The Boy Scouts of America have done a lot for helping shape young boys into great men, and it turns out they can do a lot to help shape you and your teen into collision-free drivers. What do the Boy Scouts have that you can apply to your driver education? I’m talking about the Boy […]
The Boy Scouts of America have done a lot for helping shape young boys into great men, and it turns out they can do a lot to help shape you and your teen into collision-free drivers. What do the Boy Scouts have that you can apply to your driver education? I’m talking about the Boy […]
Driver education is something many teens take for granted. After all, it’s assumed that they will be driving at some point, so it follows that of course they will receive driver education. And they will, hopefully. What I want to talk about today, though, is how they get their driver education. In my experience, the […]
These days, teens are used to getting things real quick, right away. With the internet at their fingertips, in their phones, there’s a lot of instant feedback and reward for things that they do. Your teen hears a song she likes, puts out a “tweet” about it, and instantly fifteen people “like” her post. Things […]
Every parent wants the best for their teenager. The best of everything. So why is it that some parents choose to take the “easy” way out and opt for a driver education course that isn’t the best, that isn’t Driver Ed in a Box®? Even parents who want the best for their teen sometimes fall […]
“Practice like your life depends on it, because it does!” I say this at the end of pretty much every video I make, and you see this phrase quite often in our course materials. Clearly, I think practice is important when a student is learning the techniques of collision-free driving. I hope you do, too. […]
Most of the parents that use Driver Ed in a Box® are not teachers themselves, and this can make them a little nervous when tasked with teaching their own teenager how to drive. Lucky for them, though, they’re using Driver Ed in a Box®, and we’ve got lots of ways to help alleviate that anxiety. […]
We get a lot of feedback from both parents and students about the commentary system we use in Driver Ed in a Box®, and one of the most common things people say about it is how much it helps them with communication during the lesson. We’re always glad to hear that because that’s what it’s […]
When you’re deciding what you’re going to be teaching your teen in the vehicle on any given day of in-vehicle practice, it’s a good idea to try and limit the scope of the lesson. Driving collision-free takes a huge range of skills and habits to be successful at it, but there’s just no way even […]
Peer pressure is nothing new and something we’ve all encountered. I want to point out, though, that you may find it in places you don’t expect. One of those places falls squarely in my area of expertise, so I’m going to tell you about it in this week’s coaching tip. Peer pressure while you’re driving […]