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Step 1
The first thing you need to know is when you can get your learners permit for your state. You will need that no matter who teaches your teen to drive. Know the law and study up.
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Step 2
Check with your insurance company. When I and my husband were in school, drivers training was free, you only paid for your permit and it reduced our parents' insurance premuim. When our teens were in school it didn't help at all to send your teen to an over priced driving school. It was their good grades that got us a break on our insurance.
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Step 3
Our teens were not thrilled to have to wait to get their license but were thankful we taught them how to drive. I not only taught them how to drive an automatic transmission car, I taught them how to drive a manual shift truck. That was a little trickier but can be done and is so benefcial for your teen. Drivers training only teaches on an automatic transmission car. If you are lucky enough to live in the country like we do you can take your teen out on a back road and let them learn without the frustrations of high traveled roads.
When they learned to drive a manual shift truck I took them to an empty school parking lot and made them drive around for a bit and then made them take a slight upgrade to see if they could coordinate their feet to make it up the grade. Once they could prove they could do that I let them drive the back roads to get comfortable with driving. It takes some patience on all parts but is well worth it. -
Step 4
Research all options and do what is best for your family.
Comments
sandyheart said
on 2/9/2009 great jpb
slphilbrick said
on 2/9/2009 My mom taught me.....I let my girls take driver's ed. The permit driving was enough for me. :-)
DianeD said
on 1/29/2009 did it with one of my 3 and that was enough, the other 2 took driver's ed - lol
daconn said
on 1/26/2009 So glad my 4 are finished with driver's ed!
NightowlMama said
on 1/23/2009 I did this just 4 rs ago great tips!