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Teen Car Safety Concerns Of A Parent

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31 Aug
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Teen Car Safety Concerns Of A Parent

Teen Car Safety Concerns Of A Parent

Being a parent is a lifelong job and if you are a parent you can’t help but worry. I thought when my child started walking, I wouldn’t have to lift him anymore. Then when he started to read books, I won’t have to reread the same stories every night through my yawns. When he started going to school, I thought now I will have free time for myself but if you are a parent you will empathise and realise it never stops. The worrying, the issues crop at every age and while they may change you are never off the leash.

My elder one is 13-years-old now and no I am not discussing his teenage tantrums in this post but the other reality, that is tuitions and hobby classes. He has to travel  multiple places for his classes and initially, I would drive him around and hang around in a cafe for his classes to get over but soon I realised it wasn’t a permanent solution as I couldn’t leave my work or my little one alone each time. So now we have a chauffeur driven car in which he travels but as parents we are constantly in the fear of our Teen Car safety.

Has the driver reached him in time?

Has he not taken the car for a ride for personal work?

Hope he doesn’t get stuck in the traffic for too long.

And many such concerns still linger on. As a teen, he wants to go out with his friends by himself unescorted and while I understand his need for independence, I would like to be clued in to his whereabouts without being intrusive.

According to a recent survey, parent’s top concerns are around driving safety and risk of sexual assault by a driver. Yes, while we do our homework when  hiring a driver, it is still a lingering concern  in my mind as a parent. You might think and it’s an Indian mentality that if I have boys I have no reason  to worry but if you look at surveys, boys are equally prone to sexual assault as are girls.

If I am not around, the driver might tend to speed the car and kids don’t mind it or don’t even tell the driver to slow down the car. Honestly, they are in their own world and couldn’t care less or  are inhibited to tell them.

We also read so many kidnapping cases and you might think I am an over worrying parent but I like to be cautious and believe in safety over mulling later on a situation gone wrong.

Worrying for your Teen’s car safety doesn’t solve anything so I have been researching and thinking what can we do as parents to  solve this? Here are some things we are doing already:

 **We have given him a mobile phone which he carries to his tuitions now and we can check with him  when he leaves or  reaches  the tuition. He also uses this to contact the driver. But the downside here is that he owns a mobile phone at a very young age.

** We have talked to him about risks involved and a strategy for situations that can go wrong. For eg. If the driver gets late, he should not wander off to look for him but call us and wait in his class. An SOS cryptic message to tell us on a call, which no one else could decipher but we know that something is wrong.

 ** We are toying with the idea of installing a car security camera to reduce the ambiguity of what happens inside the car. I have realised that cameras that work best are the ones which have a real-time display so that I am clued in to the exact location of my elder one. Also, send me time to time alerts of his whereabouts which will help me track if he or the car goes to a different location than what he was supposed to.

Safety over everything when it comes to our kids! Do you also have anxiety when your kids travel on their own in a chauffeur driven car or are you a parent who never leaves your kids alone? Have you taken any action to sort this out?

We would love to hear your thoughts and solutions to this.

 

 

 

 

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  1. Seema Wadhwa says

    September 4, 2019 at 10:23

    These are some definite real concerns of a teenager’s parents. A security camera for the car sounds like a fabulous idea to begin with.

    Reply
  2. Reetuparna Saha says

    September 4, 2019 at 16:33

    Parents indeed tend to be worried when their children are with an unknown driver. But you’ve provided some really handy and practical tips to ensure safety of children.

    Reply
  3. Noor Anand Chawla says

    September 4, 2019 at 16:34

    Safety in the car is a big issue for me. Mostly, i make sure that an adult from the family is present in the car with my son and the driver. In an emergency, the nanny goes instead of a family member but he is never alone with the driver.

    Reply
  4. Deepa says

    September 4, 2019 at 19:07

    I can completely relate to your post as a mom of teens. Car safety is something which is very important as when they grow, they go for so many different classes and parties etc.

    Reply
  5. Mrinal Kiran says

    September 4, 2019 at 20:06

    This is really thoughtful! I am glad you are taking such steps to ensure your child’s safety… I would say a pepper spray is a good choice for teens (regardless of gender) for self defense!

    Reply
  6. Shub says

    September 4, 2019 at 21:02

    I can feel you since I also have a teen at my home. So far, my husband drops and picks her up. The country where I reside is relatively safe but still car safety for kids is always a paramount concern for parents.

    Reply
  7. Nisha says

    September 4, 2019 at 21:32

    You just wrote all the things that cross my mind every single day. I just try to accompany my kid everywhere I could because of such unspoken fears.

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  8. Deepa Shri Rajan says

    September 9, 2019 at 14:50

    A well etched article and camera with real time display is a must to monitor what’s happening to the kids who are traveling when parents are not around. Helps in lots of ways. Am passing on this link to some of my friends who need this

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