports, mostly because kids at such age either already know that or dont ask parents but instead look for answers in the internet. But if such situation really happens, I would explain how to place a bet, but under several conditions. My kid would be using his own money. My kid wont be using gambling to earn (however,  let him/her decided that himself/herself, 18 is already an adult. My kid fully understand consequences of gambling. In case of a win, money will not be spend on something illegal.

Since gambling is legal in our country and he will eventually learn it anyway either from his friends or from people on the betting station, I prefer to teach him myself, but I will teach him first the many risks associated with gambling before teaching him the strategy, The idea is for my son to not step in the boundary of excessive gambling and learn to set his boundary.
And about the money that he is going to spend,, I will only give it to him  if I will accompany him in the betting station, but if he has work, then he will be the one to decide what to do with his money, since he worked hard for that money.

This is a tricky situation many parents may face. And I think something proactive is needed. One hand, gambling, especially sports betting, is very dangerous if not responsibly managed. Perhaps more so for an 18-year old who will not yet fully appreciate the risks involved. On the other hand, an outright ban is likely to simply encourage them to do so in secret. without learning to keep it under control until it becomes a habit.

If I were in that situation I would probably take this opportunity to teach my son the basics of betting. Focus on risk Exaggerated returns And how should it not be considered that gambling is not attributable to reliable sources? I will also talk about the odds. Bankroll management And understanding that losing is an important part of gambling. That way, when he steps forward He will know exactly what he is going through and how to control it.

As for money, I would probably talk about financial responsibility first. I don't want her to spend money carelessly especially if it comes from me, but I also understand how important it is for her to learn how to manage her own resources. Maybe we can agree on an amount. There is a fixed minimum amount that he can use to bet. At the same time, save or spend wisely elsewhere.


I completely agree, as trying to prevent gambling may be counterproductive and force them to do it in secrecy. Naturally children want to try new things And if they want to bet It's better to talk openly than keep them closed.

What do you say about betting less and being clear about the consequences, such as not giving more money until next month? It's a great way to teach financial responsibility. It teaches them the importance of modesty. This is important when it comes to gambling. I think it is important to combine this with the study of probability. The uncertainty of betting and related risks

The idea of ​​creating clear boundaries and boundaries while allowing them to explore safely is a great strategy. They can learn from experience. But with your protection tips


I think that's a really sustainable approach. Setting rules, such as using one's own money and making sure they understand the consequences. You've helped them build accountability from the start. It's true that most 18-year-olds probably already know about gambling over the internet. But face-to-face conversations are still important.

The trend towards gambling as a means of making money is key. This is because many young people are fooled into thinking they can always win. It is important for them to understand that satisfaction is unpredictable and should not be viewed as a way to make money.

Moreover, the conditions for access to responsible spending are good. Because it reinforces good habits about using potential earnings. It's all about teaching them balance. responsibility and self-control Which I believe is the best way. Especially with something like gambling.

I would help him for sure, and then i would explain to him the risk of betting and gambling. Because if we don't guide him he will try to get help from other sources and those other sources will help him to place bet, but they will not explain how there is a risk and how addictive the gambling is, so, it's better to take action. Another important thing is to build trust, if he asks us for help is because he trusts in us, and if we tell him not to gamble then that could cut off the trust.

As a parent, I'm in my child's life to guide them to making the right decisions. If my child comes to me demanding for me to teach them how to gamble, I will be glad that they met me first, because that will mean that I have a good relationship with my child, and I will happy knowing that they did not ask someone else who will be in a hurry to teach them how to gamble without highlighting the consequences. Based on my child's interest in gambling, I will first demand to know what has prompted it and if it's the pursuit of money then I'll point them in the direction of better ways that they could make money in their age and something for their future and then if it is just for fun, there are other things that someone of that age can be doing for fun and I will gladly suggest some options to him to try. If he decides that he still likes to gamble for fun then I would have to teach him responsible gambling as I believe that is also my responsibility.

18 years old is an adult and in my country at this age the children will gets their ID which mean this is legal age but for the majority people in my country gambling are recognized as the activities that have a bad reputation and mostly the parents dislike their sons to gambling but for me personally i always be open my mind if my son has decide to gambling especially for sport betting because as a parent it is impossible to forbid all the activities that our children want to do but the most importan is they have to know the risk of every activity done by them especially in gambling that the children should being an responsible gambler and avoiding to became an addicted and if someday they asking my help to bets on soccer then probably i will help them and giving my opinion about betting on this sport

It depends on my child, if I know that my child is not someone that knows how to manage or knows when to stop something I will try to steer him away from gambling but if he’s the disciplined type that doesn’t go too far when doing something I naught take that opportunity to teach him responsible gambling,  what to do and not to do when it comes to gambling.

I definitely won’t shun any of them away because if I refuse to teach them they’ll still learn it one way or another since we live in a digital and any information can be gotten from the internet without any stress.

The very interest of each parent on earth is to guide, nurture, and direct their children from what's good and bad so that their children won't make the worst mistake that will affect their health and mental state.

We do know that gambling can be addictive if proper measures are not taken on how to gamble. If any child of mine should work up to me for gambling advice, I would say to him or her that gambling is not an advisable adventure for one should go into if they want to rely on it as a job, to gamble for profits, not for fun. To pursue their gambling losses or bets more than they can afford to lose.

If they can do all that (what I mentioned above), they shouldn't draw any closer to gambling, but if they can learn to gamble without all that in mind, they can gamble. It's their choice to make. Someone above 18 should know how to adhere to the advice given to them by their parents because that will build them if done right or destroy them if done wrong

A really tricky question is asked. On one hand, many parents avoid gambling topic discussion with their children, and would gladly not see their children involved into gambling. On the other hand, how come parent not help his own child if he require help, ask for explanation or advice. I think it will be better if a parents help his child with gambling or betting, instead of a stranger. Because in such situation, parent can try to monitor his child gambling activity, lead him in right direction, be first to notice and help in case of incoming addiction.

I have children but they are very young and from a young age I have always advised them to stay away from gambling. I don't intend to ban them forever but I hope we can stay away from gambling until they can earn their own money, and realize the importance of money and how hard it is to earn it.

If by the time my child turns 18 he or she is still financially dependent on me and cannot support himself or herself. I will continue to try to advise and discourage us from gambling.
I don't see any benefit to gambling for people who are struggling financially or are not yet able to earn money and support themselves. Exposing children to gambling too early will only make them addicted instead of turning gambling into a form of entertainment.

as a parent, failure to teach your child basic things he's going to eventually get exposed to in the society will leave him at the mercy of others who will have to teach him the way they best  understand and it might not sink well with you when you discover it.

At 18, I expect thag my child already knows enough about what's happening in the real world including what's gambling and should have known wether or not it's right to start gambling at such early age when he ought to be studying. I wouldn't want to educate my child on how odds works most expecially if he's still depending on me for his financial needs. I will educate him on gambling and guide him on best gambling practice. The knowledge I will give him is not so he can start gambling, it's basically because I want him to know how gambling works and understand responsible gambling even before getting involved in it.

Since I am a mother, but I also have sons, I think that as adults, they will decide for themselves whether they need such activities or not. I would certainly advise them to take up a more promising activity, such as education, and improve their demand. In the same way, you can explain that you can be a fan, but there is no need to do it for your financial benefit.

It's said that from the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks, so before your child will ask you such a question, it means that he has been thinking about it. If you don't tell him that means that he'll learn it from somebody else and it might be from an irresponsible gambler. An 18 year old person is pretty much an adult and can make decisions for himself. So I'll tell him what I know about gambling, emphasizing more about the disadvantages that can lead to addiction. What I can not do is give my teenage child my hard earned money to gamble, if he must gamble it has to be from money that he makes as income. There are things that we might not feel comfortable to discuss with our children but when they get to a certain age, we won't have much choice but to discuss and guide them.

I would probably still ban it if the child is still 18 years old... He should focus on school until college to get a bachelor's degree.

That every country is different about the legal age of gambling while my country prohibits it, so most likely I will still prohibit it before releasing responsibility from parents.

Let's say he is married... Whether they want to gamble or not is up to them... but I'm sure they'll understand how to bet on sports no questions asked.

Yes see if my son asks me to learn how to bet I will definitely show him but if he gets addicted and tells me how to bet then I will definitely make him aware of how to stop this bad habit.  .
I don't want my son to get addicted to gambling or I don't want my son to ruin his career but I want to give guidelines on how to make my son aware so that he can have a good career in future. Yes but he must know about gambling and he must gain knowledge about positive and negative sites of gambling.  As a guardian I will make him aware of how gambling should be taken as entertainment and also guide him that gambling should be taken as entertainment and never as a source of income.

Very well I would sit him down and lecture him in details the do's and don't of wanting to bet and the risks factors , advantage and disadvantages so as to inculcate in him the mindset and for him to know what is all about, mostimes having such conversation with your kids help them to become more responsible and know what life is all about and to know when to make some certain decisions but some parents would just scold them to say don't bet and don't do this and that meanwhile you didn't sit them down to tell them why you insist they shouldn't bet or Gamble which will be of more benefits to them.

I would do tell him how to bet on soccer but only after telling him that 99.99999% of people who gamble be it soccer, poker or slot machines end up very poor in the best case scenario and in worse case scenarios they end much worse than just being poor. I would tell him the math behind slots, probability, soccer, news and impacts on soccer games specifically which I would immediately tell him the risk of betting on soccer and the highest of the risks is not the team, nor the odds or the bookies, the highest most unexpected risk is always and will remain always the referee, the human errors they claim are not bought anymore from anyone so they do so in most cases intentionally hiding behind the human error. I am sure after talking all these things with the passion that characterizes me he would stop betting.

In my case I would teach him how to bet, I would also tell him how to manage his bankroll and always play only with money he can afford to lose. Why would I take this attitude? Because gambling is part of entertainment. So, in the same way that he would take $20 to watch a movie at the cinema and have fun, he has the right to take $20 and place sports bets. But I would always be controlling his finances and his betting history. In other words, he would give me access to his account so that I could always check his betting history. This would be the condition that I would impose on him to be able to engage in gambling. If he refused this condition, then I would prohibit him from engaging in gambling. I think it is a fair condition.

I would tell him the risks involved and the dangers of it when it becomes an habit instead of being overprotective about it. Even if I don't teach him how to do it his curiosity would still make him want to try it out and this might push him to the wrong people. Sometimes gambling addiction can start from peer pressure and bad influence. Teaching him how to do it is a way of even protecting him because he wouldn't make decisions without your guidance or approval. There's nothing wrong about this if only we do it the right way.

From his age, I think children with that age must have known the basic concept of betting in gambling. they know they can win and lose. but most do not have emotional control over betting.
It is not a problem to explain how to bet on sports. but still, I might direct to see the source of funds that he will allocate for betting first. teach him how to manage finances first, until he understands the limits allowed him to bet.

Yes i will explain to him and telling how the details about how it works but, on a condition that he must see gambling as a bad thing or something that would ruin man's life.


This depends on personal orientations you gave your children, but usually it is not advisable teaching teenage about gambling because this could ruin their live so easily and quickly.


Naturally there is nothing bad with gambling just that people are abusing the process were they think is the only way to make one so rich or wealthy, if this aspect is excluded from gambling and they apply a responsible gambling then it's fine and you see them hardly becoming addicted since they are gambling responsibly.

Yes, I am father of two kids and none is upto age of gambling, but that doesn't mean I won't teach the importance and bad side of gambling. When people often see gambling as means of becoming so wealthy it's then you see the bad side of it.

The answer is no because I am sure that such teenagers will understand about gambling from their social life outside the home, so I am sure that every child will not ask their parents for gambling  advice for any reason. However, if gambling is basically legal in the country where they live, then maybe they will freely share their thoughts about gambling. However, for countries that prohibit gambling, I am sure that parents will forbid their children to gamble. But even so,  every child can always gamble without having to be accompanied by their parents, moreover asking for advice like that, I am sure that parents will forbid it, including me.

Whether my child is 18 or older or a minor, I will never give my child information about gambling at any age.  Because I myself know that gambling is a bad habit and it causes us a lot of mental torture besides financial losses.  So I never want my children to get addicted to bad habits like gambling.  So as soon as I get it I will show him the bad aspects of gambling and advise him to always stay away from gambling. I think all ideal fathers would do just that all the time

why not? I personally would be pleased that he would come to consult and get advice from me and not go looking for answers on the Internet. Of course, in the process I will explain that there are risks and consequences and this must be treated as responsibly as possible and I will gladly watch with him the match on which he decided to bet.

People need to understand that kids are very inquisitive and curious so even if you don't teach them some certain things they tend to learn them from someone else. U would consider the fact that he's above 18 and old enough to be responsible for his risks but as a good parent I would make sure I tell him about the dangers of what he is getting into. It's not always good to protect them from certain things, sometimes it's good to let them have their own experiences if they refuse to take your advice. I would help him and also tell him about the negative effects.

He's 18, he's not a kid anymore, so if he asks about something like that then he can do it, but on the condition that he has earned his own money, not from the money I gave him. Because if he thinks that he's old enough to gamble and knows the things that adults should do, then he should act like an adult - he should earn his own money to pay for what he wants, like adults do. If he can do that, maybe I'll give him some advice to not overdo it and gamble responsibly, but if he doesn't earn his own money and wants to ask for something like that, then he should think twice about it since I can throw something at him.

Giving warnings and also explaining to children about the negative impact they will experience when they bet is certainly a good thing and also we must be able to explain in detail about the gambling so that they do not listen to others who do not necessarily give good advice to our children about the impact caused by gambling, I agree with you not to always give freedom that has a bad impact on their future Even though they are more than 18 years old, because if they have fallen into gambling and are addicted, of course it will be difficult for them to get rid of the habit.

I would ask why would he want to bet on soccer if he doesn't have clue about basics of it. I would also ask what made him think he could win and point out that analyzing won't probably rise his odds in any way. Because if it would, and there would be one way to analyze and win most of the time, everyone would try to use the same technique and it would instantly fall apart by stop being profitable.

Sure, i can help him learn basics, because knowledge just about anything is good, but i would definitely explain and prove mathematically why that doesn't help him winning more money, and what zero sum game means.

Yes this true especially kids that are from the western region they are so smart in a way that they can do some finding themselves or either from close friend whom they find confidence at if their parent refuses to tell them how it works, that is why is not good hiding or depriving kids from knowing what they should know about something when they are of age of knowing them. People nowadays are shying away from the truth but has also forgotten that if they don't teach their children the needful things about gambling or what they requested to know about they will always get them from outside or someone else.

A father or guardian never wants to help his child to gamble. I am not a father yet but I can say from my humanity that if I ever become a father I will never help my child to gamble. Because I know gambling is a deadly addiction that anyone can become addicted to. And every parent wants to educate and develop their children as human beings. 18 years is an age at this age a person can take a good path or a bad path so this age should be given utmost importance. If one chooses a bad path at this age of eighteen then the rest of his life will be incomplete and if this age of eighteen is used properly with proper importance then a lot of improvement can be achieved in life. So I will never support my child in such a proposal.

It will be disappointing for him to learn his father isn't reliable to him. You know this kid is on the brink of becoming mad right?  I'm unsure if any son today will ask his father for this. It's not normal unless the kid really has no friend to ask for or no internet access but let's say the kid really asked his father, a father might just bring the kid to sports bettors deck to teach him different kinds of bet and then show where the gambling addicts end up, especially the skid row.  ;D

The idea is to show the kid how the world works. Because for him to be asking his father how to bet on soccer means the kid is living in a box.

No, as a good parent I think you should not use the situation as an opportunity to teach your child about being a responsible gambler, and also as a good parent you should know about what is good and bad for your child, and I think keeping away anything that smells of gambling and that can have a significant impact on financial stability is the right choice that most parents will do when their children ask them to teach them how to bet.

On the other hand, we must understand that when a gambler is taught to be a responsible gambler, it does not mean that they will always be responsible, we must understand the nature of humans, not all the time you will always be able to walk on the right path, and another problem is that the child is still dependent on the finances of the parents, meaning that allowing or teaching them how to gamble is the same as you increasing your expenses which over time can be even greater, especially when your child has entered a phase of chronic addiction.

I don't think you can stop your son from betting on soccer if he is of legal age and wants to do it, so I don't think that not teaching him being a responsible gambler is a good decision either.

IMO, it will be always better to take the opportunity to enrich him with your mature perspective, than letting him fall into early mistakes that could have been avoided.

As a father, your obligation is to teach your children to get along well in the world, and not act as if the things they interest them did not exist, even if they are dangerous (or, better said, even more so if they are dangerous!).

I don't know about anybody's ideology about financing gambling but I don think dependents shouldn't gamble. If you are depending on someone financially, gambling is not for you. My position is that it will be a big problem to manage a person with a gambling disorder who is not working and earning. Such an individual can resort to crime to satisfy his addiction.

At eighteen, there are other important things a child should think of doing than gambling. I would encourage him not to engage in gambling until he gets more mature. But if he insists, it will be wrong for me not to educate him because he might go out and get the wrong information from others. So, I will teach him about responsible gambling, which includes having a gambling budget and gambling with what he can afford to lose.

First of all why would he ask me on how to play sportbets? Is it because he turned 18 then he has the right to go into gambling? I doubt it anyone her would want their children to go into gambling without having any knowledge about what gambling is all about. I know children nowadays do not need their parents to give them directives again, we like behaving as if they are matured. Gambling is not for those that just turned 18 years hold. It is for those that know how to find their way out when everything is becoming addictive. The ability for a gamber to put a stop to gambling when they noticed that everything is going out of hand is what we know as a matured gambler. Many gamblers nowadays are immature.

That's a pretty concerning request. No I wouldn't help him with his bets. I would help him to understand mathematics instead. When he has a good comprehension of math and statistics, he will understand that gambling should only stay as a hobby. These young people think they can get rich by gambling and that's a very dangerous thought process. We all have been there done that. Some of us ruined themselves to the point a recovery is impossible and some luck people like me stopped doing it before it was too late.

If we can teach these young people what is what in their early ages, they will hopefully won't repeat the mistakes we once did.

Getting rich is easy if you are lucky, the hard part is staying rich and we need knowledge in order to protect our rich. That's what young people should know and that's why they should be reading books (proper books, not gambling related) instead of studying teams.

