Never gamble in front of your kids.

[Bravut]

As a parents for the sake of living an exemplary life it would be highly beneficial not to gamble in front of your kids especially the growing ones, same time we should not hide or let our kids be ignorant about Gambling.
I have read some comments about blocking, Monitoring devices and all that, true but of what use is blocking, rather Educate them on it. Curiousity at early age causes a lot of damage and the sole reason many begin to incorporate habits they ain't supposed to is because Parents try to hide stuffs believing by so doing you are protecting not knowing that you are simply creating room for a negative narrative in your ward (kid).
Social education at home is very important.

[TopTort777]

Whenever I am gambling, I lock myself up in my room and wouldn't want my kids to come around me at that moment, because I know that they are smart and can easily understand what I am doing. Actually, they are still very young but I still keep my gambling activities secret.

However, children can learn to know about gambling through ads on TV and on the internet and that is why it is good to monitor what they are doing with their devices and also educate them on the consequences of gambling, so that it can be a guide for them as they are growing not to involve in gambling to the extend of becoming an addict.

Honestly, that is BS what you are doing. You said it yourself, when kids can find out about gambling from TV and the internet, as well you said that is good to educate them, why the hell you lock yourself then? I know that answer. You do it not because you dont want to gamble in front of them or dont let them learn about gambling, but you do it because you dont want to get distracted. Just admit it, that you want to dedicate some time for yourself and gamble calmly and peacefully. I am sure that if your wife wants to enter your room while you gambling, you would not let her in either. So it turns that problem is not in kids learning early, but you just want some free time for yourself.

[Betwrong]

As a parents for the sake of living an exemplary life it would be highly beneficial not to gamble in front of your kids especially the growing ones, same time we should not hide or let our kids be ignorant about Gambling.
I have read some comments about blocking, Monitoring devices and all that, true but of what use is blocking, rather Educate them on it. Curiousity at early age causes a lot of damage and the sole reason many begin to incorporate habits they ain't supposed to is because Parents try to hide stuffs believing by so doing you are protecting not knowing that you are simply creating room for a negative narrative in your ward (kid).
Social education at home is very important.

I absolutely agree with that. You can't just block your kids from gambling, they will find a way to circumvent the blocking. As difficult as it may be, you have to educate them. First of all, you have to tell them that gambling is not a way to make money, rather it's a way to relax from your hard work. And if you have no job yet, it's pointless to gamble because you don't have anything to relax from yet. Besides, it's a very bad practice to gamble with other people's money, and since you have no job, you don't have your own money, do you?

[TopTort777]

It is interesting to observe, how in the beginning this topic was about banning, not allowing, hiding, secretly gambling. Into understanding that is does not work, and it is better to educate and give proper knowledge on the subject. I was always telling that ban, hide or forbit is not a solution, and this only pauses the problem. Talking with kids is the best solution. Or it will be better to give a visual example. Dont get this wrong, that does not mean show how to gamble (but that will be good to do also, to show the object of discussion), but to show what gambling and reckless behaviour could lead to. Kids learn from watching.

[ethereumhunter]

As a parents for the sake of living an exemplary life it would be highly beneficial not to gamble in front of your kids especially the growing ones, same time we should not hide or let our kids be ignorant about Gambling.
I have read some comments about blocking, Monitoring devices and all that, true but of what use is blocking, rather Educate them on it. Curiousity at early age causes a lot of damage and the sole reason many begin to incorporate habits they ain't supposed to is because Parents try to hide stuffs believing by so doing you are protecting not knowing that you are simply creating room for a negative narrative in your ward (kid).
Social education at home is very important.

We can blocking and educating our children so they knows that gambling can gives a bad effect to them. We can shows what happens to those who playing gambling without control and even if those people have control, they can lose much money because gambling can tempts them easily. We must take care of our children from something that can harm them, especially when they are starting to grows up. The situation now is different than few years ago so we must be careful to explain about many things so they will not curious and search by themselves.

If they can close to us, they will asks to us about something that they don't understand and will not trying to knows about that by themselves. They will not wants to risks their life for something that is not important too them because their parents already taught them to be careful when accessing the internet.

