{"id":2261,"date":"2017-06-23T21:33:18","date_gmt":"2017-06-23T21:33:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.youngernissan.com\/blogs\/52\/?p=2261"},"modified":"2017-06-23T21:33:18","modified_gmt":"2017-06-23T21:33:18","slug":"so-your-teen-is-driving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.youngernissan.com\/blogs\/52\/humor\/so-your-teen-is-driving\/","title":{"rendered":"So Your Teen Is Driving"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"blog_title\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"row blog_row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-6 first_paragraph\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ok, so you have a teen driver. You are very likely having a panic attack. You trust your kid, you know they are good and smart kids. Alternately, you have watched your child walk directly into a mall fountain because they were on their phone. So you\u2019re both excited that you don\u2019t have to drive them all over town for basketball, and a little worried that they are going to get distracted and get into an accident. The best thing you can do is to really focus in on teaching your kid safe and defensive driving skills so that they are ready to take on the road when the time comes. Here are a few tips to get you, the nervous wreck parent, ready to train your new driver. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.youngernissan.com\/blogs\/52\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/12670196_974105609291847_2087187167932657362_n.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row blog_row\">\n<div class=\"body_copy\">\n<p><b>Before Each Driver Training Session<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Take time to plan out your route rather than winging it. Choosing quiet side streets, and avoiding busy thoroughfares would probably be a solid choice. Make sure you go over the route with your teen. It will help them be prepared too.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have an agenda of what road skills to work on before each drive begins.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adjust the passenger side mirror so that your teen has to adjust the mirrors themselves. It\u2019s a good practice to get into.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay calm and try not to raise your voice. If you\u2019re calm, your teen will be too. No use in making them more nervous than they already are.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Driver Training On the Road<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Be sure to give your child plenty of advance notice when they will need to turn, or if you want them to perform a specific road skill. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keep talking to a minimum so as to not distract your child.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If a mistake is made have your teen pull over and explain the error so that it\u2019s fresh in their memory.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Speak and instruct in a calming tone. If you feel like your teen is starting to get frustrated end the lesson for the day.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Be on the lookout for potential hazards or dangers as scanning their environment is a learned skill that your teen doesn\u2019t yet have. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When starting, keep the lessons short, maybe 15 or 20 minutes. As your teen gets more comfortable get up to around 40 minutes of driving per session.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Remember that the information in drivers education is the be-all end-all and you shouldn\u2019t contradict what was taught in these classes. Put your ego aside while keeping in mind that your teen\u2019s drivers\u2019 ed teacher is a certified instructor, specially trained on how best to teach new drivers.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Home, After the Driver Training Session<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Go over the entire session, explaining mistakes, but still accenting the positive.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ask your teen to assess how he or she drove and what was learned.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Congrats! You\u2019ve made it though. Your teen is ready for the road test and you are probably ready for a nap. Parenting isn\u2019t for the faint of heart, so don\u2019t worry, you\u2019re doing a great job! <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row blog_row\">\n<div class=\"cta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youngernissan.com\/searchnew.aspx\"><button class=\"cta_button\">One More Driver, One More Car?<\/button><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"blog_links\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"social_media\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ok, so you have a teen driver. You are very likely having a panic attack. You trust your kid, you know they are good and smart kids. Alternately, you have watched your child walk directly into a mall fountain because they were on their phone. 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