I don't think a responsible parent should show their children easy way to destruction knowing that their brains iare still tender to know more things about gambling. To me it would be better to shun them away from knowing things about gambling maybe when they gets to adults it will be more better to let them know about gambling, but for the main time they should focused on their studies instead of thinking about gambling for the main time. I am always a strict person who doesn't want my children to compromise or having the knowledge of what I think will mal them because if that impression is not changed from them you would see them grew that way.

Though my son is on the right age to make decisions, then I would support him on many ways but when it comes to gambling maybe it's a different story. However, when becoming a sports enthusiast on soccer sport? Well I can guide him on this matter. It's not appropriate to teach or norture your own son just to learn sports being associated with gambling. Much better learning sports all the way, not thinking a mindset for betting at any cost.

I also think that at this age they still don't understand many things in life, because they lack life experience and have youthful maximalism, which dictates to try everything possible. And a turn in the wrong direction can be fatal, I would attribute the same to sports betting or gambling in general. Maybe it's good for him to understand that this is not an easy way to earn money and there is no easy money in gambling, but I'm afraid that he can get so carried away that it will be difficult to get out of there. Of course, any parent would like their son to work on himself better even at 18, to continue learning something new, but in practice, life sometimes doesn't happen the way you would like it to. In general, for me this is a really difficult question, but I would probably help with some advice to try to keep it under control.

There is nothing wrong in telling your 18years old son what gambling or bet is all about. Sometimes we are afraid of teaching our children what is necessary for them not to know and they somehow later know it behind our back and even do worst. So I sudjest that If my 18years old son ask me what gambling is, I will gladly let him know as to educate him on the good and bad side of it. Sothat he will be informed about the risk involved so as to be careful and totally stay away from it. And Morover prevention is better than cure. I even doubt that an 18 years old child will not know about gambling because the rate at which young boys nowadays knows about gambling is alarming. And the funny part of it is that they start from a tender age so 18 years is even a pro.

I believe it will depend on the nature of the child. A parent should know how their child is, whether he is a good listener and follower and always obeys the parents or it's the type of a child who does whatever he likes and never obeys what his parents say. In the latter case, I wouldn't recommend helping him with it but it's better to ask him not to do it because if he gets into gambling, he will probably not be a responsible gambler based on his nature.

However, if it's a child who listens to what the parents say and obeys it all, who has a decent and responsible nature, is loving and caring, then I wouldn't mind letting him know how it's done but of course, with some advise as well along with the tips. I would tell him the bad effects of gambling and that he should always try to be responsible and should do it only within limits to avoid facing bad consequences.

Yes, this is a very good question, as we stand the chance to learn from the views and opinions from other people who currently parents or yet to be parents of kids on the best approach to handle this case, because looking at it from a standard point of view, I can boldly say that from age 18yrs and above, a child is legally considered as an adult, able to vote and be voted for, license to drive vehicles and likewise considered to be fit to gamble, of which I don't see anything wrong if I'm a parent and have a kid of that age how to gamble, and not just only how to gamble, but how to gamble responsibly. Because the truth of the fact is that is you fail to teach them how to gamble, he will definitely learn it, either from outsiders or by himself, after making series of mistakes.

I think him wanting to gamble comes with curiosity and should be handled with caution, first is to discuss with him and understand briefly why he chooses to gamble, for any reason if his reasons given are unethical like chase to make profit because of laziness to go find jobs or rather just want to make more profit by gambling it then advising him can serve best.

Advising him means playing your role as a guardian, doing your part keeps you clear off incase he chooses to act on his own and have to bare the consequences from his involvement. 18 years of age means legal to decide what is wrong and right, he may choose to still gamble or hacken to your advise but tips on betting should not be coming from you as the father.

I believe it depends on the situation. Knowing that he could do whatever he wants to, he learns how to do it, but it is better, in my opinion, to teach him myself and not learn by himself Gambling. They do, and I will try to teach him that he should be followed strictly, and I hope he understands why we are doing it like that.

I believe it’s okay if he has money, but I want him to limit his exposure. It’s important to have and understand why we are doing it this way.

In general, when my son asks me for help, I will do it as long as it’s reasonable.

I'd spend a bit of time explaining the mathematics about how the casino and bookmakers are collectively able to pay their shareholders hundreds millions of dollars a year in profits. Then spend some time teaching them about business and how to be better off by investing wisely. Some people will equate investing in the stock market to gambling and there are parallels because of the risk involved, however you're less likely to take an absolute loss when buying into medium to large size companies. The best advice you can give is only do it for fun and never expect to win big from it, spending too much money on this hobby will leave you with an empty wallet.

why not, he is basically asking you to guide him, he is an adult if he really wanted to learn how to bet on sports they would do it whether you teach them or not, so it is better to teach them yourselves than them doing it without you knowing.

There are children who still want their parents' approval or guidance despite their being of legal age, you'll see a lot of this behavior in Asian families.

I will tell him not to gamble and I will not teach him anything. I will frown against it. But if he makes research and knows everything that he should do, that is good. But my frown against it will pass him a message that gambling is very risky. Although, inside me, I do not against his decision but my action is to let him know what he should know. Later I will call him and advice him about gambling and how small amount of money should only be used for it.

If the son is really passionate about football and can really predict the result of the game, then I think that under the control of an adult he can make a bet and thereby turn it into a kind of game. But this should remain a game in which you and your son should have a common occupation, and not a race for money.

If he doesn't have a sustainable means of income just yet, I will discourage him from learning how to place a bet at that point because he's definitely going to be gambling on dependence so in the long run it's my money he will be using and id be eventually gets addicted, I will suffer it at some point so I will not allow him get that habit as something he's going to be able to  practice as that time. Gambling generally is supposed to be for 18+ which technically means that 18 may not be just okay completely but for one at 18 who could afford it and is in a better position to take responsibility they can give it a trial but isn't completely ideal.

If I don't teach him the right way to place bets, he will still learn by himself, and maybe from a wrong source. I think it is very wrong and dangerous to shut that child out. He is an adult and has access to the Internet, if he starts gambling in secret to the point of being addicted or getting himself in any other gambling related mess, then I have failed him as a father because I had the chance of making him open up to me his latest activities.

Secondly, I do not think there is anything wrong with betting on the outcome of sport matches. It is only natural for a fan of a particular sport to analyse matches and even place bets out of fun, for money or even both. Teaching an 18 years old how to bet on sports seems to me like a fun activity I'll like to do with my child.

I would tell the truth about gambling particularly how addiction in gambling can ruin a person life, however I would teach him everything he needed to know about soccer betting thereafter caution him about gambling responsibly atleast this action is better than allowing him to learn all these things outside where it can have a negative impact in his future career this is the area where guidance is very crucial as they begin the journey to  adulthood, as a parent it's better I guide him or her on the right step towards gambling to avoid being influenced by addicted gamblers in his bid to learn it from an outsider

Sensitizing the young people about the advantages and disadvantages of gambling is a very necessary action every parent or guardian must do in other to equip them with the needed knowledge about gambling and how to go about it so they don't end up as gambling addicts. In my country, a teenager of 18 years is legally eligible to gamble so if my son should come to me for direction on how to get on soccer, I'll tell him more about gambling, when to gamble and when to desist before telling him of which games to stake on

I would certainly use my son's interest to get closer to him, teach him everything I know (I don't know anything about making money :P ) and also about responsible gambling... about the probability factor in which the house always has the advantage, how to take advantage of good opportunities, manage your bankroll, control your emotions and never bet more than necessary or waste too much time gambling.

But why is this right? Because he will probably bet one way or another, so if I'm not the one who's going to teach him how to play, it will certainly be the internet or a friend and he probably won't learn everything I'd like.

If anyone else is in this situation, don't encourage gambling, but don't repress it either, do your best to educate him in the best way possible about gambling.

Yes, if he is willing to learn about gambling, better that he learns from me instead of learning from shady social influencers on the internet who just want to milk some money from a naive audience who thinks to be possible to make a solid income from gambling in a regular basis.

If I refuse to teach him, he isn't going to give up on his desire to gamble. So I consider I have no choice, besides teaching the path of responsible and technical gambling, where he will learn to not bet more money than he can afford to lose, besides understanding how house edge works and getting aware about the fact most gamblers (over 90%) face losses on long term.

My reply remains the same as the one I shared on the other forum where this was posted as well: I will not allow my child to gamble until they are able to become responsible for it financially by earning their own money to use as they wish. Giving my child enough pocket money, and he uses it to gamble, implies that I will eventually have to give him more because the amount I am giving him now will not be sufficient anymore for his upkeep. My child will need to understand responsible gambling before they start gambling; they need to be aware of the risk so that they can avoid becoming addicts.

If my kid is already at the right age, and ask me how to gamble or bet, I think I would ask if she already have enough money to risk or where would she get the money to gamble?
I would talk to her on how to manage her money, and if she would still have spare money then I would help her or guide her.

Younger generation are different today, if you're not going to answer them then they will find a way to answer their own question.

So, what I will do is to give the answer that he wants but at the same time, I'll also speak out about the risks that it involves.

Will explain what might happen after knowing how to bet and the potential effects on it per se.

Well, my son would either learn responsible gambling from me or would learn irresponsible gambling from folks on the internet and become a riff-raff and menace to his family and society at large. That would be the perfect avenue to teach him and guide him properly about gambling in generally. Any parent who scolds his child for being curious about gambling would have created a bad impression and the kid would learn to keep things to himself or learn it from strangers would don't care about him and that is even more dangerous. The moment you start teaching them about responsible gambling they will learn, it will even be more powerful when your kid see you set a real life example of a responsible gambler.

Why not? He's 18. And if he's asking me about it then I presume I myself am a soccer enthusiast, and that would simply just mean another opportunity for us to bond. Gambling as an activity isn't anything bad, too much is what's bad. Under my supervision that can be prevented, heck I can even set proper rules instead of letting him try it blindly, which is a lot worse in terms of actually learning how to manage your budget properly.

And plus, at this current day and age, they probably can discover how to gamble themselves rather easily lol.

I would simply say that if you want to gamble, then it should be with your own money. One should gamble with their own money. I would advise my child to take a job first, earn some money, and then if he wants to gamble with that money, I would give him some tips and tricks. But mostly I will warn with the risks involved. I will try to scare him by telling him about the dark side of gambling. How gambling can make him bankrupt in one click—this will be the serious topic that I will make him understand. 

I believe that in such situations, you should not try to limit the child's desire to play, but you need to have a conversation and explain some things like responsible play and risk management. Especially if these are gambling games based on luck, and not bets on sports events, for example. But the psyche of young people is designed in such a way that if you try to forbid them or dissuade them from doing something, they will want it even more. As they say, forbidden fruit is sweet. In other words, a person must have his own experience, both positive and negative. Only on the basis of his own experience can a person make informed conclusions. Although some people find it very difficult to understand that there are no strategies in games of chance and it is impossible to be profitable in the long term in these games.

I will ask him how did he know about betting? Why he interest with betting? He need to explain for that before I go to the next conversation. I can teach him about betting, how the analysis techniques and risks involved but he must answer that.

If he tells me that he know betting from his friends and he willing to make money from betting, I will explain many things about betting including the risks. He must know what he needs to know but doesn't mean I will teach him in that day. I will take a look about his control and emotion because it is related to that.

But I will not support him to use the money I provide for betting because I don't want to see he is difficult to fills his needs. I give that money to help him fill his needs and not for betting. If he wants to place a bet, he must tell his mom because his mom will disappointed if she know that his son doesn't have money and that is because of betting.

I will tell him no.

Just because I know at 18, I am still the one sustaining him and providing for him. He most likely does not have a job yet and is still studying. If he wants to earn money, gambling is not the way. If he just wants to have fun, no need to bet with the money that I gave him. He can gamble if he has his own money and is a lot more responsible but otherwise I will not teach him.

What I will do is tell him, but this notification is not to direct him to bet or the right way to bet, I will tell him by saying that it is not good to do so he should be able to consider it. Basically, we as parents must support what our children like but we ourselves must also see what kind of things they like. If they like gambling then I myself will oppose it, unless it is only done occasionally.

For now, gambling is like a normal activity, it is not strange if children already know about it, even with this age of adulthood, it will not be far from them to know the world of gambling. However, we ourselves should not let them do what they do, telling them the consequences and warning them not to overdo it is something that must be done.

He's already 18 years old, you can't restrict him doing anything he want because he should able to make decision for his life.

Personally, I would choose to discuss about him first especially talking about both advantages and disadvantages in gambling. Most importantly I will tell gambling isn't for making money, if he want to make money, he should finish his school and get a job, build from zero.

Doesn't matter if my son is 18 years old or not, I would never encourage him to gamble. I would not want to be the dad who taught his kid how to bet and then watch him get addicted. That would make me feel responsible if his life went all downhill due to gambling. Instead, I would probably try to steer him away from it and talk about the risks involved.  Maybe we would find something else to play with that is less risky and wont cause any long term problems. This isnt just applicable for my son. In fact I wouldn't teach or tell anyone to gamble. If anything goes wrong in their life due to gambling, they will come running towards me and blame me for everything.

Simple, ask about his sporting knowledge if it's above par.

Secondly, ask him how he intends to support this newly found hobby.

Thirdly, they need to tell you if they know the impact of gambling if not handled well and if they are ready to go up against the odds, otherwise school him about gambling addiction, gambling depression etc

And lastly, they need to also know that their career choice must be priority 1 and should  not derail !!


Both need to be brought forward because he came to you without hiding their new interests and if not handled well they will be secretive about stuff, so teach them the pros and cons and let them make the final decision.

Why not? it's better to learn it from you instead of somebody else and that person takes advantage of your son because what he teaches is very wrong. And how can you deny it to your son when you yourself love the sports and for sure you are the one who teaches him all about soccer. And maybe you too has been betting on it and your son seen it from you. So it will be unfair for him if you don't teach him.

Of course as parents you will have to tell him to control himself and be responsible and always ask you if you are going to bet or what matches might be good to make money. So there is nothing wrong with it, as long as your son or at least you are going to teach him everything about sports betting specially self-control.

Even if my child, when they have grown up and gotten married, later asks me how to bet on sports, I will answer, "Stay away from gambling, love your family."
It's very simple, and as a father who feels I have bad habits, I will never teach them to my child even when they are grown up. It is better to teach them to become a successful entrepreneur rather than spending money on gambling, which could ruin their finances.

Definitely I would teach him all the aspects involved into gambling  as in my view enlightenment helps him to take the correct steps should he desires to proceed with betting on the soccer events.  Sure there is a dark side in the gambling ^{(and I would tell him about it)} but if he makes his own money he is free to lost/multiply  them at any activity whenever he could encounter  it.

I don't think I will be fine with helping my son to bet on soccer even though he is a football fan and have attains the age of gambling which is that 18 years mentioned, because regardless of what he may have known about gambling over the year's, he must still learn decipline and the risk of gambling, and also the restriction that one should have towards gambling at the same time, alot of forks have made that mistake of letting Young forks gamble without any restriction job St because their passed the age limit, but their mental development have not still reach the level to gamble at that time since he still need my help with that, so it shows he is not grown enough.

Why do you think that explaining or showing means encouraging to gamble? They if you have a son, you will never buy him toy soldiers or toy guns, at it will encourage him to become a murderer? Or you will explain your kid 2+2=4 because he will be a great scientist? That is your logic. I also dont understand how you managed to draw such a quick parallel from asking for a help in gambling to gambling addiction and troubles. Are you a predictor and is able to predict your sons future?

For my son to think that, having thought of soccer bets in the first place, I believe he must have known the worth of money and also be earning money by himself without demanding me to foot his bills.

Well, my advice to him would be to watch before he leaps on gambling. It can be fun at times, but too much of it can be disastrous; it leads to addiction. He should gamble but let it be at his leisure time when he feels he wants to try his luck on soccer bets

If a father is a gambler then surely his children are likely to become gamblers like the father in future. Seeing his father, he will also one day want to know how to bet and how to win bets. So parents should keep themselves away from betting and be aware that their children may not be attracted to gambling in the future.

Regardless of whether my son is making his money or depending on me, at an age below 25 years, I will never support him in gambling. I will be vehemently against it but will politely advise him and show him practical reasons to avoid it at that age with examples that will even be so scary to him. This is my child we are talking about, we all know gambling, is so dangerous if you are not mentally prepared. The law might have permitted 18 or 21 years but I still see these children of those ages as those who are still finding their stand in life, they are very fragile, and if care is not taken, the deceit of attaining adulthood will push them to do what they will regret for the rest of their lives.

At what age will you allow your child to taste champagne or beer? At 40? :D Your kid comes to you and ask for help. If he is over 18, its a high chance that he will leave your house soon and will become more a visitor for you. Be happy if he will even call you during week. Instead you turn down him and make gap between parent and a child even bigger. He asks for help, you say no, he will find all the answers in the internet, and next time your kid will think twice before asking you for a help.

How did you come to "below 25 years" ? At this age, some already have several kids, married. Some are even start to get bold, start to have gray hear or huge beard. And you want prohibit on the basis of parental rights such person to gamble? With such attitude, your chances of becoming grandpa are low :D

Yes every child should be educated about the evils of gambling before becoming a gambler. As a father, I would tell my son to learn the techniques of climbing trees first before climbing them. It is very easy to become a gambler but it is very difficult to get yourself out of the terrible gambling addiction. In many cases, many gamblers end up destroying their careers as well as causing family turmoil. If a child is curious or wants to learn something about gambling from the presence of his father when he is completely ignorant, then as a father he must first teach him the bad side of gambling before teaching him about gambling.

It is a possibility for parents who are addicted to gambling then their children inherit it but the current general situation, most will not want their children to touch the old path that they have gone, feeling like they do not want the sins that happened to them to be passed on to the next generation when these people have awakened but find it difficult to change. For other families, once the child has reached the stage where he needs to fall out of his comfort zone, teaching gambling is necessary so that the child is well aware from the early stages of this type, do not let problems arise and then teach again.

He is over 18 years so i think it is not wrong to start gambling. If he can be able to make his own money at that age then i will surely show him the basics of gambling, what to do and what not to do while gambling. Even if i didn't show him anything about gambling definitely he will find a way to gamble someday and he make some sort of mistake i made at the very beginning of gambling. One way or the other he is going to gamble since he has interest in it. So, it is in my hand to guide him through the steps. 