[yudi09]

As a parents for the sake of living an exemplary life it would be highly beneficial not to gamble in front of your kids especially the growing ones, same time we should not hide or let our kids be ignorant about Gambling.

At a growing age, children respond very quickly to what they see and hear. I definitely agree because I experienced it myself at home as a father with children. So it's certainly not a good act to do something in front of them, especially gambling.
It is recommended to interact more with them naturally with touch that makes them close to us.
Our habit with them will be permanent although I don't dare to guarantee 100%.

[piebeyb]

It is interesting to observe, how in the beginning this topic was about banning, not allowing, hiding, secretly gambling. Into understanding that is does not work, and it is better to educate and give proper knowledge on the subject. I was always telling that ban, hide or forbit is not a solution, and this only pauses the problem. Talking with kids is the best solution. Or it will be better to give a visual example. Dont get this wrong, that does not mean show how to gamble (but that will be good to do also, to show the object of discussion), but to show what gambling and reckless behaviour could lead to. Kids learn from watching.

Actually, that method is also good, but there's no harm in waiting for your child to ask before explaining it well. There's no harm in hiding gambling from our children while they can, even though they can find it on the internet or from their friends at school, basically it depends on what the situation is. People definitely have different ways of doing this, so it wouldn't be strange for me to see it, because everyone definitely has a different view and mindset from other gamblers. Not all parents like their children gambling even though they are still gambling as parents.

If we don't want our children to find out about gambling from our carelessness, we can actually just stop gambling because no matter how clever we are at hiding it, they will definitely find out someday. The point is, we don't have to explain what gambling is to our children, as long as they haven't asked, it's best not to have to explain it. Not all children like gambling, so there's no need to worry that they will enjoy gambling with their friends out there, it all depends on how we as parents educate them. but I'm not saying your method is wrong because everyone has a different solution because the situation will not be the same. 

[TopTort777]

It is interesting to observe, how in the beginning this topic was about banning, not allowing, hiding, secretly gambling. Into understanding that is does not work, and it is better to educate and give proper knowledge on the subject. I was always telling that ban, hide or forbit is not a solution, and this only pauses the problem. Talking with kids is the best solution. Or it will be better to give a visual example. Dont get this wrong, that does not mean show how to gamble (but that will be good to do also, to show the object of discussion), but to show what gambling and reckless behaviour could lead to. Kids learn from watching.

Actually, that method is also good, but there's no harm in waiting for your child to ask before explaining it well. There's no harm in hiding gambling from our children while they can, even though they can find it on the internet or from their friends at school, basically it depends on what the situation is. People definitely have different ways of doing this, so it wouldn't be strange for me to see it, because everyone definitely has a different view and mindset from other gamblers. Not all parents like their children gambling even though they are still gambling as parents.

If we don't want our children to find out about gambling from our carelessness, we can actually just stop gambling because no matter how clever we are at hiding it, they will definitely find out someday. The point is, we don't have to explain what gambling is to our children, as long as they haven't asked, it's best not to have to explain it. Not all children like gambling, so there's no need to worry that they will enjoy gambling with their friends out there, it all depends on how we as parents educate them. but I'm not saying your method is wrong because everyone has a different solution because the situation will not be the same. 

You see how many controversies you have mentioned in one post already Not all parents and children are the same. Parents have different approach to education. Kids can learn about gambling outside. When half a year ago, people were claiming only "never gamble, because kids will get addicted".

Dont know if you ever hear such quote "the Forbidden fruit is sweet", but that perfectly works with kids. Those who advices never to gamble and hide act of gambling, just believe me, you cant 100% hide all your gambling activities, you cant hide all the time. One day you will get caught by kid while gambling, and the fact that you did it secretly, will only trigger to try and learn gambling.

Just a basic example. I am million times sure that parents forbit any one of us to smoke. However, many tried smoking when parents dont see. But, if instead of forbidding and punishing for smoking, mother would let take a drag from a cigarette (like an adult). That cough, burning lungs, tears in eyes would kill a wish to try smoking.

