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Kennedy: Teaching son to drive has its rewards

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I was walking through Northgate Mall the other day when I noticed a sign in a window of the offices of a driving school.

The sign said the driving school is taking applications for instructors and encouraged applicants who, among other things, could handle occasional stressful situations.

“No doubt,” I thought to myself.

Recently our family has undertaken the challenge of teaching Son No. 2 some basic driving skills. He turns 15 in a few months and has vowed to get his learner’s permit on Day 1.

In the meantime, he has done a bit of practice on a family farm and in an empty parking lot – just the fundamentals: adjusting the seat and mirrors, shifting to drive and reverse, learning how to park.