What Has Your Teen Learned from You?

You work hard to make sure your teen has good influences at home, at school, and with friends, but what about on the road? In the final episode of Under Your Influence we meet Brock, the father of a teen who recognized that his own driving habits played a role in his teen’s death. Brock shares his thoughts on the responsibility of parents to role model safe driving behaviors and offers parents suggestions for talking to their teens about safe driving. Under Your Influence is a podcast series produced by Impact Teen Drivers in partnership with the National Road Safety Foundation. Parents and guardians are the number one influencers of teens’ attitudes and behaviors in a car. With true stories and helpful tips, we are empowering parents and teen influencers to help stop the number one killer of teens in America—car crashes—especially those caused by reckless and distracted driving. Visit ImpactTeenDrivers.org to download the parent tip sheet that accompanies this episode and explore additional teen safe driving resources for parents. This podcast was produced with the support of our partners at the National Road Safety Foundation. Visit NRSF.org for more resources.

Episode 4 of the Under Your Influence podcast, hosted by Impact Teen Drivers, titled "What Has Your Teen Learned from You?" was published on June 25, 2021 and runs 30 minutes.

June 25, 2021 ·30m · Under Your Influence

Summary

You work hard to make sure your teen has good influences at home, at school, and with friends, but what about on the road? In the final episode of Under Your Influence we meet Brock, the father of a teen who recognized that his own driving habits played a role in his teen’s death. Brock shares his thoughts on the responsibility of parents to role model safe driving behaviors and offers parents suggestions for talking to their teens about safe driving. Under Your Influence is a podcast series produced by Impact Teen Drivers in partnership with the National Road Safety Foundation. Parents and guardians are the number one influencers of teens’ attitudes and behaviors in a car. With true stories and helpful tips, we are empowering parents and teen influencers to help stop the number one killer of teens in America—car crashes—especially those caused by reckless and distracted driving. Visit ImpactTeenDrivers.org to download the parent tip sheet that accompanies this episode and explore additional teen safe driving resources for parents. This podcast was produced with the support of our partners at the National Road Safety Foundation. Visit NRSF.org for more resources.

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