Never gamble in front of your kids.

[tread93]

Thanks for sharing that m8, kids are always watching and you never know what they will pick up, even if they are only 1 year old! My kid picked up a sponge yesterday on the floor and was scrubbing anything and everything and he knew exactly what he was doing. Ironic that I am using this as the example, but kids really do soak every bit of stimulus up like a sponge. With gambling it is very important to shield them from this habit I would 100% agree.

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[Avirunes]

Then one day, she wanted to play it herself and asked me if she can go for it and I said "no, it's not your legal age to go for such games". So, it's better to keep our kiddos away from gambling and let them focus on their studies, else it'd actually ruin everything for the whole family if the kid takes the wrong path.

You handled it quite well. There is always the downside that kids will still learn everything eventually, through peer groups, television or the internet, it helps to teach it to them and point them to what they can do and what they cannot quite do yet.

- Jay -

Parents also needs to step up and tell about the downside too. Parents need to highlight the bad side of gambling so that even if their peer groups or some sort of adverts come up , they should be able to not fall for it. Kids are curious these days so I feel that one way or another they will find out but when they start to become curious and starts asking a bit more questions, parents should be ready as well to properly guide them what is wrong and right.

[Aanuoluwatofunmi]

Hey gamblers' community, hope you're all doing great.
I wanted to convey my message here that gambling in front of our kids may put adverse effects on their growing minds and they may also take the wrong path and start gambling (either by asking you personally for funds or by stealing it in order to fulfill their gambling cravings).

The next thing inline for children to pursue after is not gambling, children have alot to learn and develop their characters from in the society, children should be in schools, learning moral objectives, skills and developing theirselves on several informations, ideas and things that will help them be a future leaders and not to be always busy with gambling considering that gambling requires the use of money while children are still dependent, there's also risk in gambling because it takes our time and money, children can be exposed to games and other varieties of fun but not gambling.

[Kasabus]

Then one day, she wanted to play it herself and asked me if she can go for it and I said "no, it's not your legal age to go for such games". So, it's better to keep our kiddos away from gambling and let them focus on their studies, else it'd actually ruin everything for the whole family if the kid takes the wrong path.

You handled it quite well. There is always the downside that kids will still learn everything eventually, through peer groups, television or the internet, it helps to teach it to them and point them to what they can do and what they cannot quite do yet.

- Jay -

Parents also needs to step up and tell about the downside too. Parents need to highlight the bad side of gambling so that even if their peer groups or some sort of adverts come up , they should be able to not fall for it. Kids are curious these days so I feel that one way or another they will find out but when they start to become curious and starts asking a bit more questions, parents should be ready as well to properly guide them what is wrong and right.

Kids may come up with questions we never expect, especially in things that they’ve seen we are doing, that’s why we should know how to direct them positively and explain them as well as to what’s the consequences once they decide to do that. It’s still different if parents will be the one to educate their children about gambling and other vices than to learn them from their peers or from the internet as they may get wrong perceptions and start applying it within theirselves.

[klidex]

Actually, there isn't much you can do. With the advancement of technology and social media, they already know what gambling is. The best you can do is educate them and make them aware of the good and bad sides of gambling. I have seen many little kids gambling in front of me through mobile apps. It's like an addiction. Sometimes they win 50% and later lose 100%.

It depends on the environment which we find ourselves, gambling is something before it happens or play in secret but now due to civilisations that is what prompted some people to at least go into gambling seriously, children gambling at tender age is prohibited and when you see some people gambling in old days the people are prominent or classic people who gamble to catch fun but currently we gamble without season and we gamble to feed on it, so allowing children or your kids that's not up to twenty years at least eighteen years to participate in gambling is not good as parents and for me it's prohibited gambling on underage.

Environmental factors really have a big influence on children's social interactions at an early age, they follow the flow of their friends, so they do things that are not appropriate for them but they secretly do it especially with the proliferation of gambling advertisements which are increasingly easy to access for them so it is not impossible that they will try it new thing.
If parents knew about this parents would definitely forbid it but now children are starting to get smarter they can secretly gamble without their parents knowing.
What I'm afraid of is that if this is allowed to happen it's not impossible that they will lie to their parents asking for money with the excuse of paying for school books or group activities related to school and as parents they only believe what their children ask for even though it's actually aimed at gambling so from It is necessary as a parent to limit children when carrying out any activities and tell them about the risks of gambling so that they can prevent things from happening that are beyond their abilities.

