Driving Responsibility

My dear darling daughter is 15 going on 24 years old. We all know that teens think that they know it all, but honestly, they do need guidance. Right now, I think that drivers ed, although it costs an arm and a leg, is still a very good idea because they have to go to class, they get to sit down and see videos and take tests as well as get their driving skills by driving with an instructor beside them. All my other 4 before her went to drivers ed. I know that they also offer a parent-teaching class, and this is great for the ones who like this process, but I could never get my children to listen to me on the rules like I knew that they would for someone teaching a drivers ed class. What age do you think is a perfect age for a teen to start driving? Although I tend to think that they should be older than what they get to be to drive, I honestly have to say that it also depends on how mature your teen is and how responsible you think that they are.

Teens and Their Moods

At what point do you start worrying about your teen daughter's boyfriend status? My daughter has liked the same boy now for nearly a year and they seem to get along wonderfully, but as of late, he has been going through some really tough times at home with his family and when he gets upset, he passes this upset mood onto my daughter, which in turn passes it on to me. I have explained to her that when he gets mad and doesn't want to speak to her, then she needs to just leave him alone....no phone calls and no texts, just total zip. Eventually, he calls her with the " I'm sorry" stuff and then she's smiling again. I told her that life is too short to be worried all the time, heck, there's all her other friends to call and chat to when he's all mad.

As Teen Grow

I have noticed that in my dear darling daughter, she has done a bit of changing. No longer does she act like a child, except on occasion that she is being silly. She takes her homework more seriously now and seems to have her priorities in order. Children grow up so quickly. I try very hard to talk with her to see how her day went, all the while letting her know that I am here for her if she needs me. Do you have good contact with your daughter?

Making A Promise

Sometimes we tend to make promises for things and something happens to make it not happen. My advice here is to never promise anything that you cannot control. If it's something that you can do about making it happen, and you are very sincere with it, then it's okay but what if you don't have control of the situation? Making a promise should be something you take serious.