A recent study shows that your parenting style can influence how safe your teenage driver is when behind the wheel of your VW cars.
Parents who give their teen drivers firm rules while being supportive tend to have safer teen drivers. In fact, the study shows that teen drivers are half as likely to get into an auto accident when parents are firm with the rules in a supportive manner. It also cuts down on teen drinking and driving. When parents use positive rule-setting, their teen drivers are more likely to wear their seatbelt and less likely to text or talk on their cell phone when behind the wheel of the car.
“Parent involvement really matters. Active parenting can save teenagers’ lives,” explained Dr. Kenneth Ginsburg from the Center for Injury Research and Prevention at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. He went on to say that parents who “set boundaries and monitor those boundaries with warmth and support can have a really dramatic effect on teen driving safety.”
How are you handling your teen driver when it comes to driving your VW cars? Are you being loving and supportive or are you being impatient and mean? Evaluate your parenting style to ensure your teen driver is being as safe as they can be when they are behind the wheel. It could just save their life!
