Letter of Advice on Gambling

Li Pik Yu Norris (F6 Group 1)

Dear Karen,

How’s your new life in Australia? I’m well. Thanks for sharing your worries with me. It sounds like Jason is getting into gambling trouble. Well, I’m not sure if my advice is helpful or not but I hope it’s useful to you.

First of all, I suggest you explain to Jason and tell him not to gamble, which is the simplest means to deal with. You’ve mentioned that he’s too young to legally gamble, right? Try to tell him that he’ll get into trouble with the police because of illegal gambling. However, remember to talk with him patiently or he may turn a deaf ear to you thanks to his stubborn character. Try to speak patiently but with a little bit intimidation in your tone, in order to let him know the seriousness.

Concerning his addition to gambling, I suggest helping him to find other interests, say, playing football or swimming, which can distract him from the bad habit. Since he spends too much time on gambling, which makes him unable to control his emotion, finding new hobbies will let him have a higher chance to explore different areas, in order to develop himself in different ways. Try to pay attention to his usual practice as others have greater likelihood to discover his small practice, which may become his new interests! For instance, if you know he always listens to music, you can suggest him learn a musical instrument; if he likes dancing when listening to pop music, you can suggest him learn dancing. Perhaps he may become a dancer in the future! Just let him stay away from gambling. As time goes by, he’ll forget the addiction of it. It’s a good idea, isn’t it?

Moreover, if I were you, I would spend more time with Jason. Jason’s behavior may be due to a lack of care and love. Well, news usually reported that this kind of children always go astray, right? In light of this, accompanying him will let him feel warm and cared by others, say, going shopping together, having a graceful tea time and chatting with him are all the methods to show that you care about him and he’s not alone. As a result, he will also accompany the family more as he knows how happy he is when chatting with you about daily life. The more time he spends on family gathering, the less time he spends on gambling. Consequently, he is able to kick out this bad habit, and I’m sure that terrible arguments at home will disappear soon after.

Gambling is like an evil as if you are throwing money into a rubbish bin and also a source of arguments, so you’d better help Jason to leave the gambling world as soon as possible. I hope my advice can help you and Jason. Contact me anytime if you have worries. I’m keen to chat with you.

Love,

Chris