[Juse14]

"Don't gamble in front of children" is quite interesting to discuss, because in any case we should not do this in front of our children, this is not because gambling is a negative thing, but when we show our gambling activities in front of children, we are afraid of this activity. imitated by our children while their thinking has not yet reached there and their thinking is not mature enough to be able to enter the world of gambling so this will have a negative impact on the child.

And I always try not to show or talk about my gambling activities in front of small children, but with so many gambling streamers roaming social media, I can't stop this, because as we know, online gambling streaming has become a public spectacle. Meanwhile, not only adults join social media, but many children also join it.

[piebeyb]

And I always try not to show or talk about my gambling activities in front of small children, but with so many gambling streamers roaming social media, I can't stop this, because as we know, online gambling streaming has become a public spectacle. Meanwhile, not only adults join social media, but many children also join it.

Yes, almost the average child can watch streaming gambling on social media and they can even imitate it without having to see their parents gambling. Sometimes we as parents might be able to avoid gambling in front of our children but crime on the internet is for our children. accessing the internet, they will definitely find streaming gambling videos out there and ultimately learn to gamble.

But it is very important for us as parents to explain the dangers of gambling to our children because instead of them learning to find out about gambling on the internet and so on, it is better for us to start explaining the dangers and risks of gambling, that is how important it is for us as parents to know. How to solve this problem. Apart from that, never gamble in front of them when we have explained the dangers, but if we are seen gambling, it will definitely damage their trust.

[tusandii]

Gambling was earlier organized solely for entertainment purposes. But nowadays the financial aspect is given more priority than entertainment. Every parent wants to keep their child away from gambling but ultimately it is not possible because they indulge in gambling in one way or by another. If a child sees gambling he will be tempted so parents should take utmost care until they are worthy to gamble that means proper age. But the problem is that nowadays online gambling is easy so a minor can easily get addicted to gambling. Moreover, they can get involved in gambling through close friends. Parents need to increase awareness to avoid this situation.

Previously I have said several things here about not everything looking very dangerous and everything can be overcome very simply, for example, a gambler has small children. I believe and am very sure that as a parent he will not gamble in front of his children unless it is at night. is asleep or when the child is not near his parents.
So, it's very simple, we understand this problem, but sometimes people take it too seriously, even though in terms of gambling, it would be very bad if it was known to minors, but adults or parents will not possibly tell minors about gambling and of course as adults they have awareness. higher.

[noormcs5]

Previously I have said several things here about not everything looking very dangerous and everything can be overcome very simply, for example, a gambler has small children. I believe and am very sure that as a parent he will not gamble in front of his children unless it is at night. is asleep or when the child is not near his parents.

I think you said a bit the opposite, If a gambler has small kids, he may gamble in front of them because those kids won't know much about gambling. Although they will be curious to know what their father is usually busy at home in front of the computer. As they grow up, then is the time that parents should do gambling hiddenly but still once you are living in a same house, it is hard to hide anything from children. So maybe restrict yourself to gamble via mobile as it will be hard to guess by children that you are using mobile for chatting or gambling.

[Gozie51]

Previously I have said several things here about not everything looking very dangerous and everything can be overcome very simply, for example, a gambler has small children. I believe and am very sure that as a parent he will not gamble in front of his children unless it is at night. is asleep or when the child is not near his parents.

I think you said a bit the opposite, If a gambler has small kids, he may gamble in front of them because those kids won't know much about gambling. Although they will be curious to know what their father is usually busy at home in front of the computer. As they grow up, then is the time that parents should do gambling hiddenly but still once you are living in a same house, it is hard to hide anything from children. So maybe restrict yourself to gamble via mobile as it will be hard to guess by children that you are using mobile for chatting or gambling.

All that depends on the age of the child. Of course if a child is still a toddler there are some habits he or she can not copy especially gambling because they barely know what it is you are doing with your phone or seating in the front of computer/laptop. But a child of say age of 7 is already knowledgeable of certain things and could try some things behind you especially as they can operate phones. So it depends on the age of the child, we need to take away certain character exhibition from children.

[Twentyonepaylots]

"Don't gamble in front of children" is quite interesting to discuss, because in any case we should not do this in front of our children, this is not because gambling is a negative thing, but when we show our gambling activities in front of children, we are afraid of this activity. imitated by our children while their thinking has not yet reached there and their thinking is not mature enough to be able to enter the world of gambling so this will have a negative impact on the child.