It's not entirely wrong to teach them how to bet and choose a team, but we also need to share the possible downsides if they get too deep into it. We should always remind them to be responsible gamblers, so they can enjoy the game without obsessing over winning or losing. As parents, it's important to understand that we’re only showing them how it’s done, not pushing them to play. If we explain things clearly, their curiosity will fade, and they'll develop a healthy sense of doubt and caution about whether or not to engage in it.

What did he learn in school? What did his parents give him? Were there no other learning options that he could get that were much more beneficial than asking him to learn to gamble? It depends on his environment. If his parents were so free to allow him to gamble without feeling guilty, then I think there is no need for advice given in this example. Because everything will be in vain, slowly without being taught, the child will know and find out for himself how to bet.

It is important that we are heard when we try to explain the subtleties. I remember myself when I was a child thinking that I could do something better than adults who explained something to me, but it was just my great desire without grasping the subtleties, but then I did not understand it. Now I am afraid that if we start explaining, then children may not understand this, but only see that gambling can make them rich and they will not have to put in more effort in studying or somewhere else. However, I do not really like leaving children with studying and familiarizing themselves with gambling, so it is better to try to tell us about it ourselves.

Gambling is basically a prohibited practice and does not have a good impact in my area so allowing children to gamble will be a talking point for some people in our area. I would rather them not get involved in gambling and that is our big wish even though later when they grow up they will also be exposed to gambling. For now I just say that gambling will not have a positive impact on children their age and it is better to do other things to avoid gambling.

It is difficult to limit gambling at this time and maybe we will never be able to, but as long as we have the desire to limit them then do it because there is no positive value if gambling is done irresponsibly. Children will be more mature in determining their attitudes if they are given a good understanding, not the other way around if they are prohibited but not given a good education according to the way they receive it.

I will not teach my son to play gamble or bet. Because it is not a good experience. I know how much I spend in gambling and how much I loss in a month. Gambling is not something you have to introduce to another person but if the person learn it from another source, I would not do anything because life is a personal race but I will not teach my son or another person how to gamble. But if the son has already known it from somewhere and came to asked me if something in the bet, I will tell him. Though as the way the society is now we can't prevent children from gambling because if the parent (father) did not teach him, he will definitely learn from outside.

As parents, we definitely want the best for our children, so I don't think most people would teach their children to gamble, or teach others to gamble. And besides that, I'm also sure a child doesn't dare to ask us something like that, rather than asking us directly, I think they would prefer to find out for themselves.
Now there are many places to find out about gambling, many influencers also promote gambling. So this is easy access for someone who wants to know what gambling is and how to gamble. And usually someone who promotes gambling will be happy to answer any questions from someone who wants to join the casino they promote.

If my child asks, I will explain in detail the steps, after explaining I will insert the pros and cons of frequently playing bets, we should try as much as possible to stay away from gambling because gambling is really not good for finances, mental and family.

There's absolutely nothing wrong in teaching my son a thing or two about sports betting if he's interested in it but I'm going to tell him about the downsides of getting involved in it and how it can affect him negatively. Gambling is a two-edged sword it can either make you or break you, allowing it to break you is totally up to you. Most people wouldn't really see this as a responsible thing to do but if your son picks up an interest in something it's best to teach him about it if you have an idea and also tell him the merits and demerits of it, after all that's why you are a father.

The most important thing I would tell him is the risks that's involved on gamble, the moment he asked these questions about gambling, a reasonable parent will know that the child have already had the intentions to gamble from the first time he heard about gamble. So I will explain it to the child but I will only emphasize on telling him the risk more than every other thing, because that's the most important thing he should understand. There's nothing bad in knowing what's the meaning of gamble, the only thing I wouldn't like is seeing him/her gambling.

In the first place, you are the parent and they are seeking your guidance so telling them the cons on playing gambling is a must before its too late tons of people destroyed their life in too much addiction, just tell them with their curiosity but don't bring them push to play gambling as possible remove those curiosity on them to play gambling because you already experience the pros and cons now its your part to give them the proper guidance and answer in a good way. Personally if you push them and get addicted at the end you also suffer on their actions as a parent.

This is simple for me. If he is earning his own money then I would first tell him the pros and cons of betting adding more focus on the downsides of betting.
If he still wants me to teach him how to bet then I will teach him but will keep monitoring his actions and make sure he's not over doing it.

If he is not earning his own money then I would simply say him that the money he wants to bet is not his hard earned money.
One should only bet his own earned money and never take it from someone else.

Not only is it the same as the feelings of a parent, dude, there are others who really do not want to learn to gamble their children even though we say they are adults.

Maybe I just explained to him or  that gambling destruction can ruin the our personality and that it has a lot of ruined life, so as parents I also don't allow my son to gamble.

you are right, that is what every parent who gets questions about betting should do. at least the child who has started to grow up should have their own money for betting. that will teach them to be more responsible with the money they bet. Not only that, but it is important to teach how gamblers should be able to separate finances that are necessities of life and also finances for funding in betting.
ironically, we can see many students who gamble with their pocket money. but I'm not sure that it can last long when the child becomes more addicted to gambling because they can do reckless things to get funding for their gambling.

I think we should focus on educating and explaining to them the harm that gambling can cause instead of trying to ban or disallow it. Because we will never have enough time to monitor everything they do during the day and forbidding them will only make them more curious and want to explore.

Honestly, I never thought of this until I saw this thread because my kids are so young. But for me, I never forbid them from doing anything, instead I will explain and give real examples so they can understand and stay away from things that are considered bad. Likewise, I wouldn't forbid my children from learning about gambling when they grow up, but I would focus more on emphasizing and explaining its harmful effects.

Well, the truth is, I will teach him. The reason why I will teach him is because if I don't, he might ask someone else to teach him and what if the person is not a responsible gambler? That means he's going to teach my son to be a reckless gambler?
But I doubt if my kids will want to ask me about that because at that age, they should be thinking and focusing on something that will be more beneficial to their future and career.

I am sure 99.9% of Asian parents will be against the gambling even if they are into gambling so if the son's choice is to gamble then they will go behind their back and keep their habit hidden from their parents. Also I mentioned about the money part of some is capable of making their money has the freedom of spending too but if they want to enable their gambling from parents money which I am against it.

I will try to explain the mechanics of gambling to my son at an early age (before he turns 18).

To do this, I plan to play the Musketeers with him (I have the corresponding soldier figures of D'Artagnan, Athos, Porthos, and Aramis). The goal of this game is to teach my son about dice and the basics of mathematical probability theory. I will try to explain to my son that even if one of the Musketeers wins money in one round of the game, and the other Musketeers lose their bet in this round, the total amount of money that the brave four have will not change. That is, I will explain to him what a zero-sum game is.

Therefore, when the Cardinal's Guards (or evil pirates) attack the Musketeers, the Musketeers will have to earn money in other ways (and they will need money to buy horses and military equipment). 

I will try to convey to my child the idea that gambling is good entertainment, but money needs to be earned in other ways.

Well, that's one way to put it. More often than not, prohibiting kids from doing what they can and cannot do has adverse side effects, leading them to do the things you prohibited in the first place. Thus, by teaching them the right way and letting them know of the potential dangers and how people have ruined their lives due to their awful planning, it puts the kid into the position of critical thinking of what's best for them and what to avoid. That way, they can try, see for themselves, and decide if it's worth the trouble or not.

Yes of course, but do we know whether our child will become a gambler when he grows up? I don't think so, we will never know what will happen in the future, although I know that being a responsible gambler is good to stay in the safe zone but a child's involvement in gambling in the future is still a "possibility", therefore I prefer not to teach them at all, because there is also a possibility that after I refuse their request after that they lose interest in learning to gamble.

On the other hand, as a good parent, you should teach or direct a child to everything that is good or right, not teaching them about responsible gambling does not mean not giving them information about the dangers of gambling, or in the sense that I do not allow them to get involved in gambling even though I know how to be a responsible gambler but it does not mean I do not explain anything about the dangers of gambling, my friend. ;)

That's the point, mate, denying kids of what they have interest on will not make them to lose interest in that thing but can make them learn it secretly and hid it from their parents because they know that their parents doesn't approve of it. When kids learn such habits secretly from a wrong source, it could cause more harm to them.

This is when we become a real parent. We know that kids in this era think differently and so we have an option to either let them learn about it or dey them with what they are supposed to know and let them be innocent about it. I pick the latter.
My kids, I love them so much that I want them to finish their studies and be a successful man someday unlike me. I want a different future for them and to do that, I must deny them with all the bad habits that I did.
No smoking, occasional alcohol, and the appropriate things that they must do to be a better person someday.

Most of the comments show that you guys do not have a problem with it. I think it’s a cultural difference because I cannot be a party to my son’s gambling activities. My child will not be bold to have that discussion with me in the first place. If he learns to bet on sport events from his friends or social media, and I find out, I can only advice him on the dangers of gambling addiction and tell him to gamble responsibly. This is if I’m not the one supporting him financially, I will not tolerate anyone spending money I give you for food or utilities on gambling.

I use a simple tactic when I bet on soccer matches. I would probably advise him on my tactic. But I would also tell him to listen to his own experiences. I mean, I would support him in a very clear way. Because he can improve his character by gaining new experiences.

I look at the last matches of both teams. I look at the list of injured and suspended players. Then I make a prediction. I usually bet that both teams will score. I would advise him that this bet is very consistent. :D

I do agree on this one but on my part on which this is something that i dont really like on having my son to ask about betting on sports or simply with gambling even if we do speak about
on 18 of age on which this one is really that mature enough on dealing up with things something like  this. There would really be those parents who are really that open or really just that fine
when it comes into this aspect on which it isnt really that bad at all. It would really be just that a matter of preference for most parents which neither they would really be allowing it or not.
For me then i wont really be just that too confident when it comes into this manner since we do know on what are the cons of gambling.

I don't know what's worse, showing your kid how to gamble online, or gambling against him. It's pretty much the same thing you're doing, just that they won't lose to some random casino but you.
Also, that won't teach him responsibility because you're planning to give the money back. How is he going to understand a loss is permanent and it hurts if you're going to sugarcoat if tor him?

What you're doing can be compared with teaching your kid to fight, but you're a punching bag never hitting him so he goes out thinking he can attack a bigger guy and if he's furious and intimidating enough the guy will just crawl into a ball and let him do what he wants.

You told the words in my minds also. Because our society and customs do not support gambling and therefore sometimes we find ourselves in awkward situations with gambling.
I myself can never imagine talking to my children about gambling.  I will never teach them to gamble, I would rather tell them about its horrors when they are eligible to gamble, such as when a person affords gambling funds himself. Also, I will guide them on why gambling can be terrible even after they can afford it, then if they want to play, it's completely their rights because they can make their own decisions legally.

To me it not because someone is above the age of gambling should become an automatic license for them to become core gambler, because at some point being 18+ doesn't mean a liberty that now discusses gambling with your perant even though if you father is a core gambler.

Although if it about sport bets mostly football, then I can say that such discussion is mostly done since the outcome of games can be easily be analysed by anyone who watches the game.

Its really  not that easy,  teaching your child how to gamble even when you know that greed could come up anytime and the child might forget all your teachings. Irrespective of the fact that he has his own money I wouldn't want to be the one Introducing them  to gamble, I prefer being the one to advise them not to gamble due to the fact that gamble can in several ways mess with our thoughts and influence our actions even if it means doing what you'll never do on your right senses. Aside just my kids I wouldn't introduce any of my family members to gamble. Its no new that most persons  after you have helped them with directives they tend to blame you for all their flaws and irresponsible actions while gambling.

It's actually a tough question if you try to answer it completely thoughtfully and sincerely. And I can't form an answer right away, which means it's not that simple.
Of course, I would explain to my son first of all that this is a very dangerous activity. And I know that the best thing to do would be to show him interviews with guys who are problem gamblers. Their faces and eyes, and let the child hear their words. This is the best therapy for potential gambling addiction.
In general, that's what I would do.

Yes you are right, reaching the age of 18+ years is not automatically allowed to do anything including gambling, this must be considered with the bad potential that is the result of his situation, talking about finances, financial management, mentality and many other things that need to be considered before gambling, whatever the form of gambling, including soccer, especially if gambling is only to talk about winning and multiplying money, of course it is not something that needs to be discussed or discussed because the goal is very deviant from responsible gambling.

If I may ask what interest? What’s really good supporting such move, this is not strange actually but when a child seeks for consultation I will advice as a parent to teach the child what’s more good and provide a good potential at such age, even if gambling is rated 18+ some youths can’t handle all the gambling stress without creating a mess. Gambling is good when practiced healthy to avoid hard emotions, stress etc. secondly can all adults handle a lose because gambling lose comes with pain for those who don’t have a source of income probably any kid at that age might be in college or living with their parents. When a person is financially stable gambling activity becomes more fun and interesting.

First of all, someone who is 18 years and above is no longer a teenager but am adult.
If my son who is or just turned 18 comes to me asking what you said above, First of all, he must be working and earning his own money to even have the nerve to ask me such question in the first place, if he isn't working and still depend on my money, I will get really pissed at him and drive him away after warning not to ever ask me such stupid questions again, atleast until he is working and earning for himself.

But if on the other hand, he is already working and making money for himself, I will gladly tell him all I know about sports betting, but not without telling him the risks and downsides as well, I will make sure he is aware of everything as regards to gambling and then allow him to make his final decision, he is an adult after all.

Simple logic Every parent would want their children to be in a far more productive job and has a positive value. Gambling can have a bad effect for everyone who is unable to be responsible for the practice carried out and the habits of children whose age is immature in thinking will be much more easily exposed to gambling that is not responsible. As you said that gambling sites always give a warning about 18+ and it should be a warning for every parent to his child.

Not everyone can handle gambling in a healthy manner because it will affect emotions which will eventually end in stress and further away they will do something that is very detrimental to him. Better to provide education to children that gambling that is carried out irresponsible will have a negative effect and new gambling can be done out when the child has the ability to be responsible.

I’d worry a little bit that my son might be retarded if he’s coming to me asking how to gamble at 18. At that point I’d wonder how he managed to tie his shoes every morning. If he just wanted tips or a reliable way to gamble, maybe I’d help him out. Probably depends on what sort of troublemaker he has been growing up.

maybe that is one of the things i don't want the most from my child. indeed i also knew gambling when i was in high school, but the difference is i'm not stupid enough to ask my parents about gambling because i understand that even though i'm old enough to gamble, it's a pretty stupid question to ask your parents. so if my child asks me that, maybe i'll be pretty angry with him.

I will not teach him until he has his own income, but that does not mean I will explain betting to him when he has some money. The emotional level of children who are still 18 years old is still very unstable, they will have difficulty controlling their emotions if the bets do not go according to plan. As a parent, of course I don't want my child to fall into bad habits at a very young age because it will greatly affect his future. The reason I have always hidden activities related to betting from them is because to prevent this from happening, they do not dare to ask such questions as long as they have never seen their parents involved in any betting.

Of course, no parent wants to see their children try gambling activities in any form because they understand the risks and negative impacts of gambling, people who allow their children to gamble are those who do not care about their own children future.
Personally, I will only talk about the risks and negative impacts of gambler and give advice to never think about being able to gamble at any time because I father and also gambler and have many bitter experiences in gambling, of course I do not want my children to experience the same thing or even worse when they get to know gambling.
Moreover, if they are still in my financial support as their parents, then clearly it is money that must be used properly for their living needs, not for gambling, gambling is not an easy activity to do and teenager or child is still very unstable so they have the opportunity to make various mistakes and should avoid it as much as possible.

The thing is that he is barely 18 and if by chance he doesn't have any work then where he will get the money to gamble? And if that is the case, then I will not teach him even the basics of sports betting. Because at this time, we really can't control the kids, it's not like before wherein if your children lives with you, they will have to follow your rules in the house. Now, kids has more privilege to that point that they are getting abusive. But if he has a job, at least some form of income then maybe I will teach him but I will have to say to him the bad effects of gambling and how it can ruin his life if he can't control his gambling and turn into a addict. So at least he knows that gambling is not for everyone and the one that he might be seeing in social media flaunting their riches and money because of gambling might not be true at all.

when this happens of course encouraging them to know more is not the solution, Telling the risks, bad impacts, or consequences I think that is what should be done, even though we ourselves like to gamble but that does not mean we suggest our children should know gambling or types of gambling. With their age growing up they will certainly know more or less what is good for them and what is bad for them, but we all have to realize that not everything has to be done. Even with their age growing up it does not mean they can or have the right to do everything they see, there are still things they have to be able to choose for themselves, I will not oppose my child who when he grows up by gambling, it's just reminding him not to be excessive, it must be emphasized, especially if he can't make his own money, then he shouldn't get too involved in this.

I do not understand people who say no. This is the perfect chance to teach some responsibility when you can, we should try to gamble with them so that they would learn how to gamble and be responsible, if you have your eyes on them then they cannot gamble too much and if you do this for years together, then you are going to be doing much better. Hell, even before 18 isn't that unlikely, they are not going to bet themselves, but you are going to make the bet and then you will watch the games with your kid, and they will learn responsibility and not gamble too much in their older age.

Without a parental supervision, they will learn from god knows who, some tiktoker or something, and there is no need to risk your children future to some stranger, take a hold of it and if they are ever interested then be there.

This isn't some harmful sin, we are not talking about drugs or drinking or anything worse, this is gambling, worst case you will lose money, not end of the world. Remember, money can be earned, this is the most important lesson of my life, money can be earned and as long as you have your life in you, then losing money isn't important, being careless is bad but being afraid is even worse.

It seems to me that if a child asks about something but does not receive an answer to his question, then he begins to look for an answer to this question from other sources of information. In my opinion, you can’t leave a child’s question unanswered. This can lead to very negative consequences.

The child understands that the parents for some reason do not want to answer this question. This intrigues him. Intrigue usually encourages action. At one time, I studied the principle of roulette and casinos from fiction, since my parents did not want to answer my questions. At the same time, independent familiarization with the information material allowed me to understand very accurately everything I wanted to know.

Children are able to learn everything they want to know. However, they can draw the wrong conclusions, since they do not yet know life well enough, they do not have practical experience.

