Does having children have an influence on gambling habits?

[Accardo]

i don't have a family, but from my experience of seeing people around me who gamble and have families, there are only two possibilities, firstly, the person understands his responsibilities and reduces his gambling and focuses more on his family, and secondly, he doesn't care at all about his family and only gambles. those are the only two types of gamblers, so it depends on the person whether they care about their family or they don't care at all and just gamble without thinking about their family.

Gamblers own unique upbringings, and not every one of us acknowledges the respect responsible gambling adds to our family. Those players who care less about their families and focus on gambling only add disrespect to their homes. Nobody talks about something else in that home, instead, it's all about blame and troubles. A compulsive gambler is concerned with winning big, while gambling. He'd neglect the needs of his children and let them behave the way they wanted, without screening their actions. Such people are not qualified to be called good fathers. Their behavior affects society as a whole, not partly.

Because his sad and emotionally bedraggled kids will go about exhibiting strange attitudes amongst their peers. Instigating those behaviors on some innocent kids which circulates or extends to a wider variety of children in that environment or society. Hence, such gamblers should imagine a wider view of their irresponsibility in their homes and how it affects their environment. It causes extra pain to society and not just his family. The people around such a player need to create some awareness, at least to help the gambler adjust his lifestyle. A married man with kids, shouldn't pay his precious kids with self-inflicted hardship. Cutting down on the behavior is quite better than pushing endlessly on that attitude.

[Samlucky O]

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?

Absolutely yes, because I would no longer risk like before. When people are single they can take any decisions both necessary and unnecessary decisions but when you become a parent you adjust yourself otherwise you get in to financial problems. Apart from that, when you have a family you reduce most of your reckless attitude so as to teach your children a good morals. Because if you don't limit or astain from some kind ukward behaviour you may end up not being able to raise a happy and decent home.

Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

Loses are indeed harder to bear when you have family. That is why it is good to reduce gambling habit when you are a father in other no to get much angry when you lost. Because when you have a family you get provoked at a slight lost. You would even be saying that it would have been better you use the money to take care of other important responsibilities, than wasting it on gambling. Which you where also trying to win big to take care of the family responsibilities.

[harapan]

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?

Normally taking responsibility is a very crucial aspect of our lives and a situation that we're into gambling and having children by our sides it's an eye opener in such a way that we should know that our chances of gambling habits should be limited and minimized because we now have a bigger task and responsibility at hand and spending on bets and gambling does not necessarily make us achieve that goal of taking up our responsibility.

Tho to some gamblers they feel having kids doesn't stop them from gambling but it's Not proper to keep gambling when you have kids cause you should be spending more on your vital responsibility which is your children than doing it elsewhere so in the later future there won't be any damages of sort and regrets.

[Hewlet]

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?

family responsibility has a way of affecting almost every part of our lives and most of the things you could be doing regularly will normally change once you've gotten married and as children starts coming in, if you don't cut off from certain things or at least reduce them, you might end up endangering yourself in the long run.

If you've had regular losses in your gambling as a single person, it's not close to what you will experience when you're married cause marriage comes with a lot of responsibility both from the aspect of teaching your children the right moral lessons that will make them better adult and also making good use of your money so the family won't ever get into a position where they need money but don't have it.

[Z390]

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?

It depends on how much you are risking on gambling, your losses will be harder to bear still with kids or not kids, if you want reduce the risk of losing money you need to reduce the money you are risking on gambling, its not hard.

I am against having a family and a home and then turning yourself into a stupid gambler, you can't be selfish when people are depending on you, not even just people, but your own family, so you have no room to be a selfish risk taker.

When your budget is very tight, do not gamble, it's not as if you will make money if you gamble, quit gambling until the day you have some extra cash that you are willing to throw away, because its possible you will lost all the money, be responsible with gambling.

[retreat]

It depends, there are those who are aware of their responsibilities and change their behavior, but there are also those who think that their gambling is not a problem at all. But I think that it comes back to the individual, in most cases it really changes the gambler's behavior because they think that their responsibility to the child is greater, so like it or not they need to change their gambling behavior.