This isn't just about gambling at all, but gambling is one of the best examples to discuss this matter. Everything that has an age limit is set for a reason, not just for the kids to avoid doing or watching but to avoid being influenced as well. As a parent, the biggest influence of your child will come from you, not from schools, not at the streets, not everywhere but from their parents. This is why your kids reflect how you are doing at home. Gambling in front of your kids may harm them in the long term. Of course, they will learn to gamble at any point in their life, but seeing it in the early days will trigger their curiosity to do it.

And I always try not to show or talk about my gambling activities in front of small children, but with so many gambling streamers roaming social media, I can't stop this, because as we know, online gambling streaming has become a public spectacle. Meanwhile, not only adults join social media, but many children also join it.

Kids need supervision, they don't have privacy yet if they are underage. Social media has been very harsh to underage people, they see some x-rated stuff, NSFW content, etc. Y'all parents should know what to do with your kid's gadget.

[Franctoshi]

Definitely, kids watching parents while they gamble in their present could trigger them into such acts earlier than supposed because kids are quick to learn what they see their parents do regularly.
But this is not only the contributing factor to such early involvement in gambling but also if the kids find themselves or are exposed to a gambling environment, for instance, there was this lodge where I lived during my days at the University where there was this betting shop stationed in the front of the lodge, most of the growing kids around that area used to enter the shop to play visual games and that how the environment can influence kids too even without having their parents be a gambler.

[coinerer]

For Sure, kids watching parents while they gamble in their present could trigger them into such acts earlier than supposed, because kids are quick to learn what they see their parents do regularly.
But this is not only the contributing factor to such early involvement in gambling but also if the kids find themselves or are exposed to a gambling environment,  for instance, there was this lodge where I lived during my days at the University where there is a betting shop stationed in the front of the lodge, most of the growing kids around that area used to enter the shop to play visual games and that how the environment can influence kids too even without having their parents be a gambler.

Yup true. The younger a person is, the sharper his brain is.  And can learn a thing very quickly and if a child sees something from his parents then he captures it very quickly.  And this is why gambling in front of kids means training kids about that. So always be careful of children especially children should never be kept along for gambling. Then children can become addicted to gambling and gambling addiction at a young age will have a serious effect on him.

[milewilda]

Previously I have said several things here about not everything looking very dangerous and everything can be overcome very simply, for example, a gambler has small children. I believe and am very sure that as a parent he will not gamble in front of his children unless it is at night. is asleep or when the child is not near his parents.

I think you said a bit the opposite, If a gambler has small kids, he may gamble in front of them because those kids won't know much about gambling. Although they will be curious to know what their father is usually busy at home in front of the computer. As they grow up, then is the time that parents should do gambling hiddenly but still once you are living in a same house, it is hard to hide anything from children. So maybe restrict yourself to gamble via mobile as it will be hard to guess by children that you are using mobile for chatting or gambling.

All that depends on the age of the child. Of course if a child is still a toddler there are some habits he or she can not copy especially gambling because they barely know what it is you are doing with your phone or seating in the front of computer/laptop. But a child of say age of 7 is already knowledgeable of certain things and could try some things behind you especially as they can operate phones. So it depends on the age of the child, we need to take away certain character exhibition from children.

Yes, but as much as possible even lets say that they are below 7 years old which it would really be that better that they shouldn't really be able to see those kind of activity or things that you are dealing on which you are playing in front of them.Even if they are really just that young and wont really be able to copy on what you have done but we know that when it comes on being adaptive then children are really that on that fast pace
on which as much as possible then it would really be ideal that we should really be avoiding on letting them see. There are really that habits or things that we've been dealing on which it is really that important that we wont really be that sharing or letting them see and really just that make it private and youre good to go and wont really be worrying for about those potential dealings which you wont really be that aware. Its really actually
that easy to do such thing because you could really be simply playing on your phone or pc without them around specially your kids or you would really be going into those physical places on which you would really be
liking to play physically which it is really that out of their awareness on what are the things that you've been doing.If you are really just that mindful then it wont really be that so hard to avoid.

[2Pizza410000BTC]

Hey gamblers' community, hope you're all doing great.
I wanted to convey my message here that gambling in front of our kids may put adverse effects on their growing minds and they may also take the wrong path and start gambling (either by asking you personally for funds or by stealing it in order to fulfill their gambling cravings).

