Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Are we contributing to our childrens gambling addiction
So here is a thought that I am very curious about. Since on-line gambling has become more and more popular, are we the parents or adults in general guilty of allowing our kids to become addicted to gambling. The reason for this is that kids have access to computers and the internet, and since "most" of the on-line poker sites are free play or in other words not playing for real money, are we adding to the poker addiction. If kids under 21 can not get into casinos, but we allow them access to the on-line sites without having to be of legal age, is this our fault, the parents. Or is it the governments fault. They did, for the most part stop(the government that is)playing for real money. Some sites still allow it, but very few. So again here is the question. Are we responsible for our kids getting addicted since they can play on line, at any time or are we not responsible?
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I think as parents we do have the responsibility to teach our children the consequences for gambling. We need to teach them that it can be addicting and that if we are not careful we could lose everything. There are people that literally put everything on the line. As parents we should help our children to realize this.
ReplyDeleteSo if parents are suppose to teach thier children, why do we encourage them to be so competitive in sports and other activities? Before the age of nine, kids have no idea about being competitive, nor do they understand the concept of winning or losing. After age nine, they start to realize that there will be a winner and a loser. So do we, as parents, contribute to this or is it society itself that is to blame.
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