[Blitzboy]

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?

It depends on how much you are risking on gambling, your losses will be harder to bear still with kids or not kids, if you want reduce the risk of losing money you need to reduce the money you are risking on gambling, its not hard.

I am against having a family and a home and then turning yourself into a stupid gambler, you can't be selfish when people are depending on you, not even just people, but your own family, so you have no room to be a selfish risk taker.

When your budget is very tight, do not gamble, it's not as if you will make money if you gamble, quit gambling until the day you have some extra cash that you are willing to throw away, because its possible you will lost all the money, be responsible with gambling.

This goes beyond gambling's huge losses. Negative effects strike families most. When you're responsible for others, selfishnes isnt acceptable. People need to hear this opinion loud and clear. We risk funds and the stability we've achieved for our loved ones, who depend on us. Putting your kids' futures at risk is serious.

Experience has taught me that only bet with money you can lose without flinching. But honestly, folks, there are far better investments. Think long-term: family is legacy. So much duty falls on us as providers. It demands careful choices, smart strategy. Instead than chasing unpredictable wins, build a solid foundation. It needs wisdom to see the larger picture and trade delights for lasting. Giving our families a chance to succeed is our goal. I believe in that type of winning.

[khiholangkang]

It depends, there are those who are aware of their responsibilities and change their behavior, but there are also those who think that their gambling is not a problem at all. But I think that it comes back to the individual, in most cases it really changes the gambler's behavior because they think that their responsibility to the child is greater, so like it or not they need to change their gambling behavior.

The first thing that comes to my mind about cases like this is that it depends on our economic situation, if we have children and we are still able to divide our time, pay for or take care of children properly, gambling habits in my opinion can still be continued and because of that I also don't think it will affect anything.
Unlike the case with people who have little income and if they insist on gambling, of course taking care of children will be more difficult because they do not have the costs and time because they have to work harder to get more income to cover their needs, therefore it is important to realize that stopping gambling behavior and focusing on children is much better in taking solutions, so the conclusion depends on your own situation, because that will determine what kind of action you have to take so that everything looks good.

[EarnOnVictor]

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?

Don’t know why, I think this post is coming from the angle of a person in such a situation and I just have to say, yes, that having children and more responsibilities also affects our gambling except the Person is an addict.
The greater your responsibility without any salary increase pays a major role on one’s gambling habits and might force them to reduce the rate and amount they bet on games and I think more the responsibility, the more difficult it is to bear losses.

Children are gift from God, and every responsible parent would want the best for their children at all cost even upto giving up on gambling if it’s taking so much out of them.

As much as children are indeed a blessing, there is also no doubt that unless a person is earning way more than what they need, an additional child will not only bring economic challenges to the couple, the child will also bring challenges to their existing relationships and even reduce the time they can dedicate to themselves.

So there is no doubt that anyone that may enjoy to gamble will have to sacrifice some or all of the time they dedicated to this activity to tend to their family.

I don't seem to understand what you guys are saying, children are blessings and nothing will change that. It is we who should plan our lives and not blame it on innocent children. As couples, they should know the number of children they want to born and that must be measurable to many factors which include their financial capability. If you know you can bear only one or two and give them the best support in all ramifications, why not stick to it? But having the financial capacity of 2 and bearing 5 children means you are wicked. So it is all about us and the right plan we have in every situation.

As for gambling, I do not see this as a must, you should quit it if it is causing you to lose money while your family suffer. That is what I see in your post which is not supposed to be so, it is never a must, so we should take it as such. And if you are such that is kin to gambling, if you are gambling and may not be able to do without it (though it is wrong and you should seek help), perhaps, you gamble with $500 a month, why not force it down to $50? By that, you would have saved a whopping $450 for the month even as you did not deprive yourself of what you like doing. Above all, gambling is not a do-or-die thing, your family must come first if you are responsible and I believe that quitting gambling entirely for the sake of your family is the simplest sacrifice you can make if you truly love them.

