[Crazydad2]

As a father of a teenage driver I worry every time my child leaves out of the drive. I recently came across an organization callmymom.org They provided me with a coded bumper sticker that allows the general public to contact me if they see her driving crazy. She says this makes her look irresponsible. I countered that it is good parenting because I'm making sure she is driving safely......comments please

[mcmama]

Sounds like a good idea. And really, even if she is a good driver, if something goes wrong, it could be a way to contact you.

What's to prevent a teen from defacing the bumper sticker, or ripping it up?

[Magic_Mikki]

I like that bumper sticker idea... I think it sounds like a great idea, and I only wish that the teenagers around here had them! I know that I probably would have been embarrassed or angry to have one when I was a teenager, but hopefully she'll get over it! And like McMama asked, how do you get her to keep it on her car?

[purelegance]

personally, i feel like it's more of a trust thing. do you not trust your daughter? or are you more likely to trust a stranger over your daughter? personally, i would hate to have my cell phone going off by strangers calling me to tell me where she's driving. if you want to track her driving, they do have gps trackers, which i would prefer to go that route if i really had an issue with her driving. i wouldn't classify putting a bumpersticker on a car as "good parenting", nor would i classify it as "bad parenting." i would, however, classify it as "trust issues" (either with you or her), or maybe just not ready to let her go out and drive. if that's the case, take the keys.

[QueenAngie]

That bumper sticker is pretty embarassing for a teenager.
She must be your oldest to come up with this concept.

Has she had problems w/ driving? Tickets?

What has she done to feel you cannot trust her with a car?

Maybe she needs further driving with her mother or you in the car for you to feel safe with her driving skills.

In the USA there are limits to the number of friends, family that can be in the car with a new driver that is a teenager.

There is definitely a trust issue going on here.
Am curious as to what other areas that trust concerns you as a parent.
At some point, whether 16 or 21, you are going to have to be
able to trust her or she'll be out of your home.

By the time you have a second child driving, you are going to be the one that says, "Here are the keys, here is money, go pick up some milk at the store, and run errands for me." Many parents don't feel comfortable doing this w/ child #1, but child #2 is a different story.

Good luck!

[QueenAngie]

Wanted to mention, you will always worry about your child driving. That is your job and my job.
But, the difference is that I have learned to trust my sons driving
and I pray really hard for their safety!

Roots and Wings. Parenting. The Wings part is much harder on the parent.

[Samual]

So the person driving behind her at 40mph, instead of looking at the road, mirrors and ensuring speed and steering are correct, are looking at a sticker. So would you trust someone who is clearly driving unsafely and put other road users at risk, over your own daughter?

[AussieD]

I can undertsand why your daughter would be upset. I think all parent worry about their kids driving.Isnlt it in the parents manual? Ha ha. But all we can do as paretns is trust them to be responsible and pray for their safety.

[chio88]

I think it sounds like a good idea but I think your daughter might have been upset because she felt like you don't trust her. Did you rear her to be a good daughter? If you answered yes, then maybe you should trust her to be responsible.