Soon, we will have to fall back, and by that I mean it will be time to set our clocks back an hour. Most of you are probably really excited about getting an extra hour of sleep (I know I was!). There’s more going on with Daylight Savings than just getting an extra hour of […]

As you and your teen begin using Driver Ed in a Box®, you’re going to start using the commentary when you get to the in-vehicle training, and it just might feel a little awkward at first. Don’t worry, that’s normal. It’s not a natural thing, for most of us, to narrate everything we’re doing. Of […]

Driver education doesn’t end when the car is off the road and you’re done driving. It’s also important to understand how to navigate other dangers of the vehicle that you may not be aware of. One of those dangers is carbon monoxide. And you may not be aware of carbon monoxide, because you can’t see […]

Whether you deal with it almost everyday, or once in a blue moon, you and your teen are going to have to deal with driving in some heavy rain. There are a lot of issues that come with driving in inclement weather, especially rain, and we cover it all in Driver Ed in a Box®. […]

Every parent likes to think their child is a unique snowflake, and you know what , you’re absolutely right. As much as we all have in common, everyone’s just a little bit different. One of the things you’re going to notice about your teenager is that he or she has their own particular way they […]

You’ve heard me say before that the parent, or instructor, is responsible for everything that occurs during the in-vehicle lesson. It’s true, because the parent instructor is the one that guides the student, and it’s up to you to make sure that your student is ready for any situation you put her in. That being […]

I want to talk to you today about how we can all accept responsibility for what happens to us in our daily lives. Specifically, let’s talk about accepting responsibility in driving and driver education, since that’s what we do here at Driver Ed in a Box®: with your help, we produce responsible, collision-free drivers. If […]

This coaching tip comes from a lesson I learned when I competed in my first back-toback triathlons some weeks back. I decided it was going to be a weekend of triathlons. On Saturday, I did my usual Sprint triathlon, and on Sunday I completed my first Olympic triathlon. And I have to admit, it left […]

Today’s coaching tip is actually one I got from a tip about swimming. When swimming, it can actually be more efficient to go slower using fewer strokes to go the same distance. Especially for long distances, going slower and more efficiently will get you to the finish faster. So how can you apply this notion […]

Independence Day has come and gone last month, but it is such a landmark holiday, we’re going to keep in the spirit of things with this week’s coaching tip, the last in our series of the Spirit of Independence. Thomas Jefferson said “Dispositions of the mind, like limbs of the body, acquire strength by exercise.” […]