I won't even think twice!

[rahmad2nd]

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?

So, therefore, someone must have a sense of responsibility, especially for couples who already have children. That's why, I often say that responsibility is important for someone to have, especially for someone who is the backbone of a family. This is no exception when we are involved in a hobby, whatever the hobby is, including hobbies that involve betting. The importance of controlling hobbies and responsibility for family needs to be balanced, but the main priority is responsibility for children and wife for me personally. For me, that's important, because as a human being I actually need entertainment, relaxation, or whatever for mental and physical health. yeah, at least so that everything is balanced between basic needs and personal needs, that's why it's very important to have responsibility and self-control.

Well because what we are discussing in this thread is a hobby that involves gambling, so we are talking from the perspective of gambling as well as responsibility and self-control. Not a few, many stories end with unpleasant stories in a family that is destroyed because the family's financial mainstay is involved in a gambling addiction. this thread is great, yeah great for learners for us in the community. Personally, that doesn't mean I've never experienced problems with gambling and my family. but the thing that I prioritize most is family, financial and basic needs must come first. At the same time, I also need entertainment so I don't get stressed. We can apply it to any hobby, yes for our own mental health and those who choose to gamble are no exception. the most important point is, for me, to have limits to what we can afford. So that everything runs in balance, broad understanding, knowledge, understanding and responsibility are needed.  which in the end, we will have good self-control. but if it is not trained, this discipline will not be realized. although in practice, it's not as easy as I said. but everything I say is based on personal experience.

[stomachgrowls]

It depends, there are those who are aware of their responsibilities and change their behavior, but there are also those who think that their gambling is not a problem at all. But I think that it comes back to the individual, in most cases it really changes the gambler's behavior because they think that their responsibility to the child is greater, so like it or not they need to change their gambling behavior.

The first thing that comes to my mind about cases like this is that it depends on our economic situation, if we have children and we are still able to divide our time, pay for or take care of children properly, gambling habits in my opinion can still be continued and because of that I also don't think it will affect anything.
Unlike the case with people who have little income and if they insist on gambling, of course taking care of children will be more difficult because they do not have the costs and time because they have to work harder to get more income to cover their needs, therefore it is important to realize that stopping gambling behavior and focusing on children is much better in taking solutions, so the conclusion depends on your own situation, because that will determine what kind of action you have to take so that everything looks good.

Would really be just that depending into your financial capacity as a head of the family or as a husband. There's no issue if you would really be gambling as long you are really that able to provide your family needs.

Then there would really be no issues. The only problem on here is on the time that you are already compromising their needs and providing them those basic things in life then this is where you should really be considering on stopping it immediately before things becomes worst and this is something that you should really be avoiding at all cost on where you are already compromising yourself and your family
just because you cant really be able to stop on doing or playing gambling on which we know that this is something that you would really be needing up to have that kind of moderation.

Having a family which means that you do have that responsibility and it would really be just that right that you should be focusing into the priorities and not your own
leisure and entertainment thing.

[ethereumhunter]

Responsible gamblers will avoid or curtail their gambling habits since they have an obligation to take care of and support their families at all times.

A family man who is addicted to gambling and bets excessively without prioritizing his family is not one to be proud of when it comes to his financial situation because he sees gambling as a source of income to support himself and his family. A bad move, which I am sure of, that doesn't end well

Responsible gamblers will not trying to break their own rules because they knows what risks that they will gets. They gets the bad experiences before and will not wants to have the same experiences.

Having a children will makes gamblers knows that they must become responsible playing gambling because they have the important matters that they must gives priority. Gambling will not becomes their priority because gambling is just a fun activity in their spare time so they will not playing gambling too often.