Therefore, in my opinion, it is advisable to answer their questions, such an explanation will be very valuable for them.

If your son wants to place a bet, he will do it anyway. If he comes at you and asks you questions, then it means that you have a friendly relationship with your son and you should be glad that he openly told you about his interest.
We all had a childhood and we all know how teens get what they want. If you try to be strict and prohibit from placing a bet, he will find a friend that will help but you'll have no idea about that. I would personally take that opportunity and explain things to him very well, I would explain to him the math behind the sportsbook/casino and I would also explain that he should only bet/gamble for fun only and if he can't have fun, then he should stop.
Btw in my country sportsbooks are very popular and I know many fathers/sons who bet on matches. There is nothing wrong with it if it doesn't affect psychologically and financially to both parts.

Those who are 18 years old will be able to understand what would be good and bad. If my son wants to know something like that then I will definitely give him an idea about it because he is able to understand what he should chose. I am sure people who are 18+ must understand the pros and cons of gambling themselves. Either through friends or with the help of anything else they can master this subject. And an adult at least understands that gambling is generally viewed as negative, which is somewhat inappropriate to share with or get ideas from parents. If an adult comes to me about gambling after considering these things, I will definitely point out the pros and cons.

No.
Teaching him something that could be a disaster for him while growing up makes you a bad father and a bad parent as well.

I mean why would you help your son learn more about something that can be dangerous for him, and might affect his life "FOREVER". With the emerge of online casinos, it's very easy to create an account and bet on anything that's on the website, but teaching it or helping him learn more about it is something that I can do to my future son. It's like, I dig a hole for him towards the dark side of gambling. I will not help him, but instead, I'll let him do his own research about it, and let him experience how gambling or betting on sports games really is.

With how popular online casinos right now, it's very hard to stop them especially if they have an access to a smartphone. As a parent, the best thing that we can do right now is to guide them, observe them, and take care of them.

What advice can you ask for about gambling at 18, who to bet on, or whether to get into gambling, but I wanted him to be able to make those decisions himself. I can't imagine a situation in which I would want to ask my dad for advice about gambling, I would most likely want to keep the fact that I might get into betting a secret from him. And I think it's unlikely that at that age he wouldn't be able to figure out how to place a bet on his own.

No, I would teach him how to play poker, as well as teach him about casino games in general, what House Edge is, RTP, and also about investments and related concepts, such as compound interest. I understand that the one who is a sports bettor does it with soccer but it is not my case, so I would teach him about what I know, which is poker.

Age 18 is the age of children who have done many things including gambling and maybe also free sex, so I really do not believe there is an 18 year old child asking how to bet to his parents. Because I sure, children of that age are good at betting, instead of asking for advice from  their parents, I am sure children of that age have hidden gambling activities from their parents. So, that age is not an innocent child, except for children under 15 years old who are still very likely to ask theirparents for advice, but for children aged 18 they have been able to gamble by themselves because that  is the age of adult children who have had many social interactions in their days.

I’m not a parent yet, but I can reply to this from my own personal experience and opinion. Back when I was a kid when my parents only gambling activity was playing the lottery, until they noticed it wasn’t legal or halal in our religion.
As for me, I gained all my experience in sports betting and gambling on my own and only online, after making some bad decisions and going through a few painful losses.
So, yeah, it’s a tricky situation for sure. I have had to learn more than just through experience to gamble responsibly, so if my son asked me how to bet on soccer, I think the best thing to do is taking it as an opportunity to teach him. If I just told him no or tried to keep him away, he might still do it without any guidance and that could lead to worse situations and much trouble. I would rather show him the ropes and teach him how to understand odds, analyze games, and most importantly how to control his emotions and money when betting.
I will also make sure he knows that he should never gamble more than he can afford to lose every time. And if he still depending on me financially, there’s no way I let him use my money to bet, because for me, I only gamble now with extra money I make from side jobs never from a main income, and that’s something I want him to understand too.

It’s not about encouraging him to gamble but making sure he knows the risks and how to avoid getting caught up in an adiction. If he’s going to bet I want him to be well informed so he makes smarter decisions, and doesn’t end up in the same mistakes most of us seen or experienced badly.

Well I could say that it will be more better of having my son that is already 18 to have gambling experience and discussion under my watch even though it might sound weird to some people but I feel it's better to have him being watched by me other than doing it on his own or seeking advice out side since I already knew a lot about the up and down in gambling, I will let him be aware of the risks involvement yeah for me there is nothing absolutely wrong in having or being knowledgeable about what's happening around the sports betting environment as a growing young boy, as for money yeah most times kids do have some disposable money gotten or being dashed by families or relatives, gambling is not completely bad but what matters is the approach towards it. We can teach our children the part of responsible gambling as to this regards, and I don't see anything wrong with it.

Every parents, even if not all, almost every parents wants the best for their children and there's no parent that can actually let their kids to be fully engaged with gambling because they know that such part can not take their children to the right success. But even if we must deny our kids of such knowledge, not when they already know half  of it, at least we need to explain to them why they must not choose such lifestyle at that stage.

No not at all.  I wouldn't be disappointed if they gambled but I'm not going to help him in what may turn into an addiction.  I would feel terrible if it turned bad and I played a part in it.  Generally speaking I don't like to help anyone dive into the world of gambling or encourage it.  I find it as a form of entertainment and that's for me. 

Yes, it's true that every parents want the best for their kids, and wouldn't want to see them follow a track that could lead them to an addiction or go as stray while growing up. But on the contrary, no kid will sum up the courage to meeting his/her parents that he wants to learn how to gamble if he hasn't been seeing his parents gamble before, because kids are smart, and always want to try to imitate what they see their parents doing, of which on that note, for me, I think there is nothing wrong with telling them the risks involved in gambling, advantage and disadvantages.

Because most times, majority of the teens who makes mistake or chooses the wrong track, does that simply because of the lack of proper orientation. However, that doesn't mean I'm saying parents should encourage their kids into gambling.

I do get your point that if we teach our children to gamble then they might get addicted to it.
But on the other hand we must also acknowledge the fact that they will find some or other way to fulfill their wish at some point of time if they decide to do it.
So won't it be better that we ourself teach them to gamble while monitoring their activities and make them identify when greed kicks in and let them know this is how people get addicted to gambling.
If they find out how gambling can destroy their life may be they won't gamble after that which might not happen in the case where we didn't teach them to gamble but they got to gamble from some other source.

Yea I wouldnt be disappointed either by him gambling.

Besides showing him how to do it with some pointers and tips I have learned I
would definitely try and have a discussion about addiction and incorporate
the mental side of gambling and what I think about anh how I manage the
emotional aspects of betting on sports.

For example, allocating a certain amount of play money, the winning, the losing, the
chasing losses and being able to stop and walk away.

Does it mean that you will still help your child get involved in gambling but direct them to a responsible approach? If so, then it can still be said to be safe, but on the other hand, don't be surprised if one day your child becomes an addicted gambler even though in the early stages you taught him how to gamble responsibly, because addiction will always be a possibility that can happen to a gambler even though at first they were responsible gamblers, none other than because gambling has so many things that look tempting that indirectly can occasionally continue to tempt gamblers to fall on the wrong path, basically it all comes back to you regardless of whether you want to teach your child the right way to gamble or not teach them at all, but if your choice is to teach them then my advice is to try to continue to monitor your child's activities and approach to gambling, because that way you will be able to be a barrier so that your child is more protected from the possibility of addiction through indications of signs of addiction that you identify.

Children even though they are up to 18 years does not really know how to gambler and how to stay away from it when things are getting unpredictable. It is better you educate them on how to stay away from gambling because helping him to learn something about gambling could be more devastating when they do it too often. It is good telling him to focus on his academic and trying to get digital skill than to see gambling as a means of making money which could later turn to addiction when things eventually goes wrong.

I think I would rather to talk to him about how betting is supposed to work in reality and how easy money comes and goes when comes to sport betting, you know. It is not about creating and keeping taboos which could make the young not to experiment important things in life for themselves, but it is rather about educating and raising awareness on not depending on gambling and betting as an actual source of income.
After some education is done, I would start to bet together with him, each one of us putting some money as wager, so he gradually understands how to manage bankroll and manage risks as well.

Though, I won't lie... If my son ended up being addicted to gambling and betting in the future, I would feel guilty about it, even though I would have tried to educate him about it.

I will teach him because I think it is knowledge but of course as a parent I also tell him about the risks that will be faced and how winning a bet is not easy even though we have tried to analyze it well, and there is always a risk that it will be difficult for us to stop, telling him well could prevent our children from irresponsible gambling behavior because they get information from inappropriate sources.
Whether we allow it or not, our children can still gamble when they have money, so it's not about allowing it or not but how to tell them that gambling is not an activity that can make money even though there is an opportunity for it because losing seems more wide open in gambling.

I will ask my child again, since when did you know and start gambling and who taught you to bet.

18 year old children are still in the process of learning to determine their future, not to gamble, obviously if it was my child I would definitely give him an idea of ​​the risks and dangers of gambling and also advise him well about the dangers of gambling.

For me it was clear that it was not a professional question to ask parents, it was a ridiculous question to ask, we understand that gambling can damage him and his future, at that time he asked, at that time I had to control him carefully, especially the activities he did. do.

I would agree with that. I believe that a person who reaches 18 years of age should be mature enough to understand what is good and what is bad for them, so giving them some advice should be enough for them to grasp the idea that gambling can be fun but a lot of it can be dangerous for a person as it can affect them financially in the long run.

If someone thinks their son or child isn't mature enough to understand such things, they shouldn't allow them, make them sit with them and deny it with love and care so that they understand that it isn't a good thing for them so that they can stay away from it.

I personally don't see any problem in this, a piece of advice and some tips should be good, and after that, you can keep an eye on his activities and keep asking him about how he is doing and how often he is doing it.

I would certainly teach him about the potential bad outcomes someone's betting activity can induce.

When I was young, and I mean under 18, I asked my dad what the lotteries were. He told me we can try it one time and showed me. We went to a lottery establishment and filled out for just one entry, and kept the ticket.
The experience was positive but as he knew I couldn't go alone he was expecting me to ask again. The second time I asked he unloaded a load of valuable info on me.

First that it's pointless to play because you almost never win. This simple fact made me realize all the positivity I felt was not worth it.
Then he also explained to me how many people who have not understood this simple thing have ended up in bad situations and I wouldn't want to be in these situations.
I never asked to go again. And will very rarely play the lotteries myself. As of betting, as it can be even more addicting, I think it'd be best to skip the playing part altogether and simply say in what ways it can be bad directly.

I will answer directly to the title, if my son is already at the age of 18+ I think if he asks about gambling then I will ignore his question and warn that before being able to have a good life and stable finances then gambling is just a financial trap in life, not a few people are trapped in gambling because they want to get money, because they can't get good money out there, so they take the step of gambling, and that is a very inadvisable action in the financial world, gambling in my son should only be used as an entertainment place to spend money, not a place to make money.

An 18-year-old is still in the learning stage so why should he ask about gambling? In fact I would advise never to ask this question now while you are still learning.
Improve your finances first and then you can choose what you want, honestly, fathers always don't want their children to gamble because they know how big the risks are.

Maybe I'll say it again: Gamble for fun, don't make money in gambling sometimes you say this but addiction easily gets into you that's gambling.

Yeah that's definately one of those are one of those moments where ypu say "do as I say not as I do".  There are a lot of things that parents do and discourage theor kids.  It's like handing your kid a cigarette because you smoke.  Same with gambling I gamble because I can afford my losses.  I wouldn't punish them but I also wouldn't help them learn how to gamble either.

If I am the father, then I will just tell him everything he needs to know, I will definitely explain everything that he wants to know to him, and I will tell him the risk involved in gambling when it’s too much. If I don’t tell him what he wants to know, then he will end up learning it from outside, and I won’t even if he is already a gambler, and he might end up doing things that he is not supposed to do, but if I can tell him everything, whenever I notice that he has started gambling, then I will be monitoring his gambling activities, and I will keep on warning him.
 
When you don’t tell them about gambling and they decide to learn it from outside, people like that are the ones that do end up addicted to gambling because they are not always having proper knowledge about it.

I won't allow it if my so can not earn money. If my son can earn money then I may teach him. As if he loss money he can understand what he is doing. But if my son loss my money then he will not be able to learn whats going on and how difficult to earn that money.

If my son comes to my side to learn anything, whether it's about gambling or something else, I feel it is a good opportunity for me to explain things to him in a better way. I can tell him the advantages and disadvantages of that particular thing. Learning from me may help him understand more than just getting knowledge from other sources, which may not cover the risks that gambling involves. Some children have become victims, not because of anything else, but because they don't have the right knowledge about what they are doing before they started it.Only a loved one can explain something in detail to someone, whereas for others, it may be really difficult to go into such detail. I have confidence that if parents educate their children about gambling at an early age, like when they are around 15 or older, many of them will be less likely not to get involved in it because they already know the risks associated with it.

They will surely ask those info from outside sources like their peers. At least, if you know what he's thinking, you can give him a piece of advice. If he has inclination in soccer, there will always be the curiosity factor involved and how he can earn something from his favourite sport. So yes, better guide him rather than not knowing what he's doing in gambling.

Good question... At 18, he should be able to put up to what he wants to build into his life, but then, neglecting the responsibilities of a parent is what I wouldn't dream of doing... I'd always call to him and inform him, in a moderate way, making him see reasons why he shouldn't follow that path.

If this was the case, then he has no authority over himself since he'll only have to depend on what I give out to him. I'll simply call him to order cause I wouldn't wanna have him learn to spend on trivial things like that, but if it persist, I'll stop funding him...
why then do you build a pile of guilt that you'd get caught up with in the nearest future? I've heard a child over an a heated argument with his dad say -"you made me live a wayward life by chasing me away from our home" so disheartening!

If indeed this is the case when my child is an adult and can decide their own path even if they ask about gambling problems and expect help, maybe I will give a little input on this matter because I also did that to my parents before.

It does not mean that I let my child play gambling but indeed he is mature enough and thinks which is good and bad for him and indeed things like this also cannot be prevented because after all when we prevent it from doing it at an age that is still full of youthful passion then he will look for other people who will help smooth out his intentions in betting.
I will help him with some notes such as giving advice because in the end gambling is not something that anyone can do in the sense that when we cannot be responsible for gambling we will be trapped and addicted so he must be able to commit to maintaining his financial condition so as not to be carried away by the flow of gambling addiction that destroys him, besides that he must do it with his personal money, don't use the money I give for other needs such as school or do it with other people's money because that's what will make him fall in the end.

I totally get your point, mate, there's no Dad that will be so happy and proud seeing their son become a gambling addict and they played a part in teaching them about gambling. But if you refused to talk to the kid about their activity of interest, they could simply ask someone else and they might learn wrongly and still because addicted. I feel it's better to just give them that listening ear concerning what they need to learn, then you can teach them why they must not gambling. Just discourage them from it with reasons.

There is a slight problem with that. And when the effect of it is seen to the son, the father would probably blame himself why the son ended up being an addicted gambler. But it's also good in guiding the son to give the idea how to become a responsible gambler or if the son wants to pursue still gambling knowing that he can end up an addicted gambler. So, the retaliation will also depend on the son on how he's going to control himself from gambling. Without the guidance of the parents, he'd end up badly but also with guidance the control will matter on himself and the effects of it will be seen.

It's fine to support the kids with the curiosity they have in mind like gambling. And with proper guidance, they will have the understanding why many ends up addicted and frustrated gamblers. I also think that it's fine to guide them rather than not letting them know and have their own ways to know how to bet. And that's because they'll hide it and as a parent, you have no idea what's happening with your kid and will be surprised once it's become vulgar that they have now a vice which is gambling or any other things that they've been doing without your knowledge.

It depends on the reason why he wants to learn about how to bet on soccer, does he want to be gambler or it is due to his curiosity only?
Lets say he wants to be sports bettor, I'll simply ask him where does he get the money to bet and how will he manage the money.
As parents, I'm sure most fathers know their own son especially related to money management and emotion management.
If I think my son is mature enough to manage his emotion and financial, I'll let him to find about it himself but I'll give him early warning about the worse possible case.
Sometime parents need to let their children to do want they wish for experiences but it should be under parent's control so it wont go too far.

I will be more glad if my son ask this since that means he's sharing something that caught up his curious mind. To bad if they would ask an advice to other people since as you said they are prone to receive those misleading advices which provably could put them in more dangerous condition. So would advice them all things I know and make them realize that gambling is actually not a fun game. I may scare them so next time they won't think about asking on how to place a bet on sports they are watching.

If we don't do anything provably that it will just increase their curiosity towards placing their bet so proper guidance is really important here.

In addition, the child's actions shows some respect, that should be commended. It also signifies close rapport between him and the Father. So the both will get along in the teaching process, and the child will as well follow the instructions of his Dad. However, blatantly supporting a son to gamble could mean a lot to him, which may raise up being careless since their guardian is fully behind the habit.

Hence, a selective restrictions would be preferable to enhance carefulness and the awareness of gambling risks. Overall, such a child is expected not to fall into wrong hands if his Father plays a nice role in educating him on the subject. Because from the look of things, kids that get along with their parents hardly go for other people's wrong advise.

It is important that throughout the child's life the father builds a trusting relationship with him. This can be achieved through honesty, respect for the opinion of even a small child, listening to him. After this, the father can tell many things about betting if the son asks to do so. But in addition to dry theory, it is necessary to mention what happens when the player does not control himself and continues to bet even if he loses. Perhaps it is good that in this way the son learns about gambling through his father, and not from the lower strata of society in his class, where no one understands anything about betting, but only dreams of winning huge amounts of money.

If gambling is legal in our country, why not, We are living in a new generation where children are stubborn and they cannot be stopped from learning what they want to learn, and they can always do this through the internet, so if I'm the one who's going to teach him, I will not only impart what I've learned for many years but what he might miss to learn if he is going to self-teach.
I can guide him to be a more responsible gambler, I can give him money that he can use and teach how to be responsible with money and how to bet, so if he has his own money he'll know how to properly handle it.

Since I was born from strict parents, I will not teach my kids the way my parents taught me because it ruin the relationship between children and parents. If you always restrict and stop your kids to doing whatever they like, they will not want to being transparent with you and doing it behind you.

