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[quote=Anonymous]Yeah. For me, the first few times my kid drove away without me in the car were the most anxiety provoking parts of parenting by far.  (until I walked away and left him in a dorm room six hours away).

Start near the house, daylight hours, no rain, not rush hour.  Running to the grocery store on weekend afternoons and driving at 3:30 to a music lesson 5 miles away were good starts for us. Then let them go further. Then let them do a route they know well at night or in the rain or in heavier traffic. Etc.

Two things that help. New drivers text when they arrive and when they leave to come home.  And I have to admit, the first few times my kid drove, I tracked their car on the Find my Friends app. So did every other mom I know.

In fact, texting and find my friend worked well in a number of situations.  My kid did Western Fairfax to TJ— 45 minutes, not great traffic.  My kid had to text upon arriving to school most mornings. And if he stayed after and came home late, text before he left at night, always.  And it saved a lot of worry to think: the weather is bad, I hope he got to school okay, and be able to pull out my phone and see he was at the school.  Or think he should be home by now and check and see he was moving down the road ten minutes away.

Good luck. It gets easier. You just have to take a breath do it the first few time. Wine helps. [/quote]

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