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Tips and Information for Parents on Teen Gambling 

Parents play the most important role in the prevention of problem behaviors in kids.  What can parents do to increase the possibility kids will have a healthy relationship with gambling?

  • Parents can teach kids about risks and consequences of gambling.

  • Parents who gamble can model healthy gambling choices and guidelines. Click Here for Guidelines

  • Parents can encourage their kids’ schools to include gambling education along with education on other risky behaviors and encourage alternatives to casino nights and other gambling-related fund raisers.

  • Parents can talk to their kids about gambling.

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On-line Gambling Risk and Protective Factors
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How to Talk with Kids about Gambling

 

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