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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why does being interested in driving and being able to drive have to be mutually inclusive? One can be able to drive but still not be interested in driving.

I think the largest reason for kids nowadays to not be interested in drivign is because of [b]access and the comfort of their own homes. If they want to socialize, they just go online; if they want to buy something, they just go online[/b]; if they need to get to somewhere, they just Uber there.  Not saying all kids are like that but I'm sure a  significant portion of kids are not interested in driving because of that. However, teens will still be teens. I still know plenty of kids who can't wait to get their license and get out of the house on their own though, just probably not as many as when we were their age. [/quote]

OP here --- I think this definitely applies to my kids.  I grew up with three tv channels (plus PBS)... there were no computers, only a phone.  If you wanted any kind of interaction, you had to leave your house.  We were motivated and the small town was less intimidating to navigate... we new how to get everywhere b/c we had been on those same streets for 15 yrs (being driven around).  My kids don't know the roads and they have all the interaction they want (unfortunately) on their devices.  :(  It will be like learning to swim -- my kids fought that all the way, but they both know how to swim now b/c I insisted on it.  It just seems like my job as a parent involves so much more "pushing" than my parents had to do. [b] It's exhausting sometimes to want more out of life for your kids than they do for themselves.[/b][/quote]

At some point you are going to have to drop the rope and let them live their lives.[/quote]

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