I'm sharing this because I saw this issue with my kiddo who was once watching me gamble at a website playing blackjack and she started asking me more about the game. Then one day, she wanted to play it herself and asked me if she can go for it and I said "no, it's not your legal age to go for such games". So, it's better to keep our kiddos away from gambling and let them focus on their studies, else it'd actually ruin everything for the whole family if the kid takes the wrong path.

Actually what the OP said true. Mobile should not be used in front of children let alone gambling. I can say considering my family it is not right to give mobile to children. In our family we have young boys and girls who are attracted to mobile at such a young age that their education has started to be disrupted.  I/you can't imagine how much they play free fire games pubg games and unique games at such a young age. Early childhood is the age when children become human beings. If children do not acquire knowledge at this age, they will never acquire knowledge when they grow up. If they continue like this, they may become very attracted to mobile phones and eventually ruin their lives. They will want to participate in gambling sometime based on playing these games. So no matter what you say never let your kids play games on mobile. Because playing these games harms children a lot.

[Hirose UK]

Definitely, kids watching parents while they gamble in their present could trigger them into such acts earlier than supposed because kids are quick to learn what they see their parents do regularly.
But this is not only the contributing factor to such early involvement in gambling but also if the kids find themselves or are exposed to a gambling environment, for instance, there was this lodge where I lived during my days at the University where there was this betting shop stationed in the front of the lodge, most of the growing kids around that area used to enter the shop to play visual games and that how the environment can influence kids too even without having their parents be a gambler.

A child has a high curiosity about all forms of activities that they have never done before and when they see their parents having fun playing gambling the child will also think that it is a fun game and indirectly from this it can provide a boost or encouragement children to follow what their parents do.
We cannot blame a child who is starting to be curious about gambling in an incident like this because the biggest fault lies with the parents who cannot place where he should gamble.

So from what you have said it is true that it is not only the activities of parents who like gambling but also the surrounding environment that can create or build bad habits that may be imitated at any time.
As parents must be able to provide an understanding of direction and education not just show the gambling activities they do to their children.

[Odusko]

It is immoral for us to gamble in the presence of our kids because at some point they will be learning it from us and that could be bad timing for them to get into contact with such pressure activities like gambling but more also we have put some few things into consideration because at some point you will be seeing that there are some games that we play as family and this could also become another informal way of introducing kids to gambling because at that point, you already know that the only different between both is when you put money down as a stake.

[kojektea]

but I don't think so. it's a good idea to educate them about gambling. even if they gamble under our supervision how can it be dangerous? unless we are addicts who are irresponsible with their families. I am more worried about how to gamble in front of my wife. because it definitely makes wives worry and we can't educate them. it's better to educate our children before trying to go their own way with curiosity.

[ice098]

Hey gamblers' community, hope you're all doing great.
I wanted to convey my message here that gambling in front of our kids may put adverse effects on their growing minds and they may also take the wrong path and start gambling (either by asking you personally for funds or by stealing it in order to fulfill their gambling cravings).

I'm sharing this because I saw this issue with my kiddo who was once watching me gamble at a website playing blackjack and she started asking me more about the game. Then one day, she wanted to play it herself and asked me if she can go for it and I said "no, it's not your legal age to go for such games". So, it's better to keep our kiddos away from gambling and let them focus on their studies, else it'd actually ruin everything for the whole family if the kid takes the wrong path.

Yes that's what I am saying in my previous post. Minors tend to mimic our movement , actions and anything that we are doing because they are not yet capable to think what is right and what is wrong their system is not yet full develop that is why we should take an extra action. We may manage our emotions towards gambling but I am sure they are not.

[CryptoHeadlineNews]

But this is not only the contributing factor to such early involvement in gambling but also if the kids find themselves or are exposed to a gambling environment, for instance, there was this lodge where I lived during my days at the University where there was this betting shop stationed in the front of the lodge, most of the growing kids around that area used to enter the shop to play visual games and that how the environment can influence kids too even without having their parents be a gambler.

Yes, it true that the environment a kid finds himself has a role to play in the formation of whichever lifestyle he finally adopts as he grows up, but yet that doesn't mean the influence a kid will get from the environment could be compared to that which he/she could get from his/her immediate parent he/she is staying with and looks up to daily, which is the main reason why thou other factors could have a role to getting a kid addicted to gambling, but he learning it from his parents will end up creating a Pro addicted gambler, and as such should be discourage.