Our teen parent program is unique because we not only allow parents to ride along on a driving lesson with their son or daughter, we strongly encourage it. We invite parents to come along, not to watch their child’s progress, but to get a chance to observe how a professional driving instructor teaches. This opportunity is always beneficial because most parents aren’t just “born” knowing how to teach these critical driving skills. And considering that parents have a 50-hour driving responsibility with their teen (as required by the DMV), and we only have 6 hours, who is the real teacher?

Statistics have proven that teen drivers often copy their parent’s driving habits. We want to expose you to the very best habits, so that you can become a much better driving teacher yourself. Statistics also prove that parent participation and driving practice reduces teenage driving fatalities. We are primarily concerned with your teen’s safety. Working together, we can deliver a consistent message and techniques to insure that your teen is practicing safe and defensive driving skills. Though it is not mandatory that parents participate, we strongly encourage it because we know that the time you spend with us will be the best investment in safety you can make for your teenage son or daughter.

“It should be noted that many driver education teachers are skilled, caring individuals who do a job that most of us would need heavy sedation to do full-time. Their instruction is an essential first step in the learning process for teens. But it’s only a first step. Far more time and effort are needed to develop safe, skillful drivers, . . . the primary responsibility lies with us, as parents.”
CRASHPROOF YOUR KIDS - Timothy C. Smith

“What you teach your teenager should agree with what is taught by the driving instructor. If you teach something differently than the instructor, your teenager will be confused and have a more difficult time learning to drive.” PARENT-TEEN TRAINING GUIDE, 2008, published by the State of California DMV.

“. . . learned important, critical teaching skills. . .”

After our daughter’s first driving lesson that my husband went on, he said that he was very impressed. He said that he learned important, critical teaching skills that would really benefit her when they practiced driving together. He wants to go on another lesson too!

Ms. McDonnell,
San Francisco