at what age should i let my child drive? i think 12 is that too young to drive in an empty parking lot??

Answer 1

Yeppers, I agree. 12 is a great age.
I let my son drive on country roads around that age and he drove on the college parking lot. There was lots of yield signs and stop signs so that was great experience for him.
Of course I was in the car with him. He never got to drive alone until he turned 16 and got his Drivers License & Insurance.
He is 21 years old now.

~faith

Answer 2

If you had a 12 year old daughter...? 1. Would you get her a phone? If so, which type / model? Standard phone. It is the way of the world and having her in contact is vital. 2. What would her allowance be, and would it be monthly or weekly? An allowance with extra for duties that are one off. 3. Would you let her date?No. Just mixed grouped dates with friends her own age. 4. What gadgets would you allow her to have? iPad or Laptop. Phone. MP3 Player 5. What would her bedtime be on a school night?9pm 6. What would her bedtime be at the weekend?10pm, but be flexible, some good movie etc. 7. Would you make her go to church regularly?No. 8. When would you make her do homework on school nights?Yes, get iT out of the way. 9. When would you make her do homework on weekends (Friday night, Saturday or Sunday)?depends if anything is due 10. Would you let her eat fast foodd, and how often?only as a treat and would encourage healthier options, I.e Zamberos Mexican. 11. Would you make her be active and do extra-curricular activities?most definitely. But it would be something she enjoyed, dance, football, tennis 12. Would you be strict or slightly less strict and over looking?slightly less strict as she grows older. 13. Would you let her blasphememe? (say 'Oh my God' etc)not a problem as I don't consider it blasphemous 14. Would you let her swear?no 15. Would you wear her high heels?only on special occasions and no hooker heels 16. If she saved up for long enough, would you let her buy whatever she wanted?yes, but it would be an encouraged purpose and I would suggest a donation as part of it. 17. Would you put a children block on her laptop (if she had one)?yes, not that I don't trust her, it is everyone else 18. What chores would you give her?Household chores, including male oriented ones. 19. How would you make her travel to and from school? Would you drive her?i hope that school is in walking distance and she would walk or ride. If too far, school bus or drive. 20. Would you let her have twitter, BBM or Facebook etc?Facebook and she would have me added. 21. If she said she was having trouble with friendship / bullying at school, how would you deal with it?get her to talk to us and her teachers about it. 22. If she said she was having trouble with schoolwork, how would you deal with that?Tutors 23. What chores / jobs would you have her do weekly?dishes, garbage, tidy room, some dinner preparation, setting the table for meals. 24. What punishments would be in store if she was to misbehave or not do chores?no allowance, no social activities. No Facebook.

Answer 3

My dad started letting me drive at 8 on country dirt roads. At 15 he let me drive in parking lots.

Answer 4

Of course 12 is too young. There are these things called laws. They say how old... 14 at the earliest though.

Answer 5

try and teach your child to drive at a more mature age like 13 or 14

Answer 6

12 isn't too young to drive in parking lots. As long as your kid isn't driving out on any main streets...it should be fine

Answer 7

My Boy friend( which now my hubby) taught me at 13-14 years, even though i never got my licence until i was 18. Im now 19 about to hit 20 next month.

I think when you seen them fit to and mature and responsible to be driving.
Driving is not a joy of life but a responsibility which they have to earn i think. They need to learn to drive safly and not wrecklessy, even in front of friends.

Answer 8

Just remember that once you let your child drive, your car insurance goes waaaaaayyyyy up and then if the kid crashes, you're responsible for all the cost. Wait until they're alot older and shows responsibility where he/she can pay for their own car insurance. Good luck.

Answer 9

yes. 12 is too young, but you should start practicing from 14-16. if your child is 12, i think you should just let them control the steeting wheel for now, it helps them control their driving when their older.

Answer 10

They should not drive before getting their drivers permit which is age 16 in Georgia.