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Is it ok to teach my toddler to drive?
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amother
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Post Wed, Oct 21 2020, 7:08 pm
If I put her on stilts she can reach the gas and the brake pedals
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amother
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Post Wed, Oct 21 2020, 7:09 pm
It's honestly neglectful not to teach your toddler to drive. Do you want her to lack a basic skill and crash the car when she gets in the driver's seat?
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ExtraCredit




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Oct 21 2020, 7:09 pm
As long as you have your monitor plugged in you can enjoy your dinner in peace. Worst case he collides with my toddler.
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happy chick




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Oct 21 2020, 7:11 pm
There's a device you can have installed in you car on the steering wheel that gives you hand controls. Back in the day when we were kids, we used to sit on phone books when we couldn't see over the dashboard.
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amother
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Post Wed, Oct 21 2020, 7:11 pm
👶🏻+🚗=Kars4Kids, a very respected organization.
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catinthehat




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Oct 21 2020, 7:18 pm
Ive taught my toddler to drive. Im a major safety advocate, therefore I got her a self driving Tesla and of course I make sure she is strapped into her carseat. We have a DashCam installed which I monitor, and I can help her navigate when she makes wrong turns (shes not really reading street signs yet) remotely. She loves her independence, I love the safety, so its a win - win situation Very Happy
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amother
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Post Wed, Oct 21 2020, 7:19 pm
Totally irresponsible! Many toddlers still have bottles. You know how bad it is to drink and drive!!!
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amother
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Post Wed, Oct 21 2020, 7:22 pm
What’s wrong with y’all, a bunch of helicopter parents.. relax, let them do their thing, our parents let us babysit and cook dinner at age 4 for the three younger kids and we all turned out fine. Plus I know someone who left their kid in the bath without a monitor and nothing happened so that is research based evidence that this is 100% safe.
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amother
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Post Wed, Oct 21 2020, 7:45 pm
Is it accepted in your circles? Will it ruin the shidduch?
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crust




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Oct 21 2020, 7:50 pm
Are you married?
But you don't have to answer me.
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My4Jewels




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Oct 21 2020, 7:52 pm
Omg you guys are awesome. After the day I have had this made me crack up just what I needed Smile
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Sunny Days




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Oct 21 2020, 8:06 pm
My toddlers totally drive since forever. If I do it then you can to.

(Drive me crazy, up the wall bla bla bla)
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amother
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Post Wed, Oct 21 2020, 8:07 pm
Depends what. I wouldnt let my toddler drive a car just yet, but he does fly a plane because autopilot.
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avrahamama




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Oct 21 2020, 8:10 pm
Have you lost your mind? Then there will be another person in the household that will