Can old generation cause the habit of gambling in young generation ?

[macson]

There are some old people in my family which are paying cricket fantasy games. They usually talk about the games and their performance is matches almost daily. It is obvious that if any younger guy in family will listen about this, he will also be eager to know more about this. How can I stop the younger generation in my family being carried away by this and focus on other important things like studies only ?

you will not be able to stop what is inherited by human DNA, well here we are talking about gambling, when there is someone who gambles in your family then he will definitely pass on this trait to his future descendants, which of course is not all of his descendants who will get the inheritance DNA ^(habit), if he has 3 children then 1 of them will definitely be a gambler.  Apart from that, when your surroundings discuss gambling, sports or whatever is around you, it will automatically spread to those who are listening, they have to be able to blend into the conversation so they don't look like fools.

[len01]

it all depends on each person mindset, even though you are the young generation in your family while your whole family gambles but you dont want to gamble to avoid bad effects, of course whatever happens you won't want to know about gambling and I say this also about a strong stance not to try gambling even if your family is a gambler.

and if you are starting to think about stopping gambling in the younger generation, maybe you can give advice to other younger brothers and sisters not to try gambling by telling them about the bad effects of gambling too often and dont force yourself to tell the older generation every once in a while to stop betting because its like forcing other people enjoyment rights which you dont deserve and you have to understand that because someone who is old usually does not have other fun activities so they choose to gamble maybe just for their fun activities so dont occasionally tell them to stop gambling but try advise your younger generation not to engage in even the smallest amount of gambling and dont appear pushy.

[TheUltraElite]

There are some old people in my family which are paying cricket fantasy games. They usually talk about the games and their performance is matches almost daily. It is obvious that if any younger guy in family will listen about this, he will also be eager to know more about this. How can I stop the younger generation in my family being carried away by this and focus on other important things like studies only ?

You can join in the conversation and give add in a tone of gambling being bad in your own. Attempt to draw the conversation to things that get people addicted and how gambling can hurt people and their and near ones lives. You can also introduce websites that list such bad events and allow the younger member to read and ask questions.

It is a type of manipulation but a necessary one, in order to save their immature brain from falling into the wrong path. As they grow older, show them how gambling works and also show them the demise of addicted gamblers. If they are mature enough by then, they would not touch gambling at all.

[Plaguedeath]

How can I stop the younger generation in my family being carried away by this and focus on other important things like studies only ?

There are two options:
1. Kick the old people in your house.
2. Move to a new house, country, etc without them.

Don't argue with me by saying moving to a new house is hard, need to respect or care with the old people, don't have enough money etc, that's mean the case will never ever solved except when their time comes.

[ultrloa]

How can I stop the younger generation in my family being carried away by this and focus on other important things like studies only ?

There are two options:
1. Kick the old people in your house.
2. Move to a new house, country, etc without them.

Don't argue with me by saying moving to a new house is hard, need to respect or care with the old people, don't have enough money etc, that's mean the case will never ever solved except when their time comes.

You can't do the first option since out of respect for sure you will just ignore what they are talking about. And option two maybe hard to do especially if you only have limited resources and you might struggle to find new house to stay.

Much better if you deal with those things they are talking about and just tell them not to talk about those things since their are young people listening to their discussion. For sure they will stop and understand your point and I'm sure that they don't also want their young kids to get involve with gambling at early stage. Proper discussion can settle all of that so they should engage and be open with this discussion so they can set some rules once there are children's listening to them.

[kryptqnick]

There are a lot of people here who have expressed personal opinions and observations, so I've decided to go down a slightly different road. I've found a couple of interesting scientific articles that are relevant to this topic.
One is about assessing genetic and environmental components of gambling addiction. While this research might have its limitations, it points out that male gambling seems to have a greater genetic component than female gambling, and environmental impact is noticeable on women but not on men. Taking that into account, perhaps the older generation discussing gambling has a different impact based on the sex of those of the younger generation.
The second article explores the impact of parental gambling on children, and it says that maternal gambling (compared to paternal gambling) is associated with higher risk of lifetime gambling problems of children. So perhaps there's also a difference of who among the older generation discusses gambling.

