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Filed under: Health & Safety: Babies, Development/Milestones: Babies
I'm not much of a gambler, so usually I don't pay attention to any media stories I see about gambling. Maybe that's why this article about gambling and children caught me by surprise. According to "research" sixty to ninety percent of today's youth engage in gambling of some sort. (Is it me, or is "sixty to ninety" percent kind of a large range?) In fact, some parents see gambling as a perfectly acceptable activity and actually encourage it.
While most experts would probably disagree with holding a poker chip bonfire in the back yard, it isn't a bad idea to sit down and talk to your kids about gambling, especially if they're already participating in the activity. Discuss rules about behavior and set consequences for actions and, of course, follow-through with the consequences.
You also need to watch out for warning signs, such as stealing or lagging schoolwork, that things could be going wrong.
As I mentioned already, I'm kind of clueless when it comes to gambling. Honestly, I wouldn't be thrilled to find out that my child was playing poker for money. Do you feel it is okay for kids to gamble? If so, do you have any ground rules to what they can or can't do?
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12-03-2006 @ 8:07AM
privy-test said...Kids and poker. What's the problem?
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12-03-2006 @ 8:13AM
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12-03-2006 @ 12:50PM
momofteens said...Like everything in life, parenting must be balanced. Letting your kids play cards is one thing. Condoning gambling is another....
Where I live, the poker craze is a younger teen, 9th - 11th grade thing. After that, most kids move on from it when they have other interests enter into their lives: they get driver's licenses & a car, get part time jobs, girlfriends, etc.
The majority of kids I know sort of moved on from it. The very few who didn't move on got into trouble with it. Those are the kids who were not balanced about their gambling.....the ones who lied to their parents and friends about it, deceived others about it.
So....if your teen says "I'm going to John's to play cards", do your job as a parent and ask where, when, with whom and why, and keep track. State any concerns you have about gambling; use it as an opportunity to state your belief, opinion, and caution your son about gambling's risks and pitfalls. Most balanced kids will listen, if you think they're not. Don't necessarily forbid it; just let him know your concerns. Occasional attendance @ a poker party is not going to make a compulsive gambler. Forbidding it totally can make it be a bigger issue than it may have been in your teens life. Ocassionally, check out his story of his whereabouts. If you find your teen is lying to you about gambling, lying about his whereabouts, then you need to really take it seriously early on and get him help. IE: If he says he's been going to soccer practice and you then find out he's not been attending, it's a real problem that needs to be addressed!! Those are the kids that are compulsive and at risk.
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