As a parent, I often wonder if I should let my younger children ride with their older teenage siblings. This is sometimes difficult to prevent because we currently have four teenagers in our home. Teenagers always want to be on the go, they are frequently going to the same location, and it seems silly to drive two vehicles to the same location. Our 15-year-old son just finished driver’s training last week so this article on teen death in auto crashes caught my eye. Especially since... more

Shea likes to drive himself to church service so he can hang out with his teenage friends and this day was no exception. He really isn’t too bad of a driver for just being 18, but he does have ADHD, dyslexia, and those raging hormones that are common in a teenage boy. Honestly, I was a little surprised that our church didn’t cancel morning services.

You may have heard about our recent winter storms here in Michigan. The snow covering the roads and trees is truly lovely, until you have to drive through it. With temperatures hovering around 0 degrees Fahrenheit... more

You’ve adopted a sibling group and now one of the children is old enough to drive. Do you allow your child to get a driver’s license as soon as legally possible? Do you let the older sibling transport the younger children? What type of problems might arise from the driving privilege?

We definitely encountered some unforeseen difficulties when we allowed our daughter to get her license. She took up smoking for a while, which she could easily do away from home in her car. She once threatened her younger sister with severe bodily damage if she exposed her secret.

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