Does having children have an influence on gambling habits?

[Becassine]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

[Oshosondy]

I do not know about gambling. But in trading, most traders are losing also just like gambling. Most traders that are married that were trading quit trading or reduce the money they are using to trade. I guess that is how gambling would be. But some people will just be different and be addicted, just like trading also and continue to gamble.

[Churchillvv]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

Well, I'm not a parent yet but I know that being a father or mother has its ways of changing ones perspective of everything and that can even include gambling.

The morals of a locality can determine how the parent would see gambling after having children or when they have children around. If usually as a single man you gamble with a 10% of your income (which is not advisable) as soon as you became a parent you  will automatically reduce the rate at which you gamble because there is a consciousness that your responsibility has increased and as such you should reduce you rate of gambling.

So being a parent really changes alot in ones life, if you get angry when you loss and you express them in your face or attitude at a point when you become a parent you will some how not want your children to notice the sadness or you will like my pretend you are okay when deep down you aren't. (All this are based on personal perception).

[Hispo]

I don't have children, but I have a cousin who was pretty much into parlay and sport betting during his single years. Once he got engaged and had two children, he completely quit betting on both football and basketball (his favorite sports to wager money on). So I believe there is indeed an effect about having children and one's gambling habits, the order of priorities simply changes and most of responsible people understand now they must take care of human lives by their own.
If I ever end up having children on my own, I will probably step down on gambling and some video game habits. Though, there is still a long path ahead for me.

I do not know about gambling. But in trading, most traders are losing also just like gambling. Most traders that are married that were trading quit trading or reduce the money they are using to trade. I guess that is how gambling would be. But some people will just be different and be addicted, just like trading also and continue to gamble.

Really? This may be the first time I have read about addiction to trading.
Unless I am misunderstanding. There is a clear difference between trading and gambling, mind you, but I have always thought was harder for anyone to get addicted to trading than gambling, specially because (unlike gambling) traders can opt to use some strategies not tomlose all their money or improve their chances of profitability.

[Dr.Bitcoin_Strange]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

OP, this actually depends on how financially buoyant the gambler is. There are some people who may have a long budget, but they are also financially capable of handling all their expenses and would still gamble comfortably and spend any amount they want at the casino. There are also some people whose financial status is not so stable, and if they get married, they will have more important expenses to cover than using the little salaries they get to gamble. What you must know is that marriage, family financial responsibilities, and childbearing don't really affect every gambler; they can only affect those gamblers who don't have a large financial pocket

[acroman08]

I am not a parent but I lived on this planet long enough to witness people who have a family and gambling problems. losing money you cannot afford to lose can be debilitating to your family's financial security. so yeah, if you have a family and you are on a tight budget, your gambling habits SHOULD change, your kids and your family's well-being is your priority, and gambling can wait.

[Stepstowealth]

Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

Just by being a parent changes a lot of things for you, and gambling is not left out. When you now have a family that you provide for, a family that depends on you for financial provision, You will know that every loss has serious punishment as both your family and you will be the ones to bear the consequences. Formally before you got married you have no responsibilities to any partner, or to any children, if you lost in gambling, you could personally just manage and somehow find a way through to get through the situation, but right now you have children and and a partner, you have to think well before every decision.

[SamReomo]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

Yes, being a parent once can easily change his gambling habits. A person with his family's responsibility should learn about gambling responsibility to higher extent and if he spends most of his earnings in gambling then surely such person should reduce his gambling habits. I believe when your budget is very low which's only enough to support your family then you should not gamble at all.

[TelolettOm]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family?

It is true. When we have children, we must allocate money for them. It is possible that we decide to decrease the budget for gambling because children's matters are much more important. Sure, when we are in a tight budget, we possibly stop playing gambling temporarily. Gambling is mostly for fun, it is not an urgent needs. I am not trying to stop gambling but I adjust everything related to gambling habits. I admit that having children triggers me to use the budget more carefully.

I do not know about gambling. But in trading, most traders are losing also just like gambling. Most traders that are married that were trading quit trading or reduce the money they are using to trade. I guess that is how gambling would be. But some people will just be different and be addicted, just like trading also and continue to gamble.

