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 […]

Sometimes, we parents can have a hard time keeping calm and patient when we’re instructing and explaining things to our teenage children. Chances are, if you have this issue, it’s only because you expect so much from your child. (I know I do!) Here’s a tip to help you stay patient while you’re teaching your […]

When you use your Driver Ed in a Box® course, we hope you notice and are using the two instructor mirrors that are included in the box. They’re two extremely valuable tools that will really help you while you train your teen in the vehicle. Maybe you you’re wondering why it’s so important to use […]

I’ve said it over and over that learning to drive collision-free is a matter of lots and lots of in-vehicle practice. However, it’s important to remember that learning to drive happens in the classroom, too. In fact, in the beginning the classroom is where your student learns the most. Reading the text, watching the videos […]

Most vehicles today use an automatic transmission, and unless you’re teaching your teen to use a sport or muscle car, chances are your teen is learning to drive on an automatic transmission. It may just happen to be that the vehicle you have to teach your teen to drive with is a manual transmission vehicle, […]

Wouldn’t it be nice if you could control the other drivers on the road with your mind? Yes, it would, but you can’t. What you can do, though, is influence other drivers on the road with what you can control, and that’s your own behavior. You can control how much space you leave in front […]

We get comments from our customers telling us how much they like our classroom, that it lays out everything they need to know in a clear and thorough manner that makes it all very easy to understand. And we appreciate these comments and we do everything we can to make the classroom experience great for […]

It’s real important to be able to keep your vehicle in the center of the lane. That’s why it’s one of the first things a new student learns in the parking lot, after they learn the basics of how to start and stop the vehicle. Just in case you and/or your student are having a […]

Every driver knows about the Blind Spots (we hope!). Those are the areas around your vehicle that are obstructed from your view while you are sitting in your driver seat, looking ahead or in the mirrors. There actually several blind spots, but the ones most people think about when they hear Blind Spots are the […]

I’ve talked with you before about how important the teen’s attitude is when it comes to how they are approaching their driver education, and today I’m talking to you about how important your attitude is, as the parent/instructor. Teaching your teen to drive doesn’t have to be a begrudging task. Personally, I love teaching, and […]