[hyudien]

The first thing that comes to my mind about cases like this is that it depends on our economic situation, if we have children and we are still able to divide our time, pay for or take care of children properly, gambling habits in my opinion can still be continued and because of that I also don't think it will affect anything.
Unlike the case with people who have little income and if they insist on gambling, of course taking care of children will be more difficult because they do not have the costs and time because they have to work harder to get more income to cover their needs, therefore it is important to realize that stopping gambling behavior and focusing on children is much better in taking solutions, so the conclusion depends on your own situation, because that will determine what kind of action you have to take so that everything looks good.

that makes sense, if we can divide our time well maybe everything will be fine. I think we should have time together for family, including with our own children, because it is impossible when we have a child but we don't have time to be together. because of course our children need attention from their parents, this can also determine their future, because many children lack attention from their parents so they have different personalities from children in general. Even though we like to gamble, when we have children we have to be able to adjust the time for ourselves and our family.
If we really have a small income then we should be aware of not gambling, let alone forcing ourselves to continue gambling. It's true what you said to stop or reduce gambling behavior and habits and then pay more attention to the child. I myself will do things that I think are good, but what is clear is that they will not harm other people, including my own children or family.

[Negotiation]

The first thing that comes to my mind about cases like this is that it depends on our economic situation, if we have children and we are still able to divide our time, pay for or take care of children properly, gambling habits in my opinion can still be continued and because of that I also don't think it will affect anything.
Unlike the case with people who have little income and if they insist on gambling, of course taking care of children will be more difficult because they do not have the costs and time because they have to work harder to get more income to cover their needs, therefore it is important to realize that stopping gambling behavior and focusing on children is much better in taking solutions, so the conclusion depends on your own situation, because that will determine what kind of action you have to take so that everything looks good.

that makes sense, if we can divide our time well maybe everything will be fine. I think we should have time together for family, including with our own children, because it is impossible when we have a child but we don't have time to be together. because of course our children need attention from their parents, this can also determine their future, because many children lack attention from their parents so they have different personalities from children in general. Even though we like to gamble, when we have children we have to be able to adjust the time for ourselves and our family.
If we really have a small income then we should be aware of not gambling, let alone forcing ourselves to continue gambling. It's true what you said to stop or reduce gambling behavior and habits and then pay more attention to the child. I myself will do things that I think are good, but what is clear is that they will not harm other people, including my own children or family.

Rightly said one should never continue gambling by harming someone in the family. All parents want the best for their children and should spend more time with their children than gambling. Think about the downsides before gambling we love to follow others. We judge what we see around us accordingly but sometimes I can't control myself when I can't stop gambling.

[Woodie]

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?

If we are going to say raising a family burdens you financially, then gambling shouldn't even be something to consider as a responsible parent/guardian... because if the tight budget you working with you blow your account, this means twice the hustle to replace what's lost and you don't want this..and if you constantly  worrying about losing then gambling isn't for you as bad and good days do exist.

But in an instance were you have some free resources available..and just because one has to raise kids doesn't mean you can't spend a few bucks on yourself... besides a healthy mind needs to rest & energize to have the strength for tomorrow.. otherwise stick to your limits and you should be okay.

[Dewi Aries]

It depends, there are those who are aware of their responsibilities and change their behavior, but there are also those who think that their gambling is not a problem at all. But I think that it comes back to the individual, in most cases it really changes the gambler's behavior because they think that their responsibility to the child is greater, so like it or not they need to change their gambling behavior.

Yes that's right it all depends on how they think, some are short minded and some are long minded, or what it means is that there are some people who don't think about the bad possibilities that might happen someday and some who don't think in that direction at all, but overall still gambling can be a trigger for problems in household relationships when you are no longer able to control yourself.

As for responsibility, I think bringing gambling into a situation where you already have full responsibility to provide for your family will only add to your burden because you have to meet two allocations of money which are to provide for your family's needs and also to fund your gambling habit, sometimes a person can experience a change in himself to be very irresponsible in his household affairs because gambling has a lot of temptations that can make a person fall into it unconsciously and eventually experience a change in behavior.