If traders adjust their budget, even more so for gambling. The chance for losing or wasting money in gambling is higher than in trading. I'm not surprised if some gamblers will adjust their activities once they have children. Well, I don't think we need to stop playing gambling. Even we aren't addicted to gambling, sometimes we still need gambling for trying luck or just for fun. Adjust money for gambling is a wise idea, it shouldn't be stopped if it is impossible.

[alegotardo]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

Certainly!
You don't need to be a father to know that at every stage of life, responsibilities are different.

An 18-year-old often makes social contact and entertainment a "priority", no matter how much it costs him.

As he grows up, he starts to worry more about financial stability, even because he realizes that his parents can no longer support him.

When you get married, you need to pay attention to the family's accounts and if you have a child... well, priorities change absurdly because everything this player does affects not only her life but also the life of her child.
Depending on the country in which you reside, if the person is addicted to gambling or is unable to provide for their family because of it, the court may even order the loss of custody of the child.

[Ojima-ojo]

Gambling is a high responsibility in itself and for any family person most especially if you are the financial supplier and all the family members depend on you, it then means that you have to reduce your gambling activities not even only in the amount you use to gamble, but also in your time management,  because combining gambling with family won't be an easy thing unless you choose to deliberately neglect one to the other.

Also when you have a limited bankroll you then need to calculate your reserves based on your expenses and if you discover that involving gambling in your daily expenses will drain you, since you are no longer single but have a family to fend for, it very advisable to quiet gambling or gamble with a limited amount of money that will not affect your family upkeep.

[Oshosondy]

Really? This may be the first time I have read about addiction to trading.
Unless I am misunderstanding. There is a clear difference between trading and gambling, mind you, but I have always thought was harder for anyone to get addicted to trading than gambling, specially because (unlike gambling) traders can opt to use some strategies not tomlose all their money or improve their chances of profitability.

According to the researches that I have made, there is trading addiction. Also that most traders are losing. Some will trade but later they will move to holding instead after significant losses. As people have lost big sum of money to gambling, so are people that lost huge amount of money to gambling. Although trading is different with gold analyses and strategies but most people trade and gamble more, only few use it to make money.

[danherbias07]

Yes.
You will think about your losses and regret that you could've used that money to take the children to the mall, have some great food, and just play there. That's what happened to me. So yes, having children can affect your lifestyle as a gambler.

I can say that because I changed my bad habits. 4 years have passed since I last smoked cigarettes and that's the same age as my younger kid. I realized that I don't want them to have bad health just because they are inhaling secondhand smoke from me. There were also times I was too shy to kiss them because of my bad breath from smoking.
The good part is, it worked great both ways. Now, my breathing is better, my taste buds are enhanced, and the kids are not getting sick because of me.

It's a different effect in gambling though, you will be careful with your bets, try to analyze the game, and bet only a small amount, so you won't be wasting too much money so and the budget won't be affected. Then, you plan ahead, you just gamble money that you think is a spare after expenses.

[DaNNy001]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

You are supposed to know your responsibility as a parents and if you fail to access this and go stupid with your gambling habit then obviously the repercussions are only yours to bear because any mistake made will greatly affect you as a father so it's better to limit your expenses when it's comes to gambling and if possible have some spare cash that won't be of any effect to you even if you find yourself losing the game .

[angrybirdy]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

Well that's true. In fact, I don't have a child yet but I've seen a lot of people have that experience, when they have a child and a family, their time for gambling has decreased as well as the money used for gambling because it's only allocated to the needs of their children. The responsibility of having a child is no joke, so you should really limit the vices you do because the situation will be different unless you are an addict and you can't stop it, it is possible that you will just ignore the child because you don't have money to support him.

[Hispo]

Really? This may be the first time I have read about addiction to trading.
Unless I am misunderstanding. There is a clear difference between trading and gambling, mind you, but I have always thought was harder for anyone to get addicted to trading than gambling, specially because (unlike gambling) traders can opt to use some strategies not tomlose all their money or improve their chances of profitability.

