Would it be good to teach the children to play poker?

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There's nothing wrong with teaching a child to play poker from an early age; it's a game that helps develop many skills.
 
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  • #127
I believe there's nothing wrong or condemnable about teaching your child to play poker. Especially if you teach them correctly and help them understand poker math—pot odds, probability theory, etc.
 
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It's better to teach children the basics than gambling. Poker is an addiction for some people, and it's not worth teaching.
 
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  • #129
I don't agree with teaching kids, it's not a game for kids...
 
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Why not? It's a game of mental skill and making logical decisions in a very short time
 
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When I was in Jr High I almost had an asthma attack because I ate so much chocolate when we were playing poker for candy. Excessive sugar aggravates my asthma and I was winning a lot :ROFLMAO:

Poker came naturally to me, candy-roll management did not. Still doesn't lol
 
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Teaching the rules is different than becoming a grinder.
 
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I think poker can teach you a lot of things. Strategy, math, logical and mental skills. So yes, I would teach it.
 
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I learn poker when I was kid but I started grind older
 
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I think that’s not a good idea, I’ll never do that to my kids.
 
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I would teach kids poker the same way I’d teach any strategy game, with no real money involved and with the focus on patience, math, decision making, and emotional control. I think the important part is teaching responsibility alongside it. A lot of us learned card games young at family gatherings and it stayed just a fun social skill. Once money and gambling habits get involved it becomes a different conversation entirely.
 
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  • #137
I think it is perfectly fine to teach kids poker, and blackjack. They are both games of skill. My father taught us how to play and also impressed on us that when we played money as adults that the first rule is not to play with money we could not afford to lose. We all play well.
 
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Teaching children poker can be good for developing strategy, math, and patience, as long as it is taught responsibly and not focused on gambling for money.
 
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Im teaching my son from time to time but im not saying anything about gambling .
 
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