Episode 49: Driving!... and teenagers

Feeding The Mouth That Bites You: Parenting Teens Into Adulthood

Kenneth Wilgus, PhD, P.C.

Christian Parenting, Christianity, Teens, Education, Teenagers, Kids, Kids & Family, Parenting, Religion & Spirituality, Adolescents, How To, Parenting Teens, Parents

4.9 • 714 Ratings

🗓️ 10 November 2020

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Eventually, all parents will face the challenge of teenagers and driving. Why aren't teenagers today as excited about driving as they used to be? What if we don't think our kid is ready for driving? Is GPS tracking a good thing or not? We take on these and many more questions that get you ready for when your teenager takes the wheel! Got questions or feedback? We want to hear from you! [email protected] Join us on Patreon for bonus content and more: https://www.patreon.com/FeedingTheMouthThatBitesYou

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0:00.0	You are listening to Feeding the Mouth That Bites You with Ashley Parrish and Jessica Pfeiffer.
0:05.6	A weekly podcast guide on parenting teens and launching them into the world.
0:10.0	As always, we are joined by psychologist and author, Dr. Ken Wilgus.
0:14.5	Hey, everyone and welcome back on today's episode.
0:17.8	We will be discussing driving and teenagers.
0:21.7	I feel like there should be some kind of really dramatic music.
0:26.6	D-da-da.
0:27.6	What you said driving?
0:28.9	It's like, wait, is it Halloween scary?
0:31.4	It's just driving.
0:32.5	Yes, that's how I feel.
0:34.3	I'm nervous.
0:35.6	You should be because it is a very scary thing for a parent to let their kid have that kind of autonomy and freedom. I know, Ashley, you have one that in a year will be doing driver's ed. And so do I. My number three will be doing driver's ed next year. So we're still anticipating a few more drivers in our houses.
0:56.5	And I, going through this process, I really had a lot of questions to ask you, Dr. Ken.
1:02.2	There are a lot of things that have come up that I love some answers to. And I know that other parents must be having the same questions.
1:08.5	I know that some kids are really excited about driving. Others
1:12.8	sort of dreaded or they're fearful of being on the road or they're busy, they're nervous.
1:18.9	There's one reason or another. They don't really want to get their driver's license. They found rides
1:23.3	other ways. So for those kids, should we push our kids to drive if they're nervous or if we don't
1:29.4	feel like they're ready to learn to drive? Well, I think that's a great question because the other
1:34.8	reason that people that kids used to seek to drive is because it was, I think, one of the
1:40.8	unofficial markers of adulthood. And I have certainly teenagers that are anxious.
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