March break is a very busy time since both elementary and high school students are on break. One of the most popular things being done during March break is high school students (who are of age) taking their driving tests and lessons. It is important to remember that although this may be a convenient time […]
By Emily C. If your teen will be learning to drive soon, prepare yourself for a big increase in your car insurance premiums! They cost a lot to insure because they are most likely to crash due to inexperience and risky behaviours like speeding, cell use and goofing around. Here are some ways you can […]
This story is so outrageously stupid that it’s hard to believe. It seems like the kind of story you’d read in the Enquirer – not the New York Times.
I’ve done things I wouldn’t want my daughter to do – but when it came to driving I didn’t want to be one of those “Do as I say, NOT as I do” parents.
One driving school is not necessarily the same as the next – even though both are licensed. Here are some tips for finding a good one.
Your #1 investment is not your house or your car!
Your teen is most valuable because you love them but think about all the money you’ve poured into them so far too. Food and clothing are just the tip of the iceberg. Experts say it costs more than $235,000 (plus college) to raise a baby to adulthood. r #1 invest
The TV will be obsolete in a year but your teen will be driving for the next 60 years, Choose wisely.
Teaching your teen to drive is a job to take seriously. Driving is a skill they will use for the next 70 years, and there are never any do-overs in a car. “Turn here” is not an instruction any more than “you drive to the mall” is a driving lesson. Here are 5 more common mistakes parent-coaches make:
More than 2/3 of parents teach their teens to drive. If you’re one of them, make sure you do it right. Their lives depend on it. Here are six of the biggest mistakes parents make when teaching their teens to drive…
Learning how to drive a car from an instructor is a good start but parents must provide additional practice if their teen is to learn to drive safely.
If you have a teen trying to learn to drive (or a teen who will be learning to drive soon) take advantage of the “Alive at 25” Parent Program by Midas.
Teens start learning how to drive a car by watching their parents for examples on how it’s done. If teens are to learn to drive safely parents must do it first.
Teens need to learn how to drive a car without calling or texting. A new app gives parents control of a cell phone so their teen will learn to drive without it.
Teens should learn to drive in the safest car possible. Since they normally learn to drive in the family car it should have all the latest safety features.
Car crashes are the greatest danger to teens as they learn to drive. Parents play a key role in teaching their teens how to drive a car and keep safe.
Teens learning how to drive a car can get incentives to drive safe. As they learn to drive safely they are also developing habits to keep them safe on the road.
Teens learning how to drive a car must learn to drive without texting because texting is a recipe for disaster when driving a car.
Teens learn how to drive a car in the family car. To keep safe when driving a car it needs the latest safety devices so learn to drive in a late model car.
Teens learning how to drive a car face distractions especially with Smartphones. Parents can now use technology to counter some distractions when driving a car.
Researchers focusing on teens learning how to drive a car are discovering the dangers of ADHD and how parents can help teens learn to drive independently.
Teens Learn to Drive is a Canadian non-profit organization focused on reducing death and serious injury on the roads.
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