[Betwrong]

It is interesting to observe, how in the beginning this topic was about banning, not allowing, hiding, secretly gambling. Into understanding that is does not work, and it is better to educate and give proper knowledge on the subject. I was always telling that ban, hide or forbit is not a solution, and this only pauses the problem. Talking with kids is the best solution. Or it will be better to give a visual example. Dont get this wrong, that does not mean show how to gamble (but that will be good to do also, to show the object of discussion), but to show what gambling and reckless behaviour could lead to. Kids learn from watching.

Great observation, mate. This topic has been evolving exactly as you said. And it's a good thing, innit? I think humanity knows that banning doesn't work, having possessed this knowledge for about 100 years. And here in our community we know that too.

We should definitely not be showing our kids "how to gamble"(only idiots think they know it and only double idiots are telling something like this to their kids), but explaining to our kids, with examples, that trying to make money through gambling is a stupid idea, that's what wouldn't hurt.

[jcojci]

As a parents for the sake of living an exemplary life it would be highly beneficial not to gamble in front of your kids especially the growing ones, same time we should not hide or let our kids be ignorant about Gambling.

At a growing age, children respond very quickly to what they see and hear. I definitely agree because I experienced it myself at home as a father with children. So it's certainly not a good act to do something in front of them, especially gambling.
It is recommended to interact more with them naturally with touch that makes them close to us.
Our habit with them will be permanent although I don't dare to guarantee 100%.

Children can do what their parents do so when children see their parents playing gambling, they can do the same thing with their friends. That will be too risky for them if they gambling without any adults see because they can use the money that their parents gives. Besides that, children now becomes smarter to hides what they do from their parents so they will playing gambling without anyone knows. Interact with our children is a must because we can know what they do, especially with their friends because they can tells their activity with their friends and we can suggest them something for their own good. If they almost do something that can harm them, we can advice what they should do so they will not gets any bad things.

[TopTort777]

It is interesting to observe, how in the beginning this topic was about banning, not allowing, hiding, secretly gambling. Into understanding that is does not work, and it is better to educate and give proper knowledge on the subject. I was always telling that ban, hide or forbit is not a solution, and this only pauses the problem. Talking with kids is the best solution. Or it will be better to give a visual example. Dont get this wrong, that does not mean show how to gamble (but that will be good to do also, to show the object of discussion), but to show what gambling and reckless behaviour could lead to. Kids learn from watching.

Great observation, mate. This topic has been evolving exactly as you said. And it's a good thing, innit? I think humanity knows that banning doesn't work, having possessed this knowledge for about 100 years. And here in our community we know that too.

We should definitely not be showing our kids "how to gamble"(only idiots think they know it and only double idiots are telling something like this to their kids), but explaining to our kids, with examples, that trying to make money through gambling is a stupid idea, that's what wouldn't hurt.

I am happy that people start to use their head and think more about how to raise their kids, instead of following old stereotypes. People should stop using methods their grandpas and grandmas used to raise their parents, but instead adopt to reality. Use own experience and brain, instead of listening advices and obligations elder people say. For example I still dont understand why kids must consume such large masses of food, that elders stuck in them. The kid knows when he is full. The kid does not require to consume pasta, soup, whole chicken, fish, meat, and a bucket of vegetables for the breakfast. As well as stereotype to wear gloves in winter all the time. Bacteria dies in cold, kids have pockets, and -1c is not an extreme chill.

Same with gambling. Who has created such stereotype that those who gamble are 100% addicted? Who has created a stereotype, that if kids sees other gamble, he will also gamble? Who has created a stereotype that gambling is bad? I am also getting mad when parents overreact, forbit everything. Dont do that, dont go there, dont jump, dont run, slow down and etc, because you will get hurt. How a kid learn anything if he hasnt experienced anything?

[laijsica]

As a parents for the sake of living an exemplary life it would be highly beneficial not to gamble in front of your kids especially the growing ones, same time we should not hide or let our kids be ignorant about Gambling.

At a growing age, children respond very quickly to what they see and hear. I definitely agree because I experienced it myself at home as a father with children. So it's certainly not a good act to do something in front of them, especially gambling.
It is recommended to interact more with them naturally with touch that makes them close to us.
Our habit with them will be permanent although I don't dare to guarantee 100%.

