8 years old

[benjamin]

my neighbor's son who is 8 years old something has been playing poker with his friends outside their house. i was surprised how his mother never reacted on this. don't you think this is a good practice?

[steven]

that's sad to hear benj. i do gamble online and sometimes beside my kids but i never failed to give advice on them. i don't think i can afford to see them play on their own on such a young age.

[smithrache]

at the age of 8? maybe his parents teach him to do so. or why did his parents tolerate such act?

[bondgirl]

Parents should teach their kids about manners and values not how to gamble. Maybe his parents are busy and they did not notice that their son been playing poker at early age.

[BossVic]

if its just a hobby then i guess its fine. its another thing entirely if is entire time is taken up by gambling!

[Catch22]

Maybe its ok with his parents? I dunno 8 years old is kinda young to be playing poker... :(

[jerome]

well i think it's okay to play while kids are watching but still it's not a good
sample for kids. we parents are a role model and as the saying goes, what they
see is what they believe is right.

[terry185]

agree with that jerome! not just a good idea! i never had gambling stuffs inside my house and i always make sure that my kids don't get to see me playing.

[lucky#8]

I don't see a problem in an 8 year playing poker. It's an interesting card game that might actually help her/him in his mathematical comprehension and introduce him/her to thinking strategically.

Even if the child was gambling and playing for money, this is a great opportunity for the parents to teach a child the definition of gambling and how it might effect his/her emotions. When there is money, your emotions are invested in every move. This is a perfect opportunity for a parent to teach the child how to control his/her natural impulses that may appear while gambling. If the child is aware of what is happening to him/her (cause and effect theory) and is taught the right way to evaporate those feelings, he/she gain experience for the future with how to handle stressful situations.

[janemich]

I don't think that parents should tolerate their children from playing poker. The child might grow up as gambler or a gambling lord perhaps. My neighbor here knows how to play poker when she was still nine years old and now she is like addicted to it.

[benjamin]

that's right! but sometimes we can't blame why children are doing this, it's the environment that pushes them to do it.