[coolcoinz]

What maters is self awareness and what kind of a parent you are. A parent who doesn't care much about children will not change his behavior.

To visualize, think of all those alcoholics. Some of them have children, some do not, but usually heavy addiction doesn't change for the better and as a result we have those so called dysfunctional families where children run around unsupervised and hungry while parents are drunk or on drugs.

[Wiwo]

Responsible gamblers will avoid or curtail their gambling habits since they have an obligation to take care of and support their families at all times.

A family man who is addicted to gambling and bets excessively without prioritizing his family is not one to be proud of when it comes to his financial situation because he sees gambling as a source of income to support himself and his family. A bad move, which I am sure of, that doesn't end well

Responsible gamblers will not trying to break their own rules because they knows what risks that they will gets. They gets the bad experiences before and will not wants to have the same experiences.

Having a children will makes gamblers knows that they must become responsible playing gambling because they have the important matters that they must gives priority. Gambling will not becomes their priority because gambling is just a fun activity in their spare time so they will not playing gambling too often.

I agree with the both of you on your opinion about gambling responsibility and having children being an addiction to responsible gambling,  this is true any ways but the fact that the gamblers have a choice to make wether or not to be a responsible gambler still matters in some and few instances,  because some of the cases that we have seen are all involve with people who have families being the major hit when discussing gambling addictions.

Much more also we need to settle between wether being responsible have anything do with the individual family statuses, because gambling is all about rules regulations and criteria and this all can be done by anyone regardless of they marital status or number of dependence.

[indah rezqi]

It depends, there are those who are aware of their responsibilities and change their behavior, but there are also those who think that their gambling is not a problem at all. But I think that it comes back to the individual, in most cases it really changes the gambler's behavior because they think that their responsibility to the child is greater, so like it or not they need to change their gambling behavior.

Yes that's right it all depends on how they think, some are short minded and some are long minded, or what it means is that there are some people who don't think about the bad possibilities that might happen someday and some who don't think in that direction at all, but overall still gambling can be a trigger for problems in household relationships when you are no longer able to control yourself.

As for responsibility, I think bringing gambling into a situation where you already have full responsibility to provide for your family will only add to your burden because you have to meet two allocations of money which are to provide for your family's needs and also to fund your gambling habit, sometimes a person can experience a change in himself to be very irresponsible in his household affairs because gambling has a lot of temptations that can make a person fall into it unconsciously and eventually experience a change in behavior.

In my opinion, if someone has a stable income they tend to continue gambling, of course without neglecting their main responsibility as head of a household with children and a wife. However, concerns about changes in behavior due to gambling addiction are worthy of being underlined, because what is certain is that no one is able to control themselves all the time. Usually someone who is married will keep their gambling activities a secret from their children and wife, with the aim of avoiding conflict. It cannot be denied that many people decide to stop gambling because they have started a household, although they have a stable income.

On the other hand, it will be very difficult to stop gambling completely, especially if you are already addicted, and to stop requires awareness of the good and bad impacts in the future. There are also quite a few people who still continue to gamble even though they have children and wives, by managing their finances and good time management they still do it occasionally. It's true, it all comes down to each individual personal decision, but what you need to remember is that if gambling is making someone suffer, it's better to stop.

[darkangel11]

I have a child but I was never a problem gambler so this has not affected my life. My wife knew that I liked to gamble before we got married and before we had a child together, so it's not a problem for her.
So far I haven't been at a huge loss too and hopefully I never will.

It depends, there are those who are aware of their responsibilities and change their behavior, but there are also those who think that their gambling is not a problem at all. But I think that it comes back to the individual, in most cases it really changes the gambler's behavior because they think that their responsibility to the child is greater, so like it or not they need to change their gambling behavior.

It's not always like that because people who are careless in their behavior usually continue to be when they become parents. I  know many such examples from the real life, where people lived the life of crime, got a child together and continued with it until they got arrested and the child landed in foster care. Auto destructive gamblers who are addicted to playing are pretty much the same kind.