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2 days ago
2 min

Preventing Distracted Driving

While distracted driving is a cause for concern for any driver, it’s especially worrisome for teen drivers who don’t have much experience.

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Todd Avery

Jun 25
3 min

How do I know it's time for my teen to drive alone?

So, how do you prepare for your teen becoming a licensed driver? Through practice - lots of practice.

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Todd Avery

Jun 11
3 min

Teaching Your Teen about the Financial Responsibility of Driving

If you're teaching your teen how to drive, in addition to teaching them how to make safe decisions, you should also teach about...

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Todd Avery

May 27
1 min

Do a summer car check with your new teen driver

May is a great time of year to do a check on your car and make sure it’s in good shape for summer. Doing a car review is also a great opp...

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Todd Avery

May 21
2 min

Preventing Drowsy Driving

One topic that parents often forget to talk about with their teens is the danger of driving while drowsy.

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Todd Avery

May 8
2 min

Teaching Your Teen the Basics of How to Drive

Teaching your teen to drive is an exciting, and possibly scary time for both of you. Parents are granting their teen more independence an...

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Todd Avery

Apr 16
3 min

The best way to teach a teen driver: Lead by example

Lead by example. One of the most basic parenting rules that applies to all areas of life and most certainly to teaching teens how to drive

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Todd Avery

Apr 2
2 min

Learning to teach your teen to drive

When parents find out that I offer an online course for parents of teens learning to drive, they often don’t understand why they would ne...

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Todd Avery

Mar 6
2 min

How to be intentional and plan ahead when driving with your teen

Learning to drive can be stressful, for you and your teen. One way to reduce stress and anxiety is to plan ahead.

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Todd Avery

Feb 21
2 min

Does your teen have a death grip on the wheel?

It’s perfectly normal for your teen to experience some anxiety around learning to drive and being on the road. If we’re being totally hon...

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Todd Avery

Feb 11
2 min

Addressing Tunnel Vision: How to help your teen scan the road

Here are some questions you can ask your teen to find out how much they are processing.

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Todd Avery

Jan 24
1 min

4 things to review with your teen about driving in the snow

Do your teens know how to drive in the snow? Review these 4 things with them before the next snow storm!

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Todd Avery

Jan 16
2 min

How asking questions can help you teach your teen how to drive

The process of asking questions actually facilitates learning and understanding better than simply providing information.

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Todd Avery

Nov 22, 2019
1 min

Driver Safety During the Holidays

The holiday season is upon us! During this time of year, there’s a lot of “more”. We are spending more time with friends and family, eati...

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Todd Avery

Nov 13, 2019
1 min

It may be time to see the eye doctor!

When I'm with my students, I always ask them "What are the signs telling you?" The Speed Limit signs, Stop signs, Road Curves ahead signs...

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Todd Avery

Oct 19, 2019
1 min

National Teen Driver Safety Week

When it comes to being a safe driver, there's a lot that goes into it. You've got to always be paying attention - looking in front of you...

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Todd Avery

Oct 15, 2019
1 min

Trust the process

When you are learning to bake a cake, you trust the process from the cookbook. When you're learning to be a tennis player, you trust the ...

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Todd Avery

Oct 4, 2019
1 min

Don't trust the back up camera!

Newer cars now have a slew of electronic safety features - backup cameras, collision warnings, automatic emergency braking, and the list ...

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Todd Avery

Sep 13, 2019
1 min

A Thank-You & Celebration

Working with students every day and coaching them safe, defensive driving skills is very rewarding. There are some that I really enjoy wo...

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Todd Avery

Sep 10, 2019
1 min

Todd's Tip: Watch out for deer!

When it comes to deer, where there's one, there's more!

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