It's really bad, parents should become the close people that the kids trust to, it's sad if our children trust their teacher or friends more than their parents.

So, if my kids ask me to help him to place a bet, I would definitely happy to help him.

I think that is the best thing a Dad will do to make sure that he guides his son from not being an addict, because you are responsible to see them through in life and advice them against social vices that can ruin them if they don't have someone to tell them about the consequences of their involvement, and at last  you will regret not been there for them when they came to you.

He is already an adult and have friends that can mislead him if you don't shy away your responsibilities, because I don't think that you are the person that made him want to start gambling, but his friends might be the ones that he sees gambling.

The thing is, the westernized culture and way of lifestyle is much more different from ours and that could also have a thing to do with this... How? A child is already an adult and may choose to live alone at that age in the United States and, there's absolutely nothing wrong with that... But here? You gotta watch your step on how you hoof around else, you be explaining different kinda scenerios combined,... That's a typical African parent for you.

They can learn these habits and start getting comfortable with it even without your knowledge, but at the end, it becomes a problem for them.
I'll still insist to talk to my child about the dangers he about to face out there.

I'm not a parent yet but I'm hoping a child soon. I have not thought of the hypothetical situation you mentioned but if it to occur, I'd both help him know about different betting ways as well explain him the good and bad aspects of gambling. In the place I live in, gambling is on the grey zone, the government discourages it while it's too common in the society. The kids would learn to gamble one way or other and it would be better if they learn it from me rather than other people. I might even give him money to gamble but it would come from his own pocket money so that it's his even if he wins or loses.

Exactly. The best thing to do is to give them the answer based on how it is and not their to coin everything out from them thinking you are protecting them, forgetting the fact that they have access to a lot of information out there and might want to learn about it if you are not willing to educate them about it.
 
The answer comes first, and the caution comes next, or anyone can come first, but at the end of the day, let it just be that you as a parent to the child educate them on how it's being done and how to protect themselves from the danger of gambling.

I don't know whether it would be a better option just to leave a eighteen years old kid to manage by himself with comes to the world of gambling, though. Getting them educated and engaging with them is an approach which has its own cons and pros, one of the cons is possible further exposure to betting and (in my case) feelings of guilt of they ever get addicted, in spite of the education given to them.
On the other hand, we can always ignote the fact they are starting to gamble or bet. Would the possible result he better than offering education and engaging with them? I don't think so.
I would like to think it is better to face problems frontally instead of ignoring them and allowing them to grow. In the end of the day, a newbie gambler/bettor has always much to learn from someone who has already experimented with casinos/bookies, hasn't they?

Well, the thing is, it's not even important to explain to the child how to bet on sports, because that is really not so important if you ask me. What is far more important is the cautionary explanation.

I say this because, it's just as the both of you have said it, if you do not tell the child how the bet, he or she will go out and find out how to do it from somewhere or somebody else, and this source likely won't tell him the risk involved.
So as, parent, it more important to focus on explaining to the understanding that child, the risk involved in both sports betting and other forms of gambling, with this, even if they go out to learn how to gamble from somewhere else, they are already aware of the risk involved.

Much better to be open and be-spoken to the child and let him know about the dangers of gambling once he's get too familiarized and uncontrollable with it.

And as parents, it's our duty to tell them the dangers about it. A father or a mother who doesn't care about their child gambling and won't tell the dangers that it has are careless.

Soon, they'll regret their actions that they're careless and didn't told their children the dangers that are inside of it.

Information is easy nowadays because of the internet. And it's going to be a harder answer if it will come from other people that doesn't care about other's child.

And that's why instead of ignoring and pushing them away, just answer and guide them if ever they'll continue to bet.

Be a fan as well of soccer and I think it will be a good bonding time that will be built between parent-children relationship.

Yes its true on which because of the easy access that we do have today then it would really be thaht bit pointless if you would really be trying out to avoid on answering them out in regarding about on such situation on which we know that this is something that could really be able to go against.They would really be definitely be finding up ways on how they would really be dealing on it without telling you.

Also, they are really that on the right age or matured enough to distinguish about on whats wrong and whats right. As a parent then good guidance and advises would really be that recommended.
This is our primary responsibility as a parent on telling them up on what they should really gonna do because we do know that when it comes to this aspect then it would really be that hard
for you to stop them out because there would really be external factors that will really be affecting them out whether they should really be that trying out to get involved into or not.

If the person being asked is not related to betting, it is impossible to answer because this kind of person never knows how to gambling. Although information is easily obtained on the internet, not necessarily everyone can understand it because the level of intelligence of a person in receiving information and practice is different. Children's problems must be prioritized and when they ask about gambling problems, advice must be given slowly so that they can understand the negative side and positive.

Provide easier education they receive that gambling must be done responsibly and should not be done excessively because it will have a negative impact on people who are addicted to severe.

On average, a man generally fond of football but not all men, so when we are faced with children who do have high intentions to gamble, give the best understanding for them not to go wrong.

Probably yes , because for sure time will come for them due to curiosity and as he knew what you doing and why you playing such game. So i think much better to tell and educate them rather than letting them to explore on their own coz it's definitely not safe .

If you really don't want your son to be involved in gambling then keep it secret and don't let them know even in early age. That's simple.

If we decide to tell about gambling to our children, we should explains for the details so they can think that gambling is only for fun and they don't have to rely on gambling to make money. We can educate them that gambling is not about using the money to play gambling and staying at the casino for some time. However, there will be many things that they need to have and learn so they can treat gambling properly.

We can wait for them to ask about gambling so we can start to explains. We don't have to keep it secret because they will know for somehow that we don't know. What we must bold in this matter is the effect of playing gambling excessively and what they will get if they are playing gambling too often. We can shows people who gets addicted to gambling to them so they can thinks more about the impacts of gambling especially if they don't have control.

A parent would better start explanation with giving examples how people earn from regular jobs or any, different from gambling, method. This might create a situation, when son realizes that there are better ways to earn money than gambling, and it will be easier for him to explain that a bet on soccer is more fun and challenging activity, then an action aimed on a financial result. At this moment, the goal of a parent is to change vector from "earning from gambling" into "gambling for fun".

Why not? I mean he is already over 18 and he is on a legal age already to do this type of activity. I won't totally beat my self up if in case the bad thing really happened because it was also his wish to get involved in gambling and this is the path that he choses. Besides, we still can do something to cure it. If you find gambling as a form of entertainment, then this is also the ones that you will portray to them if what is gambling.

I am sure they will follow it. We will even look bad if we ignore someone else that inquires a thing about it. While if they say something about making money out of it because this is what they also see to others, we can give an exemption this time and say that we will not teach them, or we still can but with a condition that they need to gamble correctly and we will monitor them for us to be sure.

I think the first thing that you said contradicts with the other. If you are truly not disappointed if they gamble, then you must teach them how to play gambling and you should agree about the bad things that can happen to them including being addicted on it. We must not be negative though and just only think about the positive like he will only use it to relieve his stress after an exhausting day of work. You know, stuffs like that.

That's true, because we all proceed from what we know. If a child does not know how to make money and, for example, only by betting or gambling, then he will use only these methods. And in most cases unsuccessfully. This means that we need to show children that education is needed first and foremost, and then explain that they need to look for a good job. Basic knowledge about earnings for everyone should begin with knowing how to get money honestly.

Shouldn't it be like that, every parent doesn't want their child to enter the gambling circle, so if the child asks such a thing, the child must be given a true explanation that can make the child think that gambling is not good for the present and the future

a wise decision in my opinion because we as parents do not want our children to become addicted to gambling, if possible we should be the only ones who gamble and our successors are not advised or should never gamble at all

Well, in my case I would first explain the difference between skill games and casino games. Since betting on soccer is a part of sports betting, which is skill games, I could guide him, but I would warn him that it is very difficult to make money with it, let alone make a living out of it, however much he might enjoy watching some influencers.

A good initiative on which you would really be doing as a parent on which making up some explaination in between those things but of course since your child is already that mature enough
then pretty sure that they are really that wary about those differences but as a parent then it will really be that a good step at least on making or letting them know on what are those differences
on which they might not be able to know on what it is in the first place. So as a parent then it would really be that part of your responsibility on guiding your children into the right path.
There are really just those things that you would really be finding it to be non relevant specially if they are already knowledgeable on what they are dealing into.

Influencers are probably the worst example of people that children should watch, in the desire to be like someone. These guys are often morally unstable, or lack principles. They have no motive to be honest with their audience, these guys stream for fame and to promote their referral links, and in more successful cases: to quietly promote a certain casino that pays them.

The cons of trying out to tell your kids is that there are ones who do become that rebellious and this is why some parents wont really be trying out make those kind of scolding or trying out to stop them on what are the things that they would really be gonna tend to do. Just like on what you have said that as a parent then it will really be normal that we would be having those kind of responsibility on guiding them into the most possible best way that they would really be having that good life. Gambling isnt bad as long everything will really be that in moderation and control. There are really just that individuals that cant be able to accept out on the moment that they've been dictated on what they would gonna do.In this era nowadays on where young minds are really that too impulsive on dealing up with something that brings out that possibility on making profits
getting in line with their interest specially on sports pick thing. If it happens that they will really be that too desperate on making up some bets then the only thing that you can do is to teach them about limitations on how much they should spend. There's no way that we could be able to monitor them completely because playing or betting nowadays could really be done via on your mobile phone and as long you do have the money and internet connection then you're good to go. It is really just that money spending will really be that something to monitor on.

Of course it is always the best action that should be done by parents, it also means that parents should explain to a child about the negative side of gambling when their child asks them to teach them how to bet, meaning teaching how to bet or teaching to be a responsible gambler is okay as long as you explain to them about what and how gambling really is from the positive and negative sides and with this I think they will also know about whether gambling can be used as a place to overcome financial problems or vice versa. I think it is a better action than you just keeping quiet and not telling anything when your child asks you to teach them how to bet, because even if they don't get any information from you, it is very possible for them to seek information from other parties which is what they are worried about is that they get information from misleading sources.

I agree.

There is no need to reject or decline the questions but instead answer them with guidance so that they will listen to you as a parent.

When they feel rejected with the genuine questions that they have, they feel betrayed as well and that's one of the reasons why these teens become rebellious.

I couldn't agree more.

I like your approach to this as a parent. The thing is, most people go into gambling not just for fun but the end result is usually to make some bucks. At least, that's the majority of reason why people gamble today. The financial benefits that usually comes with winning a game whether sports betting, card games or casino gambles. So, as a parent, it will be good and subtle approach to start by telling him the importance of getting regular jobs or in my own case, acquiring skills to earn a living than going into gambling.

I won't stop at that, I will also be very firm at focusing on the disadvantages of gambling which will always outweigh the advantages. I will let him know about the consequences of losing a gamble and how that can significantly affect his emotional behavior and mental health as a young person with ambitions. It will be brain draining to venture into gambling as a young man at the age of 18. In my own opinion, no parent should encourage their children to go into gambling even when they feel the child is mature and old enough. There are always better things to do than gambling in all honesty.

Really you will explain about gambling to your children? you can do that but then you must explain about the bad side of gambling too. because if your child get addicted on gambling then it will make him emotional and If he gets addicted to enjoying it, it will be harmful for him as well as a bad effect on your family.  So I think we should always try to keep children away from gambling. And with the way gambling is currently taking place, children should always be monitored.

I am not a parent but I have an 18 year old younger sibling, if he asked me, I would keep him away from gambling because he is very prone to unstable emotions, of course the impact of gambling will greatly affect his life, it is better to forbid him

Though, someone who is eighteen years old may not be mature enough to understand the worth behind having a job and working hard for one's own money, when compared to that in the eyes of someone of that age betting would see to be more attractive than actually getting a job.
Instead of talking about getting a job or comparing getting a job to gambling and betting, it would be more constructive to explain consequences of recklessly betting to one's son or daughter and give example of people who got their life's ruined because of addiction to it, it would be like a achock therapy for them, so they do not get fooled by friends and other novice gamblers about the infinite potential of profit there is in bookies and casinos.

Also, gambling for fun is the way, but training someone to gamble for fun is not easy. If anything, I would advice my son to first try to bet using fake money on simulators and display only casinos, so they understand to difference gambling for fun and gambling for profit or driven by greed.

A parent can play an important role in ensuring the future of his child. But if a boy of eighteen years of age asks his father about gambling and if it is purely for the purpose of gaining knowledge, then his father should inform his son about the details of gambling. And if the 18-year-old child asks the father about gambling and only for the purpose of income, then the father should warn his son and try his best to explain all the dangers of gambling so that his child does not become a gambler.

The question that OP has asked is actually tricky. On one hand as a parent, we must help our children no matter what. With 18 years old son, explanation and help will be different than with a much younger child. On the other hand, 18 must be already grown up enough to know what work and money are, as well as what gambling is and how things work. First thing I would do is to find out what is the reason behind that favor that son asks. Find out sons motives. Because sometimes (from my own experience) when a child asks for example how to fix something or something like that, this means that something is already broken and child wants to fix it before someone notice.

Then wait till your son can do it without you, that will be a lot of mess and you will still be disappointed in the end, that time that your son exposed himself to you about gambling is the time you should be thanking your creator, some sons will hide that from their parents, you don't have to tell him no, if you tell him no how will you know how much he is already exposed ?

At that point I expect you to follow up, and from there on let him know that you fully support and love him, then introduced to him what gambling can cause to his life, show him some proof online about gambling addiction and why you as a parent believe that it is a bad thing for a kid to believe in, this will make him think, just shutting him down instantly could fuel is intention to know more about gambling and believe me, someone else will teach him.

I won't like it if my son get exposed to gambling and I bet it won't be through me but if it happens I won't get angry about it, instead I will make him see the true color of what gambling is all about, believe me many youths believe that the road to financial freedom is through gambling.

Even though it is advised to learn from someone else experience, but why not let (but with a slight control) your son to lose money (his own) on gambling? It will be a hard lesson, but it will be effective. Cant learn how it hurt until you get burned. Explain how betting work, show and wait. Make a rule, gamble only at home and when I am near. Observe and be silent. When son wins it is ok, when he continues due to greed - silently observe. When he busts all the money, point him on his mistakes, behavior and explain to what consequences it could lead if he get addicted. Such method might be cruel, but that is what life is.

Maybe someone will say that you gave dangerous and cruel advice, but I agree with you. The psychology of children, and many adults, provides that until they themselves make a mistake, they will not gain experience. They do not care about advice from parents and strangers. Therefore, I agree that sometimes the best lesson is the one that is learned personally, based on one's own decision. The main thing is that the child understands that parents do not wish evil or self-affirmation, but want the best for him. And therefore they care that he gains his own experience in gambling. And their sad outcomes.

Yes, that is a responsible for parents because they must ensure their children not playing gambling especially using that excessively. Parents needs explain many things about gambling so their children can thinks what they should do related to gambling. It is better to give much information about gambling than leave them alone to search the gambling info because that can makes them get a wrong information. The 18 year old child doesn't have a stable emotion so they can playing gambling excessively without control. If their parents can telling them about many things, they will realize that gambling is only for have fun and not for make money.

It is a dangerous and risky move. It's like an experiment but you are messing with the brain of a kid. Testing them on how they will react seems a bit hardcore for me. In my opinion, making them as innocent as possible in gambling is still the better way although it might also cause a kid to rebel.
In doing this kind of experiment, we should be ready for what we are going to tell them next once they lose and if they win, we should also have a piece of good advice to be ready so that they won't get addicted.
I do love the idea but we should monitor them once we let them do what they want. As long as they don't have a job, it's better if they won't gamble at all.

Most of us gamble and see nothing wrong with it, but don't want their children to gamble. As I said before I would let my adult child gamble in my presence and even give him money to do so. I believe that parents should know their children. When forbidding something to your child you should realise that there is a possibility that he will break the ban when you are not around. What it can lead to can only be guessed, so I would rather allow my child to gamble and control his actions than he will get his first experience of gambling without a more experienced mentor.

Sometimes experience is the best teacher. I guess it is wrong when it has to be from the parent to the children. It's wrong to let your child get to experience gambling both the benefits and consequences. Of course, when they start gambling, they will win sometimes, and other times they lose. What we are really afraid of is addiction and some other bad habits that come with gambling. We can prevent our children to not experiencing addiction if we respond to them at the initial time they ask for help.

One way to help them is not by scolding them and punishing them for gambling. But by giving the children the right advice while helping them. An 18-year-old child is enough to be accountable for his mistakes. So, we can help him out in the soccer bet while teaching him ways to not go astray while gambling.

There's really no problem with us especially we already passed the addiction stage and could able to handle well our activities without taking any excessive things related to our gambling activities. But to bad for our son to experience this matter since provably that they might get affected if they discover this activity to other people. That's why its better to be around always for them especially if they are in stage where they are curious to discover things. If they ask certain question related to gambling then we should do necessary step to make them understand about the risk of what they are asking to us.

Proper explanation towards everything would work and if we ease up their curiosity then guide them towards dealing this activity in correct manner for sure that they won't experience any addiction on gambling.

Right suggestion.. I am still single but I would give the same advice to others as I would to my children. Children under the age of 18 should stay away from gambling completely and even away from people who participate in gambling. Children below 18 years should focus on their studies and guardians should be aware that their children do not become gamblers. The age below 18 years is very critical when curiosity takes a wrong step and will definitely damage their career.

I think to bet or just pick with no money involved is accepted but if it's the other way around I guess that would be frown upon to do so. He surely will get the jist of it even if you've just teach the basics as I will not really spoon-fed him, learning by doing is my approach when it comes to things like this.

At age 18 I'll surely have been conditioned him of what's responsible or not even at handling finance, teaching him just recently is surely a lacking parent skills. Most academic institutions doesn't teach financial management and I guess as a modern parent we need to destigmatize that once and for all. We don't have to be ashamed teaching them that kind of skills because it's really hard to be poor, the world is so cruel to poor.

