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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Neither of my kids were/are interested, OP. We forced the issue with my oldest during the pandemic, because he had no extra-curriculars to speak of, and we had plenty of time to teach him. He was incredibly anxious about driving, with good reason, since he has inattentive ADHD and poor reflexes. His driving progress was extremely slow, but at last he got his license before graduating from high school.

My second is now newly 16. Unlike her brother, she's incredibly busy. I have no idea when she will have time to learn. She's doing an intensive 8 week internship this summer, preparing for the SAT, and has numerous other commitments as well. Maybe we can sneak in a few hours here and there. I guess I should sign her up for the theoretical portion now.

Since you're started the process already, I think you're locked in, OP. Get her out on a parking lot after AP exams and start slow, see where it goes. It's actually very wise of a teenager to be anxious about driving, it shows they're responsible and thinking of consequences. Please reassure her and teach her at a pace she can follow, no pressure.

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Once you get in the basics, so they are capable to drive outside of parking lots and side streets,  it’s actually pretty easy to learn, you don’t need that much time. Every time you drive them to an activity, she drives instead. Just have to add a little extra time bc they are slower. My kids learned mostly on 10-15m drives. Honestly the repetition of going the same routes really helped. [/quote]

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