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[quote=Anonymous]What are your thoughts on the trend of kids waiting to get their licenses--and the common feeling of reluctance that a lot of kids seem to have about driving?

I was one of the few kids I knew who did not get a license at age 16 (back in the 1990s). For me, the reason was straight-up anxiety. I was very fixated on the appearance of being perfect and I couldn't handle the idea of doing a driving training with other kids from school who would see me learning at something.

A lot less was understood about anxiety then, my experience with it now (and my stance as a parent) is that if my kid was anxious about driving I would provide more support and coping skills but I would not let them avoid driving. IME, avoiding something makes that stress/anxiety build up about it and it becomes harder to surmount later.

Are kids today more anxious in general? Or is it because so much socializing can be done online, so there's less of a pull to be out and about on your own? Or is it somewhat parent-influenced, because I do think parents are more anxious than they seemed to be when I was growing up.

I was inspired to post this because another parenting group I am on had people talking about driving their kids to COLLEGE (because the kids didn't want licenses) and that really got me thinking. [/quote]

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