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[quote=Anonymous]I have a 12 year old son who Ubers. For at least a year, he’s been taking either Uber or Lyft (which I vastly prefer) to summer day camps and soccer practice. He usually only needs a ride one way (I.e. to soccer before my husband or I are off work). He is also a proficient user of public transportation and can get himself around nicely, though he prefers to talk through his route with me ahead of time to make sure he has it right. We’ve also devoted substantial time to discussing safety and going through lots of “what if” scenarios. He’s very proud of his ability to navigate a city on his own, and I feel good knowing that he will always know how to handle himself if he is ever lost, separated from a group, or the plans change.

I should add that he does not order his own rides. I order every one of his rides through my app. I tell him the driver and car to look for, and I watch the ride progress on my app. I text the driver to let him know that he’s driving my son and offer to cancel if it’s an issue. It virtually never is. I frequently get texts from the driver after drop off letting me know that he arrived and assuring me that my son was polite and a good passenger. At this point, we have a few drivers who take the majority of the ride requests, and he has some favorites. We always talk about the rides afterward, and I stay on alert for anything that sounds “off.”

It’ll likely be another 2 years before I let him order his own rides and even then, I’ll require pre and post ride communication. By that time, he will already have a lot of experience as a rider. Giving him this experience not only allows him to make it to soccer on time, but also fulfills one of my primary parental obligations: teaching him independence and to go into and through the world with awareness and confidence. [/quote]

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