Child Safety: Teaching your teen to drive

Though I still have quite a few years before I have to worry about teaching a teenager to drive, I’m sure the time will be here before I know it…and the thought is already anxiety provoking! I had the privilege to attend a talk recently about teen driving by Dr. Dennis Durbin, Director of the Center for Injury Research at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). This talk really hit home with me, as I realized how important it is that we take the time as parents to teach our children to drive as safely as possible.

First of all, it’s important to know that motor vehicle accidents are the number one cause of death among adolescents.  It is also true that the greatest lifetime risk of a crash occurs in the first 6 months of driving. Gulp. How will we ever let our teens out of the house?

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