Comments on: Study Finds Adolescent Boys with Conduct Issues More Prone to Problem Gambling http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/study-finds-adolescent-boys-with-conduct-issues-more-prone-to-problem-gambling/ Exploring Healthy Psychotherapy Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:06:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Larry Walt http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/study-finds-adolescent-boys-with-conduct-issues-more-prone-to-problem-gambling/#comment-25586 Larry Walt Wed, 02 Dec 2009 23:46:57 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=5568#comment-25586 I think that the problem relies on the environment that those boys (or girls, for argument's sake) are exposed. They won't be having any idea of what gambling is unless something or someone introduced the idea to them. Online gambling may also be another factor. Many casino sites are gaining popularity over the web so it won't be that surprising. I think that the problem relies on the environment that those boys (or girls, for argument’s sake) are exposed. They won’t be having any idea of what gambling is unless something or someone introduced the idea to them. Online gambling may also be another factor. Many casino sites are gaining popularity over the web so it won’t be that surprising.

]]> By: Yvonne http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/study-finds-adolescent-boys-with-conduct-issues-more-prone-to-problem-gambling/#comment-24749 Yvonne Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:55:31 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=5568#comment-24749 Like many of you I am shocked that this has developed into a problem for young men. I too always think of the problem gambler as a family man, one hiding the gambling from his wife and kids, not some teenager cruising the internet looking for smoe site where he can slip in and gamble unnoticed. Or maybe there is a new generation of kids gambling among themselves and this is just becoming a new thing. Just one more thing to worry about as our kids grow up and try to make it in this world. Like many of you I am shocked that this has developed into a problem for young men. I too always think of the problem gambler as a family man, one hiding the gambling from his wife and kids, not some teenager cruising the internet looking for smoe site where he can slip in and gamble unnoticed. Or maybe there is a new generation of kids gambling among themselves and this is just becoming a new thing. Just one more thing to worry about as our kids grow up and try to make it in this world.

]]> By: Swann Adams http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/study-finds-adolescent-boys-with-conduct-issues-more-prone-to-problem-gambling/#comment-24719 Swann Adams Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:47:26 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=5568#comment-24719 These kind of problems are sure to unsettle any parent, especially after reading this article ;) On a more serious note, these problems can atleast be avoided,if not completely eradicated, if there is transparency between the kids and the parents. This habit needs to be inculcated from an early age.Parents should tell their little kids that now and in the future, no matter what the issue is, they should always be open about it with them and discuss it with them. This will give a chance of finding a solution much easily. These kind of problems are sure to unsettle any parent, especially after reading this article ;)

On a more serious note, these problems can atleast be avoided,if not completely eradicated, if there is transparency between the kids and the parents. This habit needs to be inculcated from an early age.Parents should tell their little kids that now and in the future, no matter what the issue is, they should always be open about it with them and discuss it with them. This will give a chance of finding a solution much easily.

]]> By: ANTONIO http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/study-finds-adolescent-boys-with-conduct-issues-more-prone-to-problem-gambling/#comment-24709 ANTONIO Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:39:57 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=5568#comment-24709 @Craig H It need not always be big time gambling at first... I know for sure many kids gamble and bet in most gaming centres... parents think they are having harmless fun playing computer and console games, but they are building a foundation for future gambling! @Craig H
It need not always be big time gambling at first… I know for sure many kids gamble and bet in most gaming centres… parents think they are having harmless fun playing computer and console games, but they are building a foundation for future gambling!

]]> By: Sylvia http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/study-finds-adolescent-boys-with-conduct-issues-more-prone-to-problem-gambling/#comment-24704 Sylvia Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:55:07 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=5568#comment-24704 Reading about children where their warning signs are so gloomy dismays me. It makes the path they are headed down in life sound like a certainty almost. That's all the more reason for early intervention. Get them off that path today and into therapy, not tomorrow or next week. Today. Give them a chance! I wouldn't wish addiction of any kind on my worst enemy and I can't read things like this without thinking of my grandchildren. Reading about children where their warning signs are so gloomy dismays me. It makes the path they are headed down in life sound like a certainty almost. That’s all the more reason for early intervention. Get them off that path today and into therapy, not tomorrow or next week. Today. Give them a chance! I wouldn’t wish addiction of any kind on my worst enemy and I can’t read things like this without thinking of my grandchildren.

]]> By: Craig H. http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/study-finds-adolescent-boys-with-conduct-issues-more-prone-to-problem-gambling/#comment-24699 Craig H. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:36:55 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=5568#comment-24699 How does a 14 year old gain access to any form of gambling or have the money to participate anyway? I don't see how they could get involved to any serious degree without adult encouragement. I feel sorry for these kids. How does a 14 year old gain access to any form of gambling or have the money to participate anyway? I don’t see how they could get involved to any serious degree without adult encouragement. I feel sorry for these kids.

]]> By: Troy http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/study-finds-adolescent-boys-with-conduct-issues-more-prone-to-problem-gambling/#comment-24696 Troy Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:12:41 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=5568#comment-24696 Dude, you can't compare a scratch card to betting your life savings in poker games. My baby brother used to play poker and never spent under $500 a night. For a man on a mechanic's salary, that's big money. He won pretty often at the beginning. The gambling bug bit and he kept going until he had lost a fortune and almost his home. That's not in the same league as a housewife spending a dollar on a scratch card. No way. Dude, you can’t compare a scratch card to betting your life savings in poker games. My baby brother used to play poker and never spent under $500 a night. For a man on a mechanic’s salary, that’s big money. He won pretty often at the beginning. The gambling bug bit and he kept going until he had lost a fortune and almost his home. That’s not in the same league as a housewife spending a dollar on a scratch card. No way.

]]> By: Samuel http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/study-finds-adolescent-boys-with-conduct-issues-more-prone-to-problem-gambling/#comment-24694 Samuel Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:05:23 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=5568#comment-24694 Is gambling really still viewed as a male bastion or is that dependent upon your own perception of what constitutes gambling? I bet (haha!) that more women buy lottery tickets and scratch cards than men because they tend to be in stores more. Those women are gambling just the same as if they were sitting at a poker table. Is gambling really still viewed as a male bastion or is that dependent upon your own perception of what constitutes gambling? I bet (haha!) that more women buy lottery tickets and scratch cards than men because they tend to be in stores more. Those women are gambling just the same as if they were sitting at a poker table.

]]> By: Paige http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/study-finds-adolescent-boys-with-conduct-issues-more-prone-to-problem-gambling/#comment-24690 Paige Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:58:44 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=5568#comment-24690 I would have anticipated that result, that girls aren't found to go on to gamble as much as boys. It's one of the few activities left we would associate males with before females. The article doesn't say which kind of gambling we're talking about here. I'm guessing poker and horses. I would have anticipated that result, that girls aren’t found to go on to gamble as much as boys. It’s one of the few activities left we would associate males with before females. The article doesn’t say which kind of gambling we’re talking about here. I’m guessing poker and horses.

]]> By: Christina Samuels http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/study-finds-adolescent-boys-with-conduct-issues-more-prone-to-problem-gambling/#comment-24686 Christina Samuels Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:35:51 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=5568#comment-24686 As a parent of both, a teenage daughter and a teenage son, I can confirm that boys do tend to get into sticky situations more than girls do.They get into difficult situation more often than their female counterparts ever would. As a parent of both, a teenage daughter and a teenage son, I can confirm that boys do tend to get into sticky situations more than girls do.They get into difficult situation more often than their female counterparts ever would.

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