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[quote=Anonymous]I know I will probably be told to suck it up and for my kid to suck it up..but I'll ask anyway.

DD is extremely nervous about driving. We've driven in our neighborhood with her for 6 hrs and finally ventured out last weekend to a larger street with some, but not a lot of traffic. We've been doing some driving (5-15m for exposure) all this week) and DD nearly bursts into tears and has an anxiety attack every time we pull out of the neighborhood. We are backing off for now.

Yes, I know practice, practice, practice - I also taught her older brother who was fine - nervous, but gained confidence quickly.

She says she would be interested in being taught by a professional driver. Yes, I know they have to do the 6 hours with someone from their driving school, but I am interested in seeing if there is someone specific anyone knows of who specializes in extremely anxious drivers that we could hire for additional hours. I don't think we would need to hire for all 60 hours.

I liken it to - I know how to swim, but I still hired someone to teach my kids to swim. Sometimes they just need to learn from someone else.

Anyone know of someone in Maryland who I could hire that has experience with drivers like my DD?

(Not getting a license is a temporary solution. But we live in an area of Maryland with no public transportation options and I feel like learning to drive is a necessary life skill since DD has no interest in living in a major city and able to rely on public transportation.)

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