Defensive Driving Course - Alive at 25
Parent Program

Partnering with Your Teen Driver

To properly prepare teens to drive, parents must have a clear understanding of the risks they face. That’s why the National Safety Council developed the Alive at 25 Parent Program. The 3-hour course identifies those risks and helps parents reinforce basic driving skills and good decision-making to help teens become safe, responsible, and defensive drivers.

This innovative program gets parents involved in training their teens to drive safely and responsibly by:

• Encouraging parent/teen partnership throughout the entire process, from learning to drive through independent driving.
• Offering practical solutions so parents can take responsibility to reduce the unique risks and hazards teen drivers face
• Helping parents understand teens’ need for defensive driver training
• Examining how to approach Graduated Driver Licensing (GDL) laws, in addition to those related to safety belts, speeding, and alcohol and drugs
• Providing a recommended example of an effective Parent/Teen Driver Contract and discussing the importance of how parents and teens can use it to manage their driving experience

Learn from other parents!

Alive at 25 Parent Program is an integrated and interactive course. Parents can share their own experiences and concerns associated with their teen’s learning to drive process with other parents. Open class dialogue provides a platform for parents to discuss ways to improve and/or change behaviors to become a better partner with their teen drivers.

It’s easy to get started!

There is no Instructor Course certification required to teach the parent program. You have two simple options:

• Order your course materials below and start teaching immediately!
  Facilitator Kit – complete with all the teaching materials you’ll need, as well as a Parent Course Guide, Window Decal and Family Guide to Teen Driver Safety
  Complete Parent Kit – includes Parent Course Guide, Window Decal and Family Guide to Teen Driver Safety (minimum order of 25)
  Parent Kit 25-Pack – includes 25 Parent Course Guides and 25 Window Decals
• Attend a Train-the-Trainer Workshop before teaching.
  To schedule, please contact your local NSC Chapter.