The frequency with which your favorite TV series, dramas and sitcoms, incorporate sequences with characters playing Texas Holdem poker is an indication of how popular the game has become. All of the family members are usually seated around the table playing poker in these scenes. As a result, poker’s image has gotten a little softer. Poker has been granted some legitimacy as a family activity, not quite the same as a family sitting around the table playing Monopoly, but not quite as bad as it formerly was.

If your family is like most families in North America and other nations around the world, it can now be reasonable to assume that you have at least a set of poker chips and a deck of playing cards for the purpose of playing Texas Holdem poker in your home.

From a family standpoint, home is the finest place for family members of all ages to become exposed to the game of poker. If your children are interested in learning to play poker, the best place for them to start is at home with you, in a risk-free environment with only poker chips at stake. Many professional poker players claim to have started their careers by learning how to play poker at home with a trusted parent or grandparent. They learned to play in a risk-free and pleasant learning environment where their teachers’ primary concern was for their well-being. As a result they have developed superior poker skills and a healthy respect for the pitfalls of playing the game.

It is also crucial that when your children start playing poker with their friends that this also occurs at home where you can oversee to ensure that play remains a pleasurable pastime. Including your children’s friends in your home poker activities, with their parents’ permission, has some significant advantages for you as a parent. You’ll not only know where your children are and what they’re up to, but you’ll also get to know their friends and establish a rapport with them. By having the opportunity to observe the values and motivations of your children’s friends your may have better understanding of what sorts of activities your children will engage in while unsupervised in the community with their friends.