According to the researches that I have made, there is trading addiction. Also that most traders are losing. Some will trade but later they will move to holding instead after significant losses. As people have lost big sum of money to gambling, so are people that lost huge amount of money to gambling. Although trading is different with gold analyses and strategies but most people trade and gamble more, only few use it to make money.

I know most traders lose money, last time I read about it I recall less than a 30% of traders could be able to get consistent earnings from their speculation strategies in the market, but I did not know there were even studies about it.
To me, the big difference between a casino and an exchange is how casinos make money out the laws of probabilities and the amount of people to lose money which goes directly to the casino trunks. While in the case of exchanges, they make money regardless of the market, the capitalize the volume of trades, thanks to fees.
I am inclined to think those studies you talk about must be about people who want to make a quick buck using the Future markets in exchanges, instead going for more traditional approaches like the Spot market, I have personally messed around with trading Spot and I don't find it to be as addicting as throwing dices or playing crash.   . However, my opinion may be not the best one, since I don't consider myself to be a professional trader and I have only managed to make a few bucks out of it.

If you don't mind, I would like to take a look at those studies, if you happen to have the links at hand.

[AmoreJaz]

Gambling is a high responsibility in itself and for any family person most especially if you are the financial supplier and all the family members depend on you, it then means that you have to reduce your gambling activities not even only in the amount you use to gamble, but also in your time management,  because combining gambling with family won't be an easy thing unless you choose to deliberately neglect one to the other.

Also when you have a limited bankroll you then need to calculate your reserves based on your expenses and if you discover that involving gambling in your daily expenses will drain you, since you are no longer single but have a family to fend for, it very advisable to quiet gambling or gamble with a limited amount of money that will not affect your family upkeep.

Having a family with kids will indeed change your life's choices especially when it comes to your gambling lifestyle. You are hypocrite if you will say to others that nothing change when you become a family man or woman. You have other priorities now and you are not only considering yourself in this journey but also other people who happen to be your loved ones.

[qwertyup23]

Yes definitely! Being a parent can have a huge impact on all of your habits especially that you are obligated to meet your responsibilities in the welfare of your children. In addition, there are tons of sacrifices that a parent must do in order to give the best of the care for their children.

For example, if you are addicted to gambling and you allocate a specific percentage of your income to it, then you must sacrifice and avoid (if possible) all throughout gambling since that allocation must be catered to your children. Not to mention, you must not influence your children to any environment that may affect their general welfare.

Gambling is a high responsibility in itself and for any family person most especially if you are the financial supplier and all the family members depend on you, it then means that you have to reduce your gambling activities not even only in the amount you use to gamble, but also in your time management,  because combining gambling with family won't be an easy thing unless you choose to deliberately neglect one to the other.

Also when you have a limited bankroll you then need to calculate your reserves based on your expenses and if you discover that involving gambling in your daily expenses will drain you, since you are no longer single but have a family to fend for, it very advisable to quiet gambling or gamble with a limited amount of money that will not affect your family upkeep.

Having a family with kids will indeed change your life's choices especially when it comes to your gambling lifestyle. You are hypocrite if you will say to others that nothing change when you become a family man or woman. You have other priorities now and you are not only considering yourself in this journey but also other people who happen to be your loved ones.

I definitely agree with you.

If OP thinks that having children will not change anything with their gambling habits then it is best for him to avoid kids for the meantime. Being a parent carries a huge responsibility that you must fulfill to the best of your ability.

[Bitinity]

I started gamble before I have my own small family and today I have 2 kids, does it change my gambling habits? Frankly speaking, no it does not change my habits but it changes my gambling budget. I have to reduce my gambling budget because I have to spend more money for my family. Anyway, we should have priority list to do in our life no matter we are single or we are married + kids already. Being single does not mean that we can spend more money than those who have family, being a parent does not mean that we should change our habits (not only gambling) but we should be more responsible. As long as losing some money in gambling will not affect your whole life and family, we are good to go.

[leonair]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

When you gamble you have to accept that you are not making money there you are going to lose your money there so if you cannot afford that loss then you should not go there.  When you become a father you become a responsible person.  Then you have to take care of your family.  So after managing your family properly if you have enough money that even if you lose gambling it won't affect your family then you can gamble for some fun otherwise you shouldn't gamble.