I will never help my minor child to gamble. But if he asks me about it, I will explain things to him well and explain him well about its harmful aspects. Like he hates gambling. Because a minor child is very emotional, once they get addicted to gambling, it will be very harmful for them. Because this age is the age for him to learn different things, so if he gets addicted to bad habits like gambling during this time, it will destroy his future career. So I will explain him very well about the bad aspects of gambling

In all honesty I will sit him down and explain everything to him. I would do it because if I don't the child will go and learn it somewhere else without me knowing. For the fact that the child had the courage and conviction to come to me I will sit him down and tell him everything about gambling. It shows that the child has a good relationship with his father, because not every child of his age will walk down to his dad and ask such question. So as a father whom your son trust you so much to come ask you such question politely, it's best that you talk to him and not scold him, because if you do he will for sure go learn it from his peers and pray he doesn't learn form the wrong people who won't guide him the way you would have. And the way you handle this will determine if that child will keep coming to you to discuss other things about him that you don't know of.

I wouldn't encourage him to place a bet as of the moment, not until he can stand on his own two feet where he already land a good paying and stable job. But, what I do as of the moment? I would teach him how to analyze the match; who will potentially win or who lose.  I wouldn't teach him how to analyze the odds either as it might somehow give him the idea that could entice him in placing bets. Though, everything could be learned over the internet, but at least I did what I can do as a parent who does not want my child to get involve in gambling at an early age.

But Dewi Aries, what I don't understand is if you are misunderstanding the main question, or if you treat people of legal age as children.

If I were asked about helping a little child to bet on soccer, I would definitely not do it, and if it was my child, I would directly forbid him. But we are talking about people 18+. Even if you don't help him, he will legally do what he wants to do, so I reaffirm my view that I would prefer to accompany him in whatever he decides to do, better than letting him do it, and expose to the dangers you mentioned, alone.


I get your point Oarsman, but there are very cheap bets which don't require a good paying and stable job to play. In my country there is a long tradition with what we call La Quiniela: basically in exchange of 1€ you try to guess the results of all 14 matches of the matchday + an extra bet, and if you are lucky you become millionaire. Although nowadays only 1.7% of the population plays, back in 1997 it was near 20%, which is insane. And I don't think all of them had stable jobs. In fact, for less than the price of a beer, unemployed people can get a little hope to face the day to day.

For sure majority of parents wouldnt really be liking for our children to get involved with gambling yet we do really know on what are the potential risks that it would really be having.
As parents whose really that more experienced and more knowledgeable into various things then we would really be doing our very best on trying out to avoid them at early age.

We do know on what are the impose risks that it has when it comes on losing money and the worst on which we are that trying out to avoid them on getting addicted with it.
Somehow it will really be just that depending on how a child will really be able to assess things and treat it up basing up or according into their understanding.
Being that too strict might really be leading up on something on which cant be controlled out.

Advising him to avoid gambling would be better, and telling him how many people go bankrupt because of gambling, so supervision will be increasingly strict on children when they are familiar with casinos.

No parents should encourage their children to gamble, but when they ask about something like this, we should make them understand that gambling isn't good for them, it can be both financially and mentally harmful for them if they get involved and become addicted to it, so they need to stay away from it as much as they can. Once they get this right, then we can help them make the analysis but as you said, we should ask them not to place any bets.

What I said above can only be applicable if a child is obedient because they wouldn't say no to anything you say or think that you are lying only to hide something from them, but if the child isn't obedient and barely listens or understands anything, maybe it is also not a good idea to help them do the analysis or give them any tips about it because they will surely misuse that information on your back.

If the money my son had was the result of my own efforts and he tried to use it for gambling I would refuse to help him, since that would not be the use I was expecting for him to give to that money, however if he was already earning his own money and asked me for advice, I would give it to him, but I will try to make it abundantly clear that he should only wager a small amount of money and the rest must be used for the things he actually needs and to invest in his future.

Since he is of legal age, Id be open to showing my son some sports betting basics if he was eager to learn.  But first, we would need to have a honest talk about responsible gambling and the importance of using your own money, not anyone else's.  I wouldnt finance his betting and  he should appreciate the worth of money he earned himself and what happens when you waste it unwisely. 

At the end of the day, the choice is his.  However I believe discussing the pros and cons of gaming is a solid beginning.  That way he can weigh his options and decide what suits him best.

Well, one thing is having a good relationship with the kids and like you said, it's only when a kid has some open door or friendly relationship with their parents, that's when they can have courage to even disclose such intentions with their Dad and if you kids comes to you, it's better to just give the right advice. You can still discourage them from it but it depends on how you handle it. Some parents will just scold the child and dismiss him.

Why you call it hardcore if this isnt a kid in front of you, but a 18 years old young adult. For parents, their children will always be kids, even at the age of 40, but coddling them all the time is also wrong. At 18 years old, brain is already messed. At such age many are matured enough. Because this is the age when they about to select university and partly decide their future life. Like other said, such kind of experiment will be risky, but at this age, I, with my experience, can talk and explain everything about gambling in a more clear way. At such age I can talk with my son as «adult with adult». I think it will be easier for my son to understand everything I say, than if he would be, lets say 10.

Adult child? (Well not really child, but still your son/daughter) Well, just do it. But make sure they know the risks of gambling first, just like the risks of drinking alcohol and stuff like that.

But obviously you can't help them out if you yourself do not know anything about betting in the first place.

As long as they're not betting with huge amounts of money then it should be fine.

You are absolutely right. But this may be an experimental experience for a child, but it should be under the full control of parents, and this is an important and mandatory condition. Of course, when I wrote about a child, I meant a maximally grown child who already understands moral principles perfectly, and has a strong and truthful understanding of money.
And of course, such a thing should only be done with a child who cannot be called spoiled or irresponsible.

For sure I will advise him, because gambling is not suitable for kids under 18. Not only have a smart brain, but gambling also needs health mental and psychological, if they only rely on his brain ability, I'm sure his savings will run out, and his pocket money will also spent only for gambling. Please help them to think it again this situation, if you left it alone that possible they can't managed his money for future.

Well in the modern society today once a kid gets to 18 years, they will most likely consider him an adult but the truth is that even some persons at the age of 18 aren't still mature enough to make proper decisions for themselves. 18 is more like a general average, some kids around 16 are more matured in decision making than some persons over 18. Sometimes kids that are pushed into gambling is as a result of unnecessary peer pressure on them and that's the more reason parents need to be close to their kids.

Personally I think gambling even at the age of 18 is too early and that's because younger people tend to misuse opportunities wrongly compared to their older counterparts.

I like how people here focus only on the word "son" in topic name, but pay little attention to "18 years of age" part. Even if OP wrote "your son who is over 25 ask you about gambling", people would still post "gambling is not for kids", "undeveloped brain", "dont know consequences of gambling" and so on.

I also think that is fine to them to finally find out what is gambling and place bets when they are over 18. There is nothing to hide from them. They most likely already know about gambling, but with such question want to find a some kind of a allowance from a parent, or prepare parent for information that they have lost or won already. Moreover, if its money they have earned themselves, there is nothing bad if they even bet huge amounts, since it their money.

That's true, little children can only be interested in gambling because of the money involved, so if the parent could calm them and explain in detail what they need to do to be a better person financially in life, they will really appreciate it and know that it's worth the wait even as they are serious with their lives. Gambling can't give them what productive work would give them.

Parents should not limit it there, they need to tell the children how risky and destructive gambling is with practical examples. I am sure the children must have changed their stances by the time the parent finishes with them with scary examples. ;)

In fact, I don't think we have much influence over our children when they spend most of their time away from us. So I think that the moment a child asks you for something, you should not only take the time to help them understand it, but also encourage them to share their successes and failures with you in the future. As I said before, it is better to know everything about your child in order to help him in case of any danger.

This is serious OP, if you're a gambler and you know the effect or whatever happens when you're into it you won't want to let your child to start it in the first place but if he has the idea maybe from friends like outside the house then it can be tolerated some how. The only thing I'd do as a parent is tell him to never put too much interest in gambling because it can damage his life since he's still young and not yet financially stable. The idea on all these is to let the child know that without him having any money it can lead to stealing which is not good, to me if you want to gamble don't borrow or sell what's not yours even your property is not advisable to sell just to gamble.

Dont forget to change diapers of that 18+ child :D

FFS, 18+ moron asks how to gamble, and even more elder moron refuses to tell it. What are we even discussing? If someone is 18 and still asks parents for help in such primitive issue, then gambling is least important issues in such family.

That's right, but admit that young kids don't have your critical thinking of an adult, which is formed only with experience. Young guys always do things their own way, and even sometimes if they are forbidden to do something, they can do the opposite. That's why I think that if parents don't tell their child about gambling, the Internet will tell them about it. That's why you need to carefully make the teenager understand that this is a bad activity, and show those who ruined their lives because of problem gambling.

Yes, you are right because they are our children who needs our attention and be in their sides. Maybe in some time they are away from us but they will comes to us especially if they have a problem that needs to help.
We must understand it because that is what we did to our parents and you know what, the cycle will be like that and will happen over and over time. We can teach them about what we know and what they need to know so they will not take a wrong path.
If they want to know more about gambling, we can explain it based on their ages and not makes them confuse so they can understand why they must stay away from gambling. Even if someday they are playing gambling, they already know the risks of gambling and what will happen to them.

First, I'll make him understand better about gambling, along with the consequences and aftereffects of making mistakes in gambling. When it comes to sports betting, I'll suggest he know well about the game as well as the players performance stats. Only with that perfect prediction on the odds can be made. I'll give him the advice not to get into it, beyond that, it's his decision, and I'll suggest he go with small money. On the other hand, I'll also keep track of his activities, because at the teenage age, their minds will be strong enough to do anything. Losing might make him low, and sometimes they won't have the mind to accept it. Unexpected losses will also be a big problem, and if they were able to share them with someone, then it'll be helpful for them.

Teenagers protest against any ban, so I believe that the child should be explained the basics of sports betting, while warning about the possible problems that arise with excessive passion for gambling. It would be better if he tried to make a few bets, of course, only with the money he earns himself, so that he could feel the "value" of this money, as well as the bitterness of loss from losses (which will definitely happen).

In this vein, these bets on football could serve as a good financial lesson and gently wait for the son to lose interest in gambling (without direct bans).

Is very hard to even hold a child to not do such a thing because you have no idea where he might learn it from and as long as they have heard that someone won a huge sum of money, it will trigger them to go and try if luck will be on their side. Parents can't hide it from them, ok what if a situation where the child have never seen the parents gamble but they saw it on TV or by chance they find themselves in a gambling area and coming back home to tell the parents what they encounter outside, what do you expect the parents to do? To me is best to tell the child everything he or she needs to know as long as the child is up to 18 then he's an adult, by so doing you'd point out the negative part of gambling first before the positive side of it and is only a reasonable child would get the message of the parents.

That is right, give explanation and maximum information until kid is 18. Because after that, the kid is able to make his own decision whether he will gamble once or become addicted gambler. After turning 18, if parents have built a good reputation with their kids, kids might listen to what parents say. If there is no respect to parents or kids are spoiled, they will suddenly become deaf to what parents say. Until kids are not 18 and dont try to challenge the leadership in family, its can do whatever you want, talk and educate them. After 18, you can only suggest and advice, not demand and insist. Which means I will help my kid if asks about gambling, at least just to be sure that he wont life mistakes, as when the kid is over 18, those mistakes can be much greater compared if my kid was 10.

That is a good suggestion to make him understand about gambling so he can think that he doesn't have to playing gambling like his friends. Playing gambling means he must ready with anything that can happen especially losses so hopefully, he will stay away from gambling.

But if he still want to try to place his first bet, maybe we can be besides him and give instructions so he can know what he need to do. We can teach him about analyze or how to collect the information so he can do that by himself. But we must warn and remind him that playing gambling can make him to be addicted to gambling. But it is better if he doesn't have to playing gambling because many people can not accept their losses easily and we don't want our children will be like that.

Perhaps that could be the reason some people only see age as just a number and nothing else because maturity comes from the mind through their behavior and their decision making because we always see some people who are older but still act and think like an under age children while their are also under age just like you explained that are very smart in decision making like an adult, though sometimes up bringing of children can affect them negatively or positively because some believe that children who are expose from early age to source for themselves tend to understand things better than those who have everything at their disposal, so even if 18 years is allowed for gambling but those that cannot make a better decision for themselves should not be allowed until they prove maturity in them.

With the technology that is currently developing rapidly, it is easy for everyone to learn various things, including children who might ask how to bet on a football match, even if we don't tell them, there is a possibility that the surrounding environment will teach them such as with their own circle of friends or they themselves who are looking for a way because now everything can be searched for and found and then we learn it.

Children who get good lessons or good education from their parents, for example by telling them what to avoid, then it is likely that the child will not do something that is risky for themselves or others. It is different from children who cannot accept their parents' education well, it is likely that they will deny the education from their parents that they have been taught. Even so, as parents we must still provide the best education for our children, because it is impossible for parents to educate their children in the wrong things.

Over 18 is already too mature and independent in my country. I start gambling even I’m still a minor due to the influence of my father that always play billiard and poker at the same time when I was a kid.

I’m the one who gets curious and my father thought how the gambling game works. He doesn’t allow me to gamble at the age but he just keeps teaching me the mechanics to quench my curiosity.

This helps me to stop experimenting on my own since my father already mentor me. I just wait until I have enough money on my own before I gamble small scale since I knew the intensity of losing by just seeing my father gambler. The point is it’s better to teach a curious son instead letting him to learn on his own and be greedy without guidance.

Lucky that my son does not love soccer so never that she will ask me about this one and even if she does?I'm sure she will listen to me to instead of gambling just enjoy watching the game and never fall into becoming gambler .
Am not saying that gambling is that bad but if ever this comes? I think I will let her understand everything about ins and out of gambling .

Yes, you have to teach and correct them with love. I will try to strike a balance because if you use a hard way to correct kids or tell them not to do something, they will become more inquisitive about it. They will even go the extra mile to find out why you are not letting them do it. To help my children understand, I will explain that there is something called responsible gambling, and it's okay to gamble when you are earning or when your mind is mature enough.

I will emphasize and share stories of how people have lost their jobs due to gambling addiction to discourage him from getting hooked. However, I want him to learn to play for fun, not competitively. I don't want him to become obsessed with gambling because that's when addiction sets in. Instead, I'll teach him to play for fun, occasionally, without making it a full-time activity or something to beg or borrow for.

If you try to keep children or teenagers away from something, they will likely go out of their way to explore it and hide it from you. By the time they're doing it in secret, it may have a more significant impact than if they were open with you about it. So, my approach is to keep the communication open, allowing us to have honest discussions about it. Then, I can guide and monitor their actions, checking their behavior before it becomes problematic.

I would definitely give him the idea from that point of view that he needs to have his own income to gamble and that he should not gamble if he is not in a good financial situation. I will also try to explain why he shouldn't and give him an idea about the fact that gambling is not a source of income. Because new gamblers make these mistakes. They initially consider gambling as a fun activity and later become addicted. I don't want to encourage anyone to gamble but I don't discourage anyone who wants to gamble for fun. Those who take gambling for granted will enjoy it but for those who want to use the money for income purposes, it will be a big problem.

Those who take gambling as a fun activity actually don't gamble to the extent of getting addicted, it's those who treat gambling like it's a win or die affair that end up becoming addicted to the game some how.

But overall, like you have said, we can't and shouldnt discourage people from gambling for several reasons, and one that reasons is obvious, and that is that we ourselves on this forum earn from promoting gambling casinos, if for example, we discourage people from gambling and everyone stops gambling, where will the casinos get the money for pay us for promoting them in forums like this?

Secondly, destinies are different, and there are people who are destinied to make it big from gambling, discouraging such one from gambling means that such one may likely never take hold of what he or she was destined for.

All I know we can do is to continue to advise people to gamble responsibly, don't treat gambling like it's a win or die affair, else, the gambling him or herself might be the one regretting at the end of the day.

Parents are much more responsible for guiding their children which also means advising and directing them on the path to follow in other not to go astray, though 18years old is an adult but we should know that any person in that age is still a child because such person may not be exposed to many things, so if such question arise from a child of that age bracket to his father I think its not bad for the father to put him or her through on what's at stake, we can never tell where the child got the information about gambling from, whether from the social media or friends in school, this should even be a very good opportunity for the father to get more information relating what the child actual wants to know form him, this will be an avenue for the father to pay much attention this child by giving the child a detailed explanation of what he actually need to know about gambling activity.

18 years old child does not have much control over things he or she does that's why the father has to make him understand that gambling is very addictive in nature as such if one must be involved, such person has to be in control of his game and take precautionary measures in other not to be addicted, parents don't need to be harsh to them, make them see reasons why they shouldn't be more inquisitive to know much about gambling but at the same time inform them the possible danger ahead.

Generally, kids learn to imitate their parents, the way they live and follow daily activities. Which makes advice from guardians to offsprings work faster than that of a school teacher. Unfortunately, parental care is rarely reaching to lots of children, due to business and momentary chase by parents for the kids financial needs.

That's right they all need money for bills, and upkeep, but the emotional training that lacks affects how kids understand things in the society. Unlike the child in the Op that asked his dad questions on gambling, others wouldn't inquire, due to the poor conversation in the household. Hence, they'll have little need to bother their dad with a question as that, and go ahead with their decision.

Parents must give a view for their children not the other way around and gambling for now has been running so rapidly that parents will be much more difficult to limit children to be involved in it. What needs to be done provides an understanding of gambling and they must be able to study that when deciding to gamble must be more responsible.

In this way children can better understand gambling can be done at what age because now the sophistication of technology will increasingly make children better understand something than us parents.

You are right, of course parents will do other activities which aim to meet their own needs such as for school fees or paying other bills, therefore parents do not have enough time to educate or supervise their children with full time all day, but even so parents will definitely give their best and after they give their best then the decision after that is up to the child. Therefore there is a term for parents who have succeeded in educating their children, when the child does something that can be said to be noble.

Also even though they know about gambling or football betting, it is unlikely that they will question their parents, what is most likely to happen is that they will hide it including their behavior that may involve betting, only children who are innocent or honest I will ask their own parents about it.

True, such a dialogue can only take place in a family where the father and son have a trusting relationship, and the son does not want to figure out such a question on his own. However, this will only happen in one family out of many, many, since most likely the child will make a bet himself, without telling anyone about his action. Now there are answers to all questions on the Internet and it will not be difficult for him to make this bet. Or ask friends for help.

One of the most crucial things on which you would really be needing up on the moment that you do gamble is on the moment that you should really be having that control because having none of these things will really be leading up into such addiction on which it might really be resulting into such huge problems that couldnt be easily resolved out in the future or situations ahead.