[Jody.Drummer]

How can I stop the younger generation in my family being carried away by this and focus on other important things like studies only ?

There are two options:
1. Kick the old people in your house.
2. Move to a new house, country, etc without them.

Don't argue with me by saying moving to a new house is hard, need to respect or care with the old people, don't have enough money etc, that's mean the case will never ever solved except when their time comes.

I think you are giving a suggestion or solution that is too difficult my friend although basically it is a pretty good action for prevention, of course there will be many reasons that are a big barrier to doing or following advice like you  said, an I'm sure maybe only a small percentage can do that without any preparation. I think if there is one parent in your family whether it's your parents or your grandparents who likes to gamble then one of the things we can do is not to leave the neighborhood but I think we should help them to resolve their bad habits, whether it's trying to make them stop or even just reduce it.

Because of course even if you go away and stay away from the neighborhood there will still be times when you come back, and also on the other hand if you are not the victim who is carried away on the other hand there must be other family members who are also carried away. So I think that even though you are still young, there is nothing wrong if you confer with other family members to help eliminate the bad habits of the elderly in any way and I think there are still several ways that can be chosen  such as some good advice to them or even if it is still not possible then you can put the parents in the shelter of the elderly and not give them access to any gambling.

[piebeyb]

In my family, not many of the younger generation join in chatting or listen to the older generation discussing, because according to the family it's not polite, but if there really is a younger generation out there like that, I don't think it's easy for them to be influenced by the gambling habits of the older generation, because Usually every young generation has an ethic not to join them and listen to that.

I think they should focus more on their studies rather than following the behavior and gambling habits of the older generation that is with them, although sometimes there are younger generations who are addicted to gambling because of their family environment or their circle of friends but not many are like that. My advice is that it would be best to advise the older generation to keep anything related to gambling away from the younger generation so as not to be influenced and learn about gambling, especially the younger generation who are underage. 

[junder]

it all depends on each person mindset, even though you are the young generation in your family while your whole family gambles but you dont want to gamble to avoid bad effects, of course whatever happens you won't want to know about gambling and I say this also about a strong stance not to try gambling even if your family is a gambler.

and if you are starting to think about stopping gambling in the younger generation, maybe you can give advice to other younger brothers and sisters not to try gambling by telling them about the bad effects of gambling too often and dont force yourself to tell the older generation every once in a while to stop betting because its like forcing other people enjoyment rights which you dont deserve and you have to understand that because someone who is old usually does not have other fun activities so they choose to gamble maybe just for their fun activities so dont occasionally tell them to stop gambling but try advise your younger generation not to engage in even the smallest amount of gambling and dont appear pushy.

I think you have a point, it's just about each one's thinking, even if they get a win and tell it to the young people in the family, if he himself is not interested in gambling then he will not be carried away by gamblings, because he has a strong stance because he knows gambling will damage his future if they have become addicted, and I have also heard the saying "Even if you win it's the beginning of defeat Even if you are rich it's the beginning of poverty".
But the saying "the fruit does not fall far from the tree" may also be true. But whatever, it's up to you to decide which things are good for the future, which are bad things that will cause difficulties in the future. The elderly should be able to set a good example for young people, not by inviting them to gamble if it is to tell stories it doesn't matter but it should also be considered that telling stories can attract young people to join gambling because they dont have a strong stance, except for those who have a strong stance,  maybe they won't be tempted by gambling at all.

[pawanjain]

There are some old people in my family which are paying cricket fantasy games. They usually talk about the games and their performance is matches almost daily. It is obvious that if any younger guy in family will listen about this, he will also be eager to know more about this. How can I stop the younger generation in my family being carried away by this and focus on other important things like studies only ?

Isn't it simple ? Keep them away from such conversations and things that lead them to being carried away.
Young ones get influenced by people who are around them and so it becomes our duty to keep them in a happy surrounding.
You will have to keep them in surroundings where studies become a higher priority.

[bounceback]

There are some old people in my family which are paying cricket fantasy games. They usually talk about the games and their performance is matches almost daily. It is obvious that if any younger guy in family will listen about this, he will also be eager to know more about this. How can I stop the younger generation in my family being carried away by this and focus on other important things like studies only ?

