Category Archives: The Teen Years

Gizmo helps mom and dad keep eye on teen drivers

When teenagers take the wheel, parents can follow them without appearing in the rearview mirror – or even leaving the house – thanks to some new spy technology. Devices that track how fast and how far young drivers go is … Continue reading

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Teen Driving – Backing Up Safely

Fact: Parents have a large potential role to play in their teens driving. Parents are role models and teens’ watch their behaviors and actions in the car starting at a young age. Backing up is both easy and hard to … Continue reading

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How To Buy a Car For Your Teen

Newer model used cars are more affordable these days, and they depreciate more slowly than a new car. They are also less expensive to insure than a brand new car, which is a big concern for parents and teens. Follow … Continue reading

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Coping with a Teenager and Other Impossibilities

I’m a survivor. No, I don’t have a yellow ribbon on my lapel or a group that meets every Thursday night. Instead, I have a twenty-one year old daughter. And in order for her to have achieved that number, she … Continue reading

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Teach Your Child (and Yourself!) to Drive Defensively!

Fact, each year nearly 40,000 people die on America’s highways. Fact, each year there are more than 2,300,000 disabling injuries as a result of a collision. Fact, ONE out of every NINE licensed drivers will have a collision THIS YEAR! … Continue reading

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7 Steps For Parenting Teenagers

You know who you are, a parent of a teenager. You’re the one with blood shot eyes, more gray hair than you had yesterday, and empty pockets. Yeah, it’s those empty pockets that get you. When you realize those three … Continue reading

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