We are a parent do knows on whats good and whats bad but for your children who do able to reach out that 18 years of age then it would really be that impossible that they arent aware of those risks involved.
We are parents will really be just that trying out to make at least having that guidance into our children on which we know that we do know on what would be the best thing for them. As much as possible we are really that trying them to avoid gambling as possibly as we could because tendency or chances of addiction would really be there and this is something that we shouldnt be tolerating.

If ever you've seen that he's really that playing for the sake of fun and entertainment then it wont really be that bad for you to at least having that kind of considerations too
on teaching him at least on what he should be doing but of course in manner on which there's that moderation.

To start with I wouldn't build a future that would see my child going in to gambling at such age. Even if it happens that he gets in to gambling. It will be base on fun for his favorite game and not an escape route from poverty. An 18 years old child should be more concerned and bothered about their future rather wanting to indulge in to gambling. It all goes down to the kind of future you prepare for your children. Parents need to take up their responsibilities and not let this be an option for survival for their offspring.

It’s not always about escaping poverty. The rich also gamble and their stakes are higher than the average person would like to spend on gambling. You could be stinking rich and your kid spends his trust fund on gambling. Children are easily influenced and with the rate of online streamers promoting casinos, it is easier to teenagers to develop interest in online gambling. You cannot stop them from using the internet, the best solution is to educate them on the dangers of gambling addiction and hope they see things from your perspective.

Children confide in their parents to direct and teach them since they see them as their Heros, because they believe that whatever they ask fdom their parents can be given to them. This is why children will come up to their parents to learn from them whatever they feel is needed to know. As a parent, you don't need to deprive your child from whatever knowledge he asks of you because you are the only one capable to guide and direct them from going astray. This is why it is good that you as a parent, you educate your child on gambling if he is interested in gambling. He will not be a child forever.

A minor child may see a gambling advertisement from social media or ask his father how to place a bet or how gambling works. however, no boy or girl above the age of 18 will ask their father about gambling. Because they are adults enough.  And at that time they have many friends from college or university. through whom they can know the answers to all their questions. and since he is an adult at that time, he can make his own decisions as he wishes. then his parents have nothing else to do but give him freedom. But if my child asks me about gambling, whether he is an adult or a minor, I will tell him about the negative aspects of gambling. and give him honest advice not to gamble

Yes the parent are the semi gods to the children and that is why whatever is coming from the parents are taking seriously and also kids seek to follow the footsteps of their parents and for that, as a parent one need to pay closer attention to the kid's and also to your own personal lifestyle, so if you are a gambler and you take gambling as a daily lifestyle, chances are that your kids will grow to naturally know a lot about gambling that they may not even need to ask you some questions about gambling before they start gambling on their own.

What I suggest for parents is that, there is the need to gamble in high privacy when you are with kid's, and thank Godd that we have what we call online gambling platform such as cryptocurrency casinos that make privacy very easy you can do it on your personal laptop with high security, and also gamble less since you have what to hide from your kids, and after that try to educate them on the denger of involving in gambling too much.

Totally depends on a children on which there would really be those who minds about asking into their parents and there are ones who would really be that directly making out some engagement without
trying to ask out into its guardian and would really be dealing up with it independently and find out into those questions on which it is really that on their mind. Good thing as a parent if you do have
a child whose really that trying out to make those kind of opening up to you on what they would be tending to do but since we are talking at age 18 on which this is already mature enough
and could take out actions on their own then it wont be shocking that they will really be dealing up with things accordingly without telling you. This is why most parents do really misses out
on trying to educate their children because not everyone will really be able to filter out on what are the things that they've been dealing into and just focusing on what they have known or seeing.

the phase of the child's youth in the productive phase of learning, of course if the child asks about betting on football I will answer. but only give options from the effects obtained so that they can choose the risk of the consequences made by themselves. as parents must direct the good by providing material guidelines first. all parents must hope that the future of their children is better than their parents, not destruction, because the effects of gambling are very high risk. between playing betting or not I have given guidance to direct the right one

I don't think telling him would be the right or smart thing to do , but rather tell him the advantages and disadvantages (especially the disadvantages in it ) , because if you don't tell him the danger in it he may endup learning about it from another source, but when you tell him the danger in it , and give some examples on how it has ruin alot of folks lives who approach gambling wrongly.

So that he would endup losing interest in it so that it won't be victim of wrong gambling habits and stuff .

It is good to teach people how to fish so they can always do it by themselves and make money for themselves but when it comes to gambling, It is better we make decisions that will be beneficial for the person because gambling is addictive and if the people that want to commence on the gambling activities is not sensitized enough with good risk management that needed to be followed, things can go south and the person might lose their senses to addiction which can ruin their lifestyle. It is better the child is refused the ability to learn how to gamble although children can always find their way to get whatsoever things they are looking for especially when they are desperate.

A proper explanation is enough for your kid to understand the implication of gambling. Even that's your favorite sport, you can always support at the back of your teams by just watching and cheering for them. But that's a different thing when it's about betting for that sport.
You can explain all of the risks that it can possess not just with money concerns but also with psychological effects.

You might be a good father if your child as you are going to help him with gambling (soccer) and teach him about the problem of gambling I do not think it is a problem only but it is a problem that may turn into a loss more and more which is not be able to resolve easily.

As a parent, I understand your fear because of the many outcomes of gambling we have seen people under go. Personally, I don't want to see my child gamble when he is 18th, online opinions can say what they like but it's my choice because an 18 years old should be facing his education and how to build his future to a greater height, starting a life of casino would probably be attention taken to him, I will only allow him bet when he is making money and responsibles for taking care of himself.

He will also be gambling only if he knows how to gamble responsibly, I'm afraid to see what happened to addicted gambles happening to my own child. I see how some people has moved from somebody to nothing and that's because of reckless gambling with any money they see whether it's their own or it's the money entrusted for them to help keep.

I can say that this is the best answer I have read on this topic. Based on which I can describe you as a somewhat ideal father, since all attempts to hide the subject will not succeed because the child can learn about the gambling industry from many sources available both on the Internet and in reality. On this basis, I find it important to introduce him to these areas in the wisest ways, which I find that you have chosen the best within the framework of a balanced relationship with your aspirations as a child who is enthusiastic about discovering the world around him.

Children do not hesitate to ask similar questions about topics that society still considers embarrassing and even dangerous, such as the topic of sex or the interpretation of what is happening in wars. Gambling is also a reality that exists and there is no escape from the child being exposed to signals from here and there, even unintentionally. Therefore, it is important for the guardian to be aware and able to provide cognitive support through good formulation of answers according to the cognitive and psychological abilities of the child.

of course the experience part about sports is very much a part of insightful conversation about how the world of sports can develop great. mentally children still have to be accompanied by parental knowledge, mentally children are still very vulnerable in drawing conclusions because children's logic is still inferior to the selfish desires they expect. we direct their psychology with knowledge so that children are under control

Everyone see it from different way. If I am the father, and been a gambler for a while. I have known the good and bad. And the question is what have I profited and gain  from gambling and from the angle you can tell your son something whether to advise him to gamble or tell him to focus on things that will increase his income and not gambling. It is not advisable for the whole family to gamble. So the father should take all measures to prevent his children coming to gamble.

Through the question that has asked me, I would sit him down and advise him what to do after answering his question and allow him to choose choices in life. Life is a personal race.

It's a very critical question. If I help and the bet wins, then it becomes a habit. (I didn't know what betting was, I learned it in 2001. When we made a joint bet with a friend and it worked, we couldn't stop after that.)

If I gained 10 units in total, I lost at least 100 units. While I was following football and many teams well, I fell into these situations.

Going back to the question, I would say that it is something wrong and if you play it once, it will continue and become a habit for you, and I would do my best to stay away from it.
Unfortunately, I also have regrets. I stayed away during the international break, but now I've started again.
Especially live betting is a complete enemy for me. 😔

Yes, we have to put them under control with whatever they want to explore like in gambling and asking how to bet on a soccer game.
Many will not argue to that and will say to stop because that's how parenting is. But being open also will give them an idea that you're getting closer to them while explaining how things should be done right and understood.

We can try to discuss with them and asks why they can have interest to sport betting. We can explain many things about sports betting but we must also tells them what risk behind gambling so they can think by themselves and know what will happen to them if they gambling. We can not just prohibit them not to gambling because they can do that secretly and they can ask that to their friends. If they do that, perhaps we cannot control them and that can be a problem for them because they don't learn about self control in gambling.

Back to your story, when you don't stand in the position of a parent and help your child, they will seek help from outside, especially close friends, even easier than an advertising platform, just standing outside also knows that you should be their priority help. However, this help is planting the foundation of gambling and going back to education, exposing the nature of the problem to deepen and impress your child's knowledge, that is the most effective way to increase prevention, although they will still participate but their way of playing changes based on the way we communicate and convey

Young people must be given guidance on how to provide knowledge from their parents if they want to see good child development in the future. For example, when they grow up, teenagers will definitely do things that are not visible from their parents' monitoring. They can gamble because they are curious. Children's lives at home and outside their homes are different, when children are outside they can do any expectations that are prohibited. When at home they will only adjust to family harmony

First I would want to find out from my son where that interest to start gambling was coming from. I want to know if it's from his peers – the peer pressure thing. I've seen a lot of teens do stupid things they wouldn't ordinarily do on their own but for dare that came from their mates. These kids are pushed to prove a point to their mates and then take up the challenge. If my son's interest were from his peers, I would bluntly refuse him. Then warm him of the dangers inherent in it. Of course, teens and youngsters are prone to getting easily swayed and addicted to gambling than advanced adults. So, they need guides when it comes to such a sensitive issue.

BTW, why did the example have to be a son? We equally have daughters (girls/women) who love to gamble too.

Yes I would teach him about responsible betting. As of how to bet on soccer, that's not something you can teach anyone about. I'd suggest him to Google it and I'm pretty sure the result would be better than me teaching him. Btw, in my opinion 18 is too early to start betting. I'd suggest him to wait until he's 21 at least. Also I'd tell him that those who say they can teach him how to bet on soccer and make money from that are just charlatans.

Google has provided many ways to choose betting options in football, whatever you are looking for will be there. :D
Yes, regarding age, the ideal age should be 21 years old because 18 years old are usually still studying at school, so they should not be addicted to gambling before finishing their school.
Never promise anything about gambling, there is no better result, but there are more losses.

Actually its not that critical if you do really just that simply stick into your own principle but since we dont really like for our son to have that kind of rebellious kind of reaction or actions then we would really be thinking up carefully on what would be the approach that we would really be taking and not really just that immediately be trying out to stop them and telling different words on which it might really be ending up
on having some potential conflicts in between you and your son which is really that currently dealing with betting.  If there's nothing you can do since he loves betting then this is where you would really be actually needing up to let him understand on taking up the risks and this issomething which is really that basic need to be learnt off at least.

If his interest in sports betting is a continuation of his passion for football, then there is nothing wrong with that if it continues in a playful way. And if you have experience in sports betting yourself, then you can help him by telling him about the risks that are acceptable for gambling.

Parenting is hard and actions should really be based up carefully and minding whether your child will be hearing you out or will really be that totally opposing on what you are really that suggesting or recommending.
On the moment that they do touch up that age of 18 then this is where they will really be having that sense of independence on which they will really be thinking that they are mature or old enough on dealing up on something and could make out that immediate decision whether they will really be continuing or pursue it or simply trying out to avoid. As a parent then its normal that we will really be guiding them into the best things as possible that we do on which its a normal approach. If you do find out that the interest of your son about sports betting specially on a specific sport then better guide him/her and always make out those kind of warning or precautions that the money that should be bet on is something that considered to be extra, plus the intensity or times of dealing on a certain week should really be limited and not something that will really be having that unlimited kind of betting as long as he wants on which this is really that bad. Always remind them that betting is really just that for the sake of fun and thrill/entertainment and its not something that really gives out that sure money or profits. It is really that important that you should be explaining into your son about the risks of betting or gambling but if you do saw that he's responsible towards his actions then
you will really be that confident or be able to assure that gambling wont be able to put him on harm specially on getting addicted into it.

I’d explain the basics, but focus heavily on the risks and the importance of responsible betting. It’s better to have an open conversation than to dismiss it, so he understands both the potential dangers and how to manage them. As for using money I provide, I wouldn’t allow that. He should only bet with his own money if he decides to do it, and ideally after gaining some financial independence

Yes.

That's it is.

And we can remember that when kids are told of the consequences, they're going to remember that and as teenagers. Some might be too risky to take it but there will be the kids that listens to their parents if told properly.

You shouldn't let your son make the bet and leave him alone to do whatever he wants to do after that. If he comes asking you about it, it's your golden opportunity to show him the negative aspects of gambling so that he understands. You should give him some tips about sports betting but also plug in the points about the negative sides of gambling for him to learn and at the end, you can simply tell him to stay away from gambling as much as he can so that he doesn't get into any sort of trouble in his future.

What's more dangerous is if your son doesn't come to you but starts making bets himself hiding the habit from you until he gets addicted to it and possibly loses every money he gets either from you or from anywhere else. In that situation, you would think and wish that you had known about it earlier.

As parents we will definitely try hard to remind our children to avoid bad activities even though we also gamble but we are also not happy if our children gamble because it will make them lose control especially if they have not felt the difficulty of earning money and gambling with the money we give is like we give them the opportunity to continue playing with the money we earn with difficulty.
However, if they want to gamble with their own money with the results of their hard work, maybe I will teach them how to gamble responsibly and for the age of 18 I think it is still a teenager I do not allow it for gambling.

If your son who is over 18 asks you how to bet on soccer, would you help him? the simple answer is no hahaha

first of all Im Muslim and I know that Im not good Muslim gambling is totally prohibited and to be honest I don't want my son touch this world. but if he asked me if he want do gamble I will explain him everything about how the gambling work and what is the technique and things like that. heck I maybe show him people who hit jackpot and people who suffer because of this

at the end I just want him to decide himself and of course I don't want him use my money bro haha

No, I definitely won't help my child in such matters. He must make his own choice. This is his personal life and only he has the right to manage it as he wishes. I don't want children to become addicted to gambling, as this can lead to sad events. I have been through this myself and I would not wish such a life path on anyone. It would be better for children to find another entertainment, hobby. Nowadays, the choice is simply enormous.

But your child, who is an adult, already made his choice when asked you for help. You would rather turn you back to your child and make him make his own mistakes, probably lose money, while you can help him and minimize his money and time losses. Moreover, you said you already had bad experience in gambling, so why dont you share your knowledge with him?

Well said, a father is a father because he is an adult who have experience a lot of things in life, and you need to teach your children right so that they don't make the same mistakes as you, I don't understand what this fella is talking about, not wanting to say a thing about gambling or betting won't stop your kids from gambling, what he did is shutting the door on his kid and that's not good.

Sooner or later he will find his way, someone else will give him attention and start directing him, this is where bad parenting starts, if your child is doing something bad you are not helping if you are shouting at him to stop, you only need to make him see reasons why it is a bad choice.

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Honestly speaking, this just show that not everyone is capable of becoming a parent, not in the areas of responsibilities like taking care of the child and money but how to guide them right, no offence, this is just plain truth.

There is nothing wrong but we must give awareness to him that gambling needs strong self control because the temptation to keep gambling will always be there. We can teach him about sports betting and always reminds him to control himself and perhaps, we can besides him when he place his bet. That is why we need to discuss with them so they can explore more about sports betting and can use gambling as a fun things.

That is very true, we as people and parents first of all must understand that they are already at an age ready to be able to execute bets because they have no experience, we must see what is the reason that motivates them? If it is for money, because they want more, I think that is where many things have to be clarified, it would be good if before doing such a thing they went to a business school so that they learn well the true value of money, and after that they can enjoy things as such, that is what we must include in their training as adults, as parents we will always be their guide.

Once I was in a discussion with my relative who was considered relatively mature at the age of twenty and who could be considered closer to teenagers in terms of awareness, that is, he was still discovering the world around him, and who surprised me by using a strange logic that leads to everything we do in our lives being small adventures because everything is relative according to the laws of nature (theoretical physics) and that there is no real guarantee for anything that seems certain to happen. So gambling is one of those uncertain adventures. Despite the strangeness of his logic, I agreed with him to some extent and found that the only explanation to clarify the extent of the danger of gambling as an activity is in estimating the risk ratios in all life bets that he called small adventures. This made me wonder about how logic can develop in the minds of young people after childhood and that not all parents are able to formulate sufficiently convincing answers. The inability of some parents to respond to their children's questions may be a direct cause of their falling victim to excessive use of any of the activities such as gambling or betting on everything with the logic of gambling. In my opinion, this is the most dangerous thing that can happen.

Just hear them out with any answer that they're going to say. If something is off with the answer then as a parent, you all have the capacity to do what measure you have to do. Either stop them wholly or be not too tight on them and give them the instructions that you want to give.
On top of that, the risk that is in there and the after results that they need to understand how it can affect them.

But I don't think so because even though it is in sports betting and can be interpreted as form of love for football team until we as parents can provide knowledge about sports betting and how to control ourselves, there are always bad impacts that can occur, it is better to prevent it than to fix it in the future when there is mistake.
Mistake I mean is an excessive action such as getting to know gambling more deeply so that our children can access gambling sites more freely and it not just about sports betting but there are other games and bets that might make our children addicted.
As parent, I will consider it lot and always be careful about things that can have various bad impacts on my child.

It's only your choice. I don't really want to tell my children about gambling and I don't do it. I can answer a few things if they ask and that's it. Each of us has our own approach to raising the younger generation. There is no single system that is universal. You should understand this. I personally went through the fact that I was heavily addicted to gambling and I had to endure a lot of bad things related to this. Therefore, I only have negative experience. Why should I instruct my children to go down this path? Yes, they can ask about something and I will tell them if I know the answer.

Yes, in the end it depends on each individual's choice, but I am sure that every parent wants the best for their child but maybe in different ways including you who prefer not to tell your child at all about how to gamble because you already know about how bad the impact of gambling is once you are trapped in an addictive situation.

Actually, what is more appropriate in my opinion is not to tell your child about how to gamble but to tell them about how bad the potential that can be caused by gambling when someone has fallen into gambling, although it is possible for your child to become a responsible gambler but I still think teaching your child how to gamble is too risky.

