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Gambling is just like a very strong addiction which is very hard to leave. It is like a spirit that keep telling us to keep doing a particular thing and if we don't control ourselves, it's going to get to an extent where it will be very hard to stop. Gambling affecting both the parent and the children looks like a trait that is gotten from the parent.
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children are more interested and attracted to what they see which is the reason why they have higher chances to copy form what they see everyday especially from their parent. This is normal and is what children tend to do especially when they are seeing it everyday.I think this is true for small children, for those kids that that still in the age when they respect their parents and want to copy them. Adolescents usually hate the things their parents are doing, and after twenty most men and women lead a lifestyle that is completely different from their parents'.
So, this is especially important to not expose your children to gambling while they are in a very young age, while they still want to copy your actions. Don't do that. It is as bad as giving your small kids drugs or alcohol.