The case in summary Practice driving can be a challenge both for those learning to drive and those teaching. Some driving schools have started to arrange parent meetings to help parents deal with practice driving, which the Norwegian Driving School Association supports. Driving school teacher Geir Cato Kristiansen advises parents to take one thing at a time, give positive feedback, avoid criticism while driving, and to have a plan before they hit the road. Kristiansen also offers courses for parents to make them more comfortable teaching driving. Many parents are unsure about rules relating to roundabouts, according to Oda Berger Engelstad from the Norwegian Association of Traffic Schools. Through practice driving, both parents and children can develop, with parents becoming calmer and teenagers becoming more confident behind the wheel. The summary is made by an AI service from OpenAI. The content is quality assured by news’s journalists before publication. Many a parent has resented and resented their daughter/son who persistently tries to learn the noble art of being a motorist. And the opposite: Many teenagers are just as upset with their parents. – It is clear that a mother-daughter relationship is very different from a teacher-student, says driving school teacher and general manager of Learn, Geir Cato Grøn Kristiansen. Driving school teacher Geir Cato Grøn Kristiansen has advice for impatient parents. Photo: Henning Rønhovde / news The sane and educational driver talks about practice driving. An occasionally inflamed topic. Especially when you, as a parent, are neither sane nor educational, but rather have a short fuse like an old-fashioned dynamite guy. – One thing at a time is an important keyword, emphasizes Kristiansen. Who taught you to drive? It was mum who did it Dad, of course Another family member The driving school teacher Show result Calm mother gives calm daughter – Now I actually feel pretty cool! Helene Bergheim (17) from Hokksund smiles broadly behind the wheel. So does mother Ellen Bergheim, from the passenger seat. Helene and Ellen Bergheim practice runs. And it sure goes smoothly. Photo: Henning Rønhovde / news Mother and daughter are well underway with the practice run. Helene’s plan is to secure the note this autumn when she turns 18. – What is mum like as a driving school teacher? – Good. She stays calm. That is perhaps what I am most surprised by, Helene replies. – I’m surprised at myself too – that I’m calm, Mother interjects. – She is a talent, says mother Ellen about her daughter Helene’s driving skills. Photo: Henning Rønhovde / news Courses for parents who will practice driving This is not necessarily the case for everyone. With the red L on the back of the car, it carries on, literally. Ride and drive. The stress level out of the sunroof and into the clouds. The car used for practice driving must be marked at the back with a clearly visible red L on a white background. Photo: Tina Brock / news In short: It can be a bit of a bad atmosphere. – Some expect that they will be able to drive a car straight away, notes Geir Cato Kristiansen, and continues: – Suddenly you have to learn about changing lanes, roundabouts and then parking. It gets confusing and frustrating. Kristiansens has tips for parents who are involved in driving lessons: Practicing at home is very good, but it is much better to practice at home if you are in contact with a traffic school from the start. Then we set up the exercises we are concerned with, from the beginning Lift up what is done correctly, then it is also easier for them to accept criticism Don’t criticize while they are driving. Drive to the side, stop and take it there Lower your shoulders, offer praise Have a plan before you set off with the thought that everything will be learned at once, advises Kristiansen. Photo: Henning Rønhovde / news It’s not just the young who are trained at Kristiansen. It is desirable that the mother, father or the person who runs the training should become more secure in the role of companion. – The most popular course with us now is the parents’ meeting. Instead of calling it companion course or practice course, we have called it parent meeting. We started this eight years ago. – The course is free, digital, and we can have 150 participants, he says. The roundabout rules, an eternal round dance The measure is appreciated by Oda Berger Engelstad, professional advisor at the Norwegian Association of Traffic Schools. – There is absolutely a need for this. We often experience uncertain parents. Safe parents have a positive contagion effect, she emphasizes. The Association of Driving Schools does not have an overview of similar courses, but confirms that they are organized “at irregular intervals” and with varying attendance. Oda Berger Engelstad is a specialist adviser at the Norwegian Traffic School Association. Photo: Marius Bakke/Norwegian Traffic School Association – Is it a common occurrence that parents seem unsure about? – Rules relating to roundabouts. Mother of chaos, mass training and safe in traffic – At the start it was more nerve-wracking. And yes, especially in roundabouts, admits Helene Bergheim, before adding: – But now I’m safe. It is, in a way, a milestone, being able to drive a car. Be in traffic, read situations and follow along – without sitting in the passenger seat. Helene is more than ready to drive. Without mother at his right side. Photo: Henning Rønhovde / news What about mother Ellen, was she calm in the beginning? – No, I probably wasn’t. And at least not inside me! It was chaos. But I didn’t want to transfer this to Helene, she reveals. The chaos tanks that bubbled like the potato water under the boiler lid have gradually subsided during the summer. Mother has calmed down. And daughter steadier. Along with the amount of training, the 17-year-old’s sense of mastery has grown. But what triggered the chaos in mother to begin with? – The thoughts were, after all, “what do I do if she is no longer in control?”. A final tip from the driving school teacher This is exactly a thought that many people struggle with. Fortunately, we have driving instructor Geir Cato Kristiansen by our side. To everyone who is going into the role of driving instructor: Look for this one. Photo: Juni Hoem / news – Yes, I will reveal a secret. The switch between the seats, electronic parking brake – it’s an emergency brake, concludes the driving school teacher. The National Roads Administration also invites all guardians of 16-year-olds to a free information meeting about practice driving and mass training. Published 21.08.2024, at 09.32 Updated 21.08.2024, at 12:48 p.m
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