It's going to be very hard because of what environment you grow up with, and obviously it will have a big impact on the young generations specially if they see the old ones playing and gambling and so they can influence them.

I guess the best thing to do is try to talk to them early so that they won't be sway on playing or at least lessen the effects on them. Just tell them to just focus on their study and what having a good education can do for them in the future. And so you will also guide them, this is not just a one time attempt, you should stay with them specially if you are the parents.

Yes, it is true that the environment is one of the driving factors for children to be affected by gambling, because usually we often see this and one day we will definitely try it too, it seems like we cannot avoid this situation, so indirectly we must always supervise our children and never Let him try gambling with parents who are in the circle, maybe guiding them is one of the right decisions we take, but this will not have a big impact on our child if we don't supervise him and forbid him from touching gambling games.

[Gozie51]

How can I stop the younger generation in my family being carried away by this and focus on other important things like studies only ?

There are two options:
1. Kick the old people in your house.
2. Move to a new house, country, etc without them.

Don't argue with me by saying moving to a new house is hard, need to respect or care with the old people, don't have enough money etc, that's mean the case will never ever solved except when their time comes.

Moving away like relocating to a more serene environment where gambling is not prominent is surely a way to reduce children from picking from older generation gambling addiction. I have known of newly wedded or couples who just started bearing kids relocating out from the old environment to a new one because they want a different training from where they are coming from. People relocate because of certain habit they find not good for their children. So yes, relocating is a very good solution even though it wii require finance to accomplish because most of the environment that will not ghetto like lifestyle are more expensive.

[LesterD]

In my family, not many of the younger generation join in chatting or listen to the older generation discussing, because according to the family it's not polite, but if there really is a younger generation out there like that, I don't think it's easy for them to be influenced by the gambling habits of the older generation, because Usually every young generation has an ethic not to join them and listen to that.

I think they should focus more on their studies rather than following the behavior and gambling habits of the older generation that is with them, although sometimes there are younger generations who are addicted to gambling because of their family environment or their circle of friends but not many are like that. My advice is that it would be best to advise the older generation to keep anything related to gambling away from the younger generation so as not to be influenced and learn about gambling, especially the younger generation who are underage. 

The same in our country, the younger generation is not allowed to listen or even participate in the discussion of the adult generation. The younger generation is only allowed if they are directly being asked or asked by an adult regarding a specific topic. But if their tradition is the opposite, the adults should not let the younger generation listen to their gambling conversation because this will only make them curious and might be the trigger to start on gambling at an early age.

[robelneo]

There are some old people in my family which are paying cricket fantasy games. They usually talk about the games and their performance is matches almost daily. It is obvious that if any younger guy in family will listen about this, he will also be eager to know more about this. How can I stop the younger generation in my family being carried away by this and focus on other important things like studies only ?

We can do it through discipline and having open communication with all the members of the family, it's better that all the members of the family not talk these things in front of their kids until such times they are old enough to understand what these gaming and gambling are about, kids are exposed to everything in the internet and there will be a point that they will gaming and gambling.

So instead of learning it from outside sources where they will be lost on how these things work let us be a member of the family and be the one to explain this to them so we can properly explain this to our children, the good and the bad sides of gambling should be considered when teaching them to our kids so they understand it and address this when they old enough to try this.

[Plaguedeath]

Much better if you deal with those things they are talking about and just tell them not to talk about those things since their are young people listening to their discussion.

People never change, it's a mistake to hope them to change their habit. They're just change it temporary, sooner or later they will talk it by accident. Old people always think they're correct or they repeat it but say sorry, sorry isn't the solution.

I think you are giving a suggestion or solution that is too difficult my friend although basically it is a pretty good action for prevention, of course there will be many reasons that are a big barrier to doing or following advice like you  said, an I'm sure maybe only a small percentage can do that without any preparation.

Yeah it is, the point is eliminating the cause, not gambling in hoping someone to change.

