I'm tempted to ask what our response will be when we are gambling and our kinds come to ask what we are doing. Do we lie to them or tell them the truth. At a certain age children become so inquisitive that they ask questions virtually in everything they see us do.
Tell half the truth. Daddy is playing. That's it. It's just a game. Don't tell them you are putting money into your game because that will change the definition of it. Kids today do understand how game works and casino games just look like games in their eyes too. If they find it boring they would not even ask the same question again.
But, it's still better if they won't see us doing it. I am playing in the living room but I do try to hide it as always or just keep the kids busy first whether it's watching television or their busy with their smartphones.
Because there's a chance they will bump into the same game you are playing in some advertisements and you won't like explaining things to a kid because their questions are unstoppable and we cannot just shut them up or else they will pursue to find whatever game we are playing.
The other way to prevent them from gambling is to not let them handle money. I give my firstborn money that is just enough in case something really bad happens like he forgot his food or he gets so thirsty in school. But that never happened yet and he is saving all the money I gave in his piggy bank.
Or just keep kids busy with something else, and they wont be so much interesting in sitting with adults and watching them play. There are few ways adults gamble - using gadgets, then you are so much against kids watching, just swipe app or alt+tab the page. If you gamble IRL, lets say around the table, then invite other gamblers that have kids also. Kids will be busy for whole evening and wont even come to table to look what you are doing.
When you are using up or playing on mobile then you could really easy minimize if ever your children would really be tending to look at on what you have doing or even not, just still that ideal that as much as possible you should really be that avoiding on letting them see that you are into gambling.Just like on what others been saying that whatever things you've been doing will really be that always right and correct into their eyes on which means that if they do able to see that you are really that indeed engaging with gambling then they would likely to be doing the same just because they have
seen it that their parents is doing it.On the time that addiction shackles in, then it would really be that already hard to overcome and as a parent you would really be noticing out if ever they
would really be that always in need of funds or something to those payments which you dont know if its real or not.
Never ever consider yourself on playing gambling in front of them as much as possible if you dont really like some problems because letting them getting involved
with gambling is never been that good honestly.
The ease with which kids can copy our habits, even ones we might not want them to follow, is very scary. With their simple interfaces, mobile gadgets make this problem even worse. They're aware, always looking and learning, so switching screens or minimizing apps isnt enough. A dangerous myth is that if a parent does something, the child will automatically think its okay. That's not a joke. The change from occasional involvement to addiction can happen quickly and without anyone noticing.
Even worse is when the kids start to show signs of addiction, like always wanting money, keeping things to themselves, and changing how they act. Parents have a big responsibility to be careful. Kids' futures can be changed by something they do for fun. Is the risk worth it? As parents, you have a huge duty. It has a deeper and more lasting effect on them than you might think when you expose them to gambling. Setting limits is not only a good idea, its necessary.