I don’t know about others but I’d gladly accept to teach him all I know about soccer predictions because I know fully well that if I refuse to teach him, and maybe tell him to stay away from gambling and also telling him about the dangers and impact of gambling addiction to a person, he’ll definitely go try to learn it elsewhere and what if he goes to acquire gambling knowledge from a wrong source and ends up filling him mind with the wrong ideas and misconceptions about gambling, which would be the exact thing I’d be trying to avoid by telling him to stay away from gambling.

So wouldn’t it be better I just tell teach him myself at least that way I’ll be able to monitor his progress too, and also guide him on how to make better gambling choices too to ensure he avoids getting addicted in most possible ways.

That is exactly what will happen, the ban will never work because we cannot supervise them full time and they can learn about gambling elsewhere. I agree with you, instead we should happily teach them about gambling in a scientific way so that we can have the most correct perception of gambling. I believe that banning them without a clear explanation only piques their curiosity and makes them more eager to learn about gambling.

Honestly I have kids and I have no intention of letting my kids gamble but if my kids want to learn about gambling. I would take the time to educate them instead of forbidding them like some other parents.

I strongly believe that most people who are suffering from gambling addiction today do so because they didn’t have a good foundational education about gambling. Most people today see gambling as a way to make money or change their financial status simply because that was the first impression they had about gambling and there was actually no one to help straighten or put them on the right path, so they nurtured that idea and perspective about gambling and it affected their attitude towards it. Now even when they’re told that gambling was initially meant to be for fun and entertainment and not to solely for the financial benefits, it’ll be difficult or even almost impossible for some to change that mindset since it’s already rooted inside of them. So if we can tackle this problem early, and correct that misconception in our children or the younger generation, it’ll drastically minimize the chances of them getting addicted to gambling.

teaching him yourself might be better than your child learning gambling by himself or from other gamblers. learning by himself that allows him to only look for videos and some gambling sites that might not be trustworthy enough. that's pretty good and should be done as initial knowledge. but to be sure that your child might have to have personal income first before gambling. if I might tell him everything I know if the children already have enough income. if you don't have enough income it's better to never think about gambling anything.

The guy doesn't mean it that way, he is only incoherent with his expression. By saying he wouldn't help me, based on what I can infer, means he will not support him to gamble and this is evident in the subsequent expression. He did not express himself well and might have rather meant he would rebuke the child from gambling, which is his choice.

But there are better ways to deal with children of that age, otherwise, they will do it behind your back regardless of how strict you are in rebuking it, teenagers will always behave their age. But if the father carefully sat the child down, educated him about gambling and gave him a practical example including a bad experience he personally had, the child might rethink and that might add a layer of determination to say No even if his friends introduced him to it behind the father's back. Parents don't act irrationally, we must be wise.

What is that "children of that age" ? :D The question is about a son who is over 18. It can be a 30+ adult. What you suggest to do then? Say "come on son, sit on my lap and I will take these cubes, monopoly money and try to explain what gambling is" ? This topic is about one adult is asking for a help another adult. This isnt about kid and parent kind of situation. How come people so blind and not see "over 18" in topic name, and turn this topic into little kid asks something his dad. I know that for parents, their children will always stay children, even when they are +50. But I guess we must pay more attention to what was asked and answer logically, but not discuss kids and gambling again in again in every topic.

Cut the crap, don't be ridiculous, if someone could say a child is over 18, it means the age is closer to that figure, be wise. If he is 30, he would say it or call ages closer to it. The issue is that some people do not know how to construct their posts well, that's what gives people like you the supposed thought that you can twist them. A child of 30 years old will probably be a father by now fending for himself and his family, so such a father will be asking permission from his own father before he can gamble? C'mon, stop being ridiculous.

Well, that's exactly right, that's what I also have in mind, in the sense that when a child learns by themselves or from various other sources, it is very possible for them to choose the wrong place to study, or I mean it is very possible for them to get lost and eventually have the wrong understanding and perspective on gambling, and one of the reasons why this is very possible is because as we see that now most streamers make shows by showing everything that looks tempting which indirectly of course can change a child's mindset (although I know that it is also possible that a child does not have the thought of pursuing victory considering that they do not know too much about the value of money).

That's what I do, in the sense that if my child asks me to teach them how to gamble, then the main thing I will emphasize is an understanding of what and how gambling really is, especially from the negative side, and of course I will only allow them to gamble when they already have their own income.

Yeah that’s right.
There’s indeed a very terrible misconception about gambling out there and the society has already accepted it this misconception and it’ll be the greatest mistake anyone could ever make to allow their kids learn from them simply because you don’t want your child to gamble due to its high possibility of addiction. We now have lots of sources out there where people can learn about gambling, but not all of them are actually teaching the right concepts and ideas behind gambling. Just like you rightly said, the social media influencers aren’t doing a great job either, so once we see our kids have indicated interest in gambling, rather than chasing them out their by dismissing them, we should take it upon ourselves to teach them the right way to approach gambling.

Having a good understanding about gambling is very important and because someone is up to the age to gamble do not mean that they have the skill and discipline to gamble effectively and avoid anything like addiction. Addiction will always come when we don't discipline ourselves or out the right tools in place to make sure that we don't get too quick to make profits which can either be devastating at the end or profitable, that's if you are lucky to have make profits. Gambling without careful observation can cause us mental challenges which is why it's not good for us to just jump into gambling without critical thinking of what could be the outcome of the bet.

In conclusion, there are many reasons why people become addicted to gambling ,  just because they are educated from a young age and have knowledge about gambling does not mean they will never become addicted . But at least having a full understanding of it will make us more aware and will also significantly reduce the rate of addiction compared to those who are not educated about gambling.

With the growth of online gambling today , it is not difficult for our children to come across gambling advertisements because they are even more exposed to the Internet than we are .
Therefore ,  we need to proactively educate and equip children with the necessary knowledge about gambling to avoid unfortunate incidents from happening .

Yes and indeed that misunderstanding is what makes most gamblers fall into the wrong approach that makes them end up addicted and experience various problems in their lives, especially in terms of finances. So maybe it can be said that providing the right understanding and knowledge to anyone, especially a child who is still a minor about what and how gambling really is is the best action to minimize the number of gamblers who will become potential addicts. Basically, the right knowledge and understanding of gambling can indeed be obtained from anywhere, but of course, as we have discussed above, on the internet, especially on several social media channels, people, especially streamers, often tend to show something that is not real, which in the end can certainly cause misunderstandings for beginners in responding to gambling, which ultimately increases the population of potential addicted gamblers. The point is, if there are people who are still affordable to be saved, then do your best for their safety.

Apart from that, it all depends on how you educate your child from childhood, if you really like to show your gambling activities as a parent, surely when you prohibit your child from gambling he will be curious and ask why he can't do it while you do it, not a few parents have succeeded in educating their children not to gamble, and yes this goes back to how you educate him and his environment, because the place where your child hangs out also has a very big influence on the development of your child to become an adult towards things he can and cannot do,

Base on our country no countryman will allow his son to gambling at any time (whether at early age or later) yet the son may take part on any gamble without the concern of his parents or disobeying his parents. If there is any parents who allow that means the parents doesn't know or the son doesn't obey his parents.

Citizens of countries where gambling is legal may educate their children to make them aware of gambling or teach them how to participate in gambling, how to place bets, etc. But no parent in my country wants their child to become a gambler.  They always try to keep their child away from bad influences. Moreover, in countries where gambling is religiously prohibited, parents will never allow their children to engage in this forbidden activity.

The crap is not my post, but people who have turned this topic into discussing kids/teenagers/underaged and possibility of gambling addiction, instead of posting on the topic. Instead of thinking that after 1 single bet a kid will turn into gambling junkie, they would rather talk about adult asks other adult for help or explanation. What are we even discussing here? Vector of discussion has gone into totally wrong direction. And the one and true way to behave in a situation that was asked in topic - as a parent, no matter what age is your kid, give him maximum help. No matter if he is 5,15,25 or 55 years old, parents should never turn away from their kids.

I am not rediculous, I am just trying to make people/parents wake up. To stop acting like their kid is always a kid. If they follow to overprotect their kids, dont let them get their own experience, bruises and fails, they will never learn anything in life. Kids will continue living in comfortable greenhouse conditions until parents passes away, but then those kids will have HUGE problems with real life, because they dont know how to adopt to it, and it is too late to learn and do that.

If a gambler is given a good knowledge of sports betting, he can certainly do well in that regard. But if he is not helped in this matter, he may lose more. Moreover, according to the idea of ​​gambling, it is necessary to know about how gambling should be managed and why a gambler can become addicted. If a gambler gets these ideas before he becomes addicted, he will be able to control himself very much in any situation. Moreover, it should be well understood that gambling is not a source of income. When a gambler can think of gambling as fun, he is less likely to incur major losses. Before getting good at anything, if the work is done through acquiring sufficient knowledge, then relatively good results are possible.

Pay more attention to what OP is asking. He did not say that his aged to gamble legally son ask to teach him sports betting because he wants to gamble, but asks for explanation. Son has asked for information, general information about sports betting. This will open every door for becoming a gambler for him, but at the moment he is asking for information only. Please pay attention to that. All of us knows much more information about things that we never did or have plans to do. As example, all of us knows where bullet flies from, and what is trigger, but that does not mean we are all shooter, soldiers, hunters, killer.

Some people who are gamblers today, including those who are addicted didn’t initially plan to take that path from the beginning, I’m pretty sure everyone of them had much better plans for their future. Even in countries where gambling is legalized, there’ll still be people who still gets addicted and allow gambling to negatively impact their lives, thus no parent would still wish or desire for their children to become gamblers in the future, but it’s quite unfortunate that wishes are not always us horses and we can’t always get what we wish for.

Even in societies where gambling is a common activity, there are still children who will grow in that society without having the intention zeal to gamble, and there are still those who will have the interest to gamble, so if your kids happens to be among those who suddenly develops interest to gamble, it becomes our duty to guide them to avoid   Getting addicted.

First, I would ask my son what it is for:
does he want to get additional profit?
or does he just want to understand what it is and try what he is capable of in betting?

If it is for profit, then I would definitely advise my son to find some part-time job if he wants to get additional income, it will be more stable and without big worries and losses. And if he wants to understand it and see how it works, then I would advise him to allocate a few tens of dollars for this and explain how it happens. But first I would warn him that most likely he will lose this money, since in gambling everything happens at first, and significantly fewer players win, most lose.

It would be important too to warn him about the possibility he may get lucky and earn some money during his first sessions gambling, but we must make them understand that this is the result of beginners luck and nothing else, and if he keeps gambling then it will not take him a lot of time to lose whatever he earned and more if he is not careful, an event that we have seen many times before but that it will be completely new to him and he may not know how to deal with it.

That's true there's this luck most people experience during their first experience in gambling, which we all know as beginners luck , is like a method of luring or increasing the urge of one to keep gambling with the hope of hitting the jackpot some day . And most time it doesn't end well .

So showing him the advantages and disadvantages of gambling will help him to understand how risky gambling can be , because without the right approach gambling can endup ruining ones lives , by losing everything in the chase of getting rick quick .

Pretty sure that the main thing that comes up into your mind is this:

1. Warn him about the potential risks of addiction.
2. Same goes for spending up tons of money
3. Unbalanced priorities in pertaining about time allocation
4. Socialism issues
Other stuffs etc.....

As a parent then we would really be that mindful about into the negative things before trying out to consider whether they would be supporing their kids or children on doing into something.
Yes, as a parent then we should really be that at least not too strict on trying out to avoid them into the things on which they will really be that happy to deal on with. As long you do see no issues about
on how he do deal up with betting in soccer or any sports specially on making use of the amount that can afford to lose then i dont see any problems with this.

Sometimes we parents are really that just overacts into the things on where our kids been dealing on with on which its pretty normal since we do really protect out kids into something that could
potentially harms them and thats why in speaking or talks about gambling then it will really be normal on having those considerations or things in our mind as a parent.

At the age of over 18, we can protect kids only with giving advices, not by forbidding or hiding something. When a person turns 18, every door and secret is open for him. Only a silly parent would not start talking about responsibility again with his kids, but this time giving new input data and examples. Only a stupid parent would let things slide. And only a total idiot did not study the child's habits and character, and already build a list of what possible bad things your kid could do after hitting 18.

In the following situation that OP is asking about, it is already late to act and ask for advice in the internet. During first 18 years, a parent must have give so much and right knowledge, that the modern child will be able to google all the question, analyse variety of answers and find the correct one or do thinks in a such a way, that it wont harm anyone or cause troubles to anyone.

I am sure that if this situation happens to me, my kid wont come to me when he is 18, and wont ask about betting. Because my kid would knew already what gambling is, and if my kid googles gambling, my kid would find info about betting, learn it, and probably do few bets for a test or for fun, but not to earn money. It wont be "I have found a source to make money easily, so now lets gamble all the money and become rich in no time".

Yes, that's the secret, it's preferable for a son to ask you as a parent how to gamble so that he receives the required and most appropriate advice and at the same time pass on the best techniques so that he never falls into addiction, I would feel proud if my son asked me that, because I would gladly tell him and besides we would have a couple of beers and even talk about women, because at that age our children have to make them our friends, that's only ideal, what happens is that current standards are against those things, but it's preferable that you ask someone as a parent to ask someone else and be led down the wrong path.

Reading the posts and responses of many guys here, I see that they call for a strict refusal to talk to the child about betting. But this is wrong, guys. Children do not like to ask, it is easier for them to read incorrect information on the Internet or ask friends who most likely will not be able to explain this topic to them objectively.

Therefore, if your son approaches you in the future with any topic, not even necessarily about betting, then you are obliged to talk to him.

If a child is above 18 years of age and he wants to know the parents only for the purpose of education then the parents should teach the child to some extent as a teacher. A parent will teach how to gamble but not make his child a gambler. A child may be given such education only for the sake of education. Just as a parent is prepared to give a good education to the child, there are certain social evils in which the child should be educated so that in future his child may warn the public about these evils. If a child wants to know from parents about the dangers and experiences of alcohol, cigarettes, then parents should educate the child about all the harmful things. So that future children can inform others about these harmful things.

That what I've been saying here and in topic "never gamble in front of kids". Instead of letting things go itself, parents must find time to talk and explain how world works to their kids. Otherwise other will do that in a profitable only for them manner. I dont know others do their parenting job, but whenever my kid asks me something, I always find time to explain it or explain why I would explain it  when my kid will be a little bit more older. Ask his opinion, how he understand what he is asking about, then give my vision on. Sounds a bit like a nerd. But I am not the kind of parent who can only say "you are to young for that", "you are not allowed to do that", "this is not for you" and continue wasting time swiping things on the mobile. The more info we give now, help, explain and teach, the easier it will be for the kid in future.

People create problem out of nowhere. Why people refuse to talk and explain about gambling? Because they are afraid that kids will get addicted. Ok, spend few ours explaining and giving examples what is addiction, gambling addictions. Then explain what is gambling. Huge problem is solved in hours. Think that your kid will gamble? Then study your kid. People have 18 years to do that. Know his character and lead him correctly. Instead of all that, parents prefer "NO" and lay on a couch watching tv while playing with their mobile.

You should bolded your word about having control when they want to start their first gambling because we know that many people lose control when they are playing gambling. We don't want to see our children becomes addicted to gambling so we really reminds them to learn control before they playing gambling.
We can explain them about gambling but we also needs to tells the other things that can take care them and stay away from the problems. If they can understand all of the explanation, they will not trying to playing gambling excessively but with carefully because they know the risks.
Besides that, we can also explain about the effect that they can get if they playing gambling whether too often or just occasionally so they can think if they can playing gambling or choose the other activities.

I don't really know as I don't have a parenting experience before.. but the I'm from Africa and we are more of cultural practices. No African parent will actually teach his son something he knows that's not good. They are very strict and I'll not allow it. Gambling is not something we can be proud of and it can ruin someone if they get in too early.. it's something you do when you might have had a good source. Imagine what it would be like fr a child who just crossed 18, wanting to gamble and he knows he still ask he parents for money to cover up his expenses.. it's would've wrong for him to go into gambling and waste the little money he earn from his parents
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I think we blame this too much on parents, no doubt, good parenting goes a long way in producing the best children but at the same time, no matter how you did your best as a parent, the children that will not follow your style will make sure of that. Many pastors' children are devil incarnates, so we can't emphatically say that good nurture is a yardstick to have well-behaved children. Many children today who are gambling might have had parents who have nothing to do with gambling, so what? But as parents, we should try our best where possible, we should be closer to our children and if at all we detect what is wrong, we should not deter in putting them aright.

When I first started sports betting, my family had no idea. This made things worse, as I used to secretly bet every day. Once my family found out, gambling stopped being an addiction for me and turned into something I only did on weekends for fun. That’s why I would definitely support my son through it.

I thought about this too, kids are not supposed to know that you are into gambling even if you are doing it to have fun, a lot of people don't realize that their kids pick up things that they watch their parents or elders do. Well, some things can't stay hidden no matter how much you try to hide them. People are of the opinion that teenagers that are 18 plus are old enough to gamble, personally, I don't think they are because gambling comes with a lot of toxicity and it might be difficult for them to handle such psychological distress at an early age.

You get the point, it is the best way when children grow up, instead of questioning others it is better to ask their own parents, and this is where most parents fail in discussing with their children, so that there will be a distance between children and their parents, when children do not dare to their parents in questioning anything, then there is where they fail as parents.

Of course this is also inseparable from how we should treat our children as a basis for educating them to become better human beings and regulating them in giving views on something like gambling for example, smart parents will channel their thoughts to their children by having a cool discussion like friendship.

In this case I think you need to explain what makes you sure that you are far from addiction when your family already knows that their child is involved in gambling, I hope you can give at least a little reason, and maybe is it because your family is really able to provide the right direction and explanation regarding what and how gambling really is to you? I think it might be like that so that in the end as you said that you gamble less often and only make gambling a place of entertainment, sometimes things must be accompanied by details so that they can seem reasonable and avoid misunderstandings.

On the other hand for me maybe I will not intentionally tell my child to get involved in gambling, but if they really want to get involved in gambling then the first thing I will do is explain what and how gambling really is especially from the negative side that can arise from the activity.