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[quote=Anonymous]I think it might be hard for parents of high school age teens to fully understand how limited your time with kids will be once they are in college--not only is there much less time, it is not spread evenly throughout the year. So the best chance your child has for the (imo necessary) daily or at least very very regular driving practice is when they are in high school, living with you. In our state, the classroom portion is followed by 9(?) hours of private instruction. I think that's a good way to start. Then evaluate if your kid wants to continue further with the private instructor or if they are ok transitioning to driving with parents. Make a goal--every 10 hours they can drive to a fun destination, or they can have a few chances to "learn" the important skill of going through various fast food drive-thrus. I bet the anxiety will go down a lot when she starts and realizes that it's going to be ok as long as she gives the skill a chance to develop. [/quote]
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