Teens learning to drive is a parent's best dream and worst nightmare! It's the BEST when we don't have to drive them to and from every activity, but it's SO SCARY. I mean, their brains are not fully developed, and we're putting them in charge of a lethal machine. Yikes! 

This week we talk about the steps to getting a driver's license, as well as how to keep your risk-taking teen a little safer. 

• Steps to getting a license
• Scary statistics
• How to help your teen drive more safely

 

Resources:

• Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Teen Driver Source

• Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Teen Driving Plan 

• Learner Permit, Zero Fatalities

• 9 Free Apps to Help Your Students Pass Their Driving Exam, Driving School

• Jane E. Brody, Helping Teenagers to Be Safer Drivers, NY Times

• Keep Teen Drivers Safe, CDC 

• Safe Vehicles for Teens, IIHS 

• Parent-Teen Driving Agreement, Health Children Org

• Teen’s Biggest Safety Threat is Sitting on the Driveway, NSC,

• Driving Restrictions for Teen Driver’s By Age in Utah, Utah Gov