Children can do what their parents do so when children see their parents playing gambling, they can do the same thing with their friends. That will be too risky for them if they gambling without any adults see because they can use the money that their parents gives. Besides that, children now becomes smarter to hides what they do from their parents so they will playing gambling without anyone knows. Interact with our children is a must because we can know what they do, especially with their friends because they can tells their activity with their friends and we can suggest them something for their own good. If they almost do something that can harm them, we can advice what they should do so they will not gets any bad things.

Children are able to pick up both positive and negative behaviors from their parents very quickly. Every child should be guided through positive behavior initially. Your bad qualities for the next generation will certainly not bring good results for yourself. You can gamble yourself it may be your hobby but it can be addictive for children as children are very soft minded and have the ability to internalize every behavior very keenly.

[danherbias07]

Children are able to pick up both positive and negative behaviors from their parents very quickly. Every child should be guided through positive behavior initially. Your bad qualities for the next generation will certainly not bring good results for yourself. You can gamble yourself it may be your hobby but it can be addictive for children as children are very soft minded and have the ability to internalize every behavior very keenly.

That's so true.

Children are good at copying their parents and I think we ought to be responsible for what we will show them or tell them. I have two kids that's why I know. The younger one sometimes copies what I say to his brother or her Mom and sometimes I get surprised how he can perfectly say it completely.
The same goes for habits at home. Sometimes, I see him just pressing my keyboard trying to mimic me like he is working too. Those are simple things and yet they can copy it perfectly so what more if our gambling is a habit that they see every day?
Someday they will learn about gambling and I don't want them having problems with that bad habit.

[samuraijin]

Children are able to pick up both positive and negative behaviors from their parents very quickly. Every child should be guided through positive behavior initially. Your bad qualities for the next generation will certainly not bring good results for yourself. You can gamble yourself it may be your hobby but it can be addictive for children as children are very soft minded and have the ability to internalize every behavior very keenly.

That's so true.

Children are good at copying their parents and I think we ought to be responsible for what we will show them or tell them. I have two kids that's why I know. The younger one sometimes copies what I say to his brother or her Mom and sometimes I get surprised how he can perfectly say it completely.
The same goes for habits at home. Sometimes, I see him just pressing my keyboard trying to mimic me like he is working too. Those are simple things and yet they can copy it perfectly so what more if our gambling is a habit that they see every day?
Someday they will learn about gambling and I don't want them having problems with that bad habit.

It is not surprising that children often imitate the activities or habits of their father or mother, because children under 10 years of age will follow the movements or games played by their father, so parents are obliged to have a special work space and forbid children to  children enter the room, so that what we do in that room we can do anything without the children knowing, if we have a special room for doing things like playing online gambling then it will be much more free for us to gamble in that room without having to be disturbed by  our children.

[TopTort777]

It is true that kids copy parents behaviour. But like I've said previously several times - they dont copy parents completely, they are selective. Ok, they see you gambling, they want to try, the do try it with or without you. You think it will be better if your next move would be continue gambling secretly? In different room, when the kid is sleeping? Or explaining what he just learned, tried, and why he should wait when he hits 18 if he wants to gamble?

Ok, you are afraid that kids will copy you and start gambling. Then here are two things to discuss. 1) as they are less experienced in life than you, they might (or might not) try gambling, and switch to other activity. They are curious about everything. 2) what about other things they might want to try? Example - mowing lawn. Parents do that in front of kids all the time. Even ask to help sometimes. Imagine would be if kid tries to turn around mower and put fingers in knifes. Fingers will get cut right away, not in future (speaking about future gambling addiction). What do you suggest then? Do lawn mowing secretly or not in front of kids? Or cutting food in front of kids. How do you suppose to clean fish if kids are at the kitchen? What if they see you cutting head? Clean entrails? Or simply use knife at the kitchen. Kid might try to cut some food himself, and cut himself. All such things can also happen, if kids try to copy parents or adults. What do you suggest then to do? Not to do all that in front of them?

[jcojci]

Children are able to pick up both positive and negative behaviors from their parents very quickly. Every child should be guided through positive behavior initially. Your bad qualities for the next generation will certainly not bring good results for yourself. You can gamble yourself it may be your hobby but it can be addictive for children as children are very soft minded and have the ability to internalize every behavior very keenly.

