Talking to Your Parents
If you want to make sure you have your parents’ trust, you need to be very honest with them. Tell them who, if anyone will be riding with you, where you’re going; including what route you will be taking.
Let them know when you arrive at your destination (something as simple as a quick text message, but not while driving) and when you will be returning home. Tell them if your plans change. The more they know up front, the less they’ll feel the need to check up on you.
Call your parents if something makes you uncomfortable while you’re out such as if you’re at a party where alcohol or drug use is taking place, bad weather, or other poor driving conditions.
One solution is to work out a plan with your parents ahead of time to avoid this potentially awkward situation. Develop a secret text word that has a special meaning to just you and your parents. This secret text word is used to tell you or your parents that something’s up. Then your parents will call you and order you to leave – make them the bad guys so it doesn’t look like you’re calling your parents for help. Your parents can order you to come home or pick you up.
In the end, your parents would rather have you call them than risk the possibility of something terrible happening to you. The best way for you to stay safe and earn driving privileges is to work with your parents, not against them.
If you want to make sure you have your parents’ trust, you need to be very honest with them. Tell them who, if anyone will be riding with you, where you’re going; including what route you will be taking.
Let them know when you arrive at your destination (something as simple as a quick text message, but not while driving) and when you will be returning home. Tell them if your plans change. The more they know up front, the less they’ll feel the need to check up on you.
Call your parents if something makes you uncomfortable while you’re out such as if you’re at a party where alcohol or drug use is taking place, bad weather, or other poor driving conditions.
One solution is to work out a plan with your parents ahead of time to avoid this potentially awkward situation. Develop a secret text word that has a special meaning to just you and your parents. This secret text word is used to tell you or your parents that something’s up. Then your parents will call you and order you to leave – make them the bad guys so it doesn’t look like you’re calling your parents for help. Your parents can order you to come home or pick you up.
In the end, your parents would rather have you call them than risk the possibility of something terrible happening to you. The best way for you to stay safe and earn driving privileges is to work with your parents, not against them.