[Weawant]

There are some old people in my family which are paying cricket fantasy games. They usually talk about the games and their performance is matches almost daily. It is obvious that if any younger guy in family will listen about this, he will also be eager to know more about this. How can I stop the younger generation in my family being carried away by this and focus on other important things like studies only ?

Talking about any sports in the presence of these kids naturally have no adverse effect on them but when you discuss it as gamble, saying you probably make money off these games, regardless of the fact that they are kids, they would want to try it out maybe they would make their own money.

It's very important you to bring it in their presence that you gamble off your knowledge about the sport it should rather look like for the love of the game you have got so much knowledge about the game. Kid have a way of learning so fast especially when it has to be a bad habit, they would be swift with adopting such knowledge, if they finally get interested in discussing the game with you, you could possibly bring in their academics into it and discuss with them such incorporation helps them better.

[Westinhome]

There are some old people in my family which are paying cricket fantasy games. They usually talk about the games and their performance is matches almost daily. It is obvious that if any younger guy in family will listen about this, he will also be eager to know more about this. How can I stop the younger generation in my family being carried away by this and focus on other important things like studies only ?

Do you know why the gambling was still available in the community after 50 years of survival,this only due to the generation move of the gambling games.If one cock fighter was engaged in the gambling,he will teach the same cock fight to his son and his grandson.So by this way the cock fighting will be moved to the next generation.This also apply to the better of the cock fighting.Not only in the cock fight,this also the same phenomenon of the horse racing.Their was one proverb in my country,Like father and like son.So the cock fighting son will be like his father.No one need to say  him to behave like his father.He will do the cock fight and earn like his father.So this way of the approach to the cock fighting make the cock fighting to survive more than 50 years.In some country cock fighting was survive more than seven decades.

[rhomelmabini]

There are some old people in my family which are paying cricket fantasy games. They usually talk about the games and their performance is matches almost daily. It is obvious that if any younger guy in family will listen about this, he will also be eager to know more about this. How can I stop the younger generation in my family being carried away by this and focus on other important things like studies only ?

I think that will starts from you if you want to alter that situation. If you're into an extended family I think the head should be the one to enforce that gambling is prohibited even to be talked while at home but if the head is the one that initiates it, that's a real problem. Being apart from those who do gambling will stop it.

[noormcs5]

Much better if you deal with those things they are talking about and just tell them not to talk about those things since their are young people listening to their discussion.

People never change, it's a mistake to hope them to change their habit. They're just change it temporary, sooner or later they will talk it by accident. Old people always think they're correct or they repeat it but say sorry, sorry isn't the solution.

Well, sometimes the old people are right in their opinion because they have more experience and they are telling things based on their experiences. The new gamblers may not know about the things which the experienced gamblers know and therefore we can say that there is no alternative to experience.

Talking about any sports in the presence of these kids naturally have no adverse effect on them but when you discuss it as gamble, saying you probably make money off these games, regardless of the fact that they are kids, they would want to try it out maybe they would make their own money.

Of course, if you talk about gambling in front of kids, sooner or later they will get to know about it and may get influenced to gamble if their elders are gambling and are much involved in gambling. Kids won't care about the end result or outcome of gambling, if they found their parents and elders brother sisters involved in gambling, they will just want to do the same and may force their parents to give them a chance to play and gamble.

[Mauser]

There are some old people in my family which are paying cricket fantasy games. They usually talk about the games and their performance is matches almost daily. It is obvious that if any younger guy in family will listen about this, he will also be eager to know more about this. How can I stop the younger generation in my family being carried away by this and focus on other important things like studies only ?

Why not tell your older family members to only speak about gambling when the kids aren't around? I think within a family it should be possible to talk openly about issues and that there is the respect to not influence the upbringing of your kids. For me it all depends on the age of the kids, it's fine if the grand parents take their 14 year old grand children to play lottery or scratch cards. Also, isn't it possible to play fantasy league sports without betting real money on it? My experience with fantasy sport is very limited, but I think we can make a difference between the sport itself and the money being placed on their games. My grand dad gambled a lot and took me with him when he played the lottery every week and it didn't have a big impact on my own gambling. These days I rarely play the lottery and it's probably my least favorite game to play for money. Just be open with your family and tell them not to influence your underage children.