No doubt for that. Children will be easily to takes many things they see from adult people or their parents and doing that without adult people or their parents know. Parents must guided their children more but don't make a strict rules for them because they will not accept it and can becomes rebel to their parents. I already see many children not obey their parents and choose to be close to their friends which can gives a bad effect to them.

In this era, parents must watch out their children more carefully because the impacts of the things for their children can be worsen. If parents wants to do adult things, they can do that without their children knows, especially if parents wants to playing gambling so their children doesn't know about gambling although they can know gambling from many ads in their gadget.

[TopTort777]

Parents must guided their children more but don't make a strict rules for them because they will not accept it and can becomes rebel to their parents. I already see many children not obey their parents and choose to be close to their friends which can gives a bad effect to them.

Yeah, that is a rather modern problem between children and parents. I have written before, that there must be sort of a respect between children and parents. Otherwise the kid win trust and listen what he was said. That is also why hiding gambling activity wont work. Because kid notice parents gamble, he wont understand why they can, but he cant do it. I can not stop repeating, that talking and explaining are the keys of parenting.

[junder]

At a growing age, children respond very quickly to what they see and hear. I definitely agree because I experienced it myself at home as a father with children. So it's certainly not a good act to do something in front of them, especially gambling.
It is recommended to interact more with them naturally with touch that makes them close to us.
Our habit with them will be permanent although I don't dare to guarantee 100%.

what you say is true, children will of course react quickly to things they see and hear, especially with games which are of course very interesting for children, besides that children have a high and strong sense of curiosity, of course they can very interested in the things they have seen, but for parents who may not care about this, they are parents who in my opinion are not good at educating their children, because their children are allowed to see things they should not see before their time. Parents who think about their children's future will of course monitor their behavior in front of their children.

Even though parental upbringing does not completely guarantee that their children will do the same good things in the future, because their social environment can certainly influence them, as parents we should be able to educate and teach good things and tell our children to can differentiate between good and bad things, apart from that it is their own environment that will determine how they will be in the future, but it cannot be denied that education from their parents is very important for them so that they can consider what is good and bad for themselves.

[Fredomago]

Children are able to pick up both positive and negative behaviors from their parents very quickly. Every child should be guided through positive behavior initially. Your bad qualities for the next generation will certainly not bring good results for yourself. You can gamble yourself it may be your hobby but it can be addictive for children as children are very soft minded and have the ability to internalize every behavior very keenly.

That's so true.

Children are good at copying their parents and I think we ought to be responsible for what we will show them or tell them. I have two kids that's why I know. The younger one sometimes copies what I say to his brother or her Mom and sometimes I get surprised how he can perfectly say it completely.
The same goes for habits at home. Sometimes, I see him just pressing my keyboard trying to mimic me like he is working too. Those are simple things and yet they can copy it perfectly so what more if our gambling is a habit that they see every day?
Someday they will learn about gambling and I don't want them having problems with that bad habit.

It is not surprising that children often imitate the activities or habits of their father or mother, because children under 10 years of age will follow the movements or games played by their father, so parents are obliged to have a special work space and forbid children to  children enter the room, so that what we do in that room we can do anything without the children knowing, if we have a special room for doing things like playing online gambling then it will be much more free for us to gamble in that room without having to be disturbed by  our children.

If you don't want to explain more deepre about whatever you do with your devices then better to have that place inside your house that will not allow them to see you, it's true that they can easily imitate you by just watching you with what you are doing, especially now that the technology is really helping them to reach whatever they needed to learn.

At that young age they can search online especially if you allow them without any restrictions,.

[Fara Chan]

At a growing age, children respond very quickly to what they see and hear. I definitely agree because I experienced it myself at home as a father with children. So it's certainly not a good act to do something in front of them, especially gambling.
It is recommended to interact more with them naturally with touch that makes them close to us.
Our habit with them will be permanent although I don't dare to guarantee 100%.

A father's interaction with his child is necessary and must be done from an early age because closeness with a child will emerge more easily if a father has more time to play with his own child. So what you say is also true that a father or mother should not show things that are not yet the time for a child who is not yet an adult to know or see. And one of the things that a child should not know about is gambling, although there are also several other things, but one of the things that is quite sacred is gambling.