Parents

I am often asked, by parents, “what am I supposed to do?“ to satisfy the California Vehicle Code requirement of 50 hours of supervised driving, by the parent or legal guardian. Most parents recognize the fact that they have errors in their own driving, and they wish to avoid passing these same errors on to their teen.

I encourage parents to read the excerpts from my Instructor Training Manual, below. I developed this material for driving instructors but it will help parents know how to behave when driving with their kids.

-- Glen Munson, Statewide Driving School

Necessary Traits for Becoming a Driving Instructor - A Primer for Parents (PDF)

Parents will benefit by reading this material developed for driving instructors.

Basic tips for parents:

• Your teen is probably more nervous than you are.
• Yelling “Stop!” only makes them more nervous.
• Keep a conversation going about the drive.
• Be consistent in what you tell them.
• Praise, not criticism, works!

(c) 2006 Statewide Driving School

Are you as confused as other parents about the whole licensing process? If so, we have created a page just for you, with a step-by-step timeline of what your teen will go through in getting his or her license.