Of course, it is necessary to talk with children about the dangers that await them when using the Internet uncontrolled.
However, inevitably, any child comes to an age when parents cease to be an authority for him and become such dark, dense dinosaurs that only interfere with doing what they become interested in. And at the same time, the influence on the child of his friends and slightly older teenagers greatly increases. In my opinion, in the best case, parents need to somehow get through this age of denial with dignity, without serious discord and scandals.
And we must take into account how exactly such a child at the age of denial perceives everything that his parents advise him. The main thing is that parents also know well who exactly is in contact with the child and potentially what can be expected about these people in the child’s close circle.
All this directly applies to the hobby of gambling.
Sometimes things get complicated with parenting, because if you are too severe with them you are already mistreating them and if you are not severe , well, it is a lack of discipline. I think that now children are such evolved beings that you have to look for a way to get to know them better in order to get to know them in a good way, make them see the dangers that exist for them, give them and implement discipline, make them see that they are very important and that they are Valuable to the world, that is why they must take care of social networks, the dangers they have when entering a casino, in games from different sites, as many have said, education, food, all the training that includes from the time they are in the mother's belly should already be talked to them , the important thing is that everything focuses on them learning to see what dangers are on the web.
You are right, parenting is a difficult task that requires a balance between strictness and freedom. Today's children are more evolved and need to be treated with respect. Parents need to explain to their children about the possible dangers of the internet, social media and gambling. Education should start at an early age so that children can grow up responsible and knowledgeable.
Well, the best thing I feel that parents can do is to ensure that their children are off the internet until they are of good age, which should be maybe as from 15 years and above, some really strict parents can even lock children off the internet until the children are 18 years and above, but for me, due to the type of world we live in today, looking at how advance thing and tech are becoming, which also is a great tool for children to learn from, I feel 15 years of age and above is already good enough to start accessing the internet.
But then like you have said, we must caution the young lads to be mindful of the type of sites they access, or things they get themselves involved with online, the internet as it is today can make or break anyone, specially teenagers who are new to the internet and doesn't have anyone guiding them.
