Hey Mom and Dad: What Rules Do You Have for Your New Teen Drivers?
Parents, Patch wants to hear from you on the questions that get families talking.
Welcome to "Hey Mom and Dad"—a weekly feature in which we ask our Facebook fans to share their views on parenting. Every week, we get the conversation started by taking a look back at a question we asked parents the week before on Patch Facebook pages from around the area. Is there anything more harrowing than the day when you first hand over the keys to your brand-new teen driver, the same one who it seems like just yesterday was still biking with training wheels? It's not uncommon for parents to set some restrictions on their newly-minted leadfoots, so we took to our Facebook pages to find out what the laws on this are in some west-suburban households. Which brings us to this week's question: What new rules do you have for your new teen …
Edward Andrysiak
11:00 am on Saturday, April 27, 2013
Kids are like horses...when their heads go up the brain falls out of gear! The ability to drive a vehicle, I think, is better when you are a kid than when you are a senior. The difference is seniors have the wisdom not to raise their heads and let their brains fall out of gear...meaning judgement, good sense and no need to show off. If you did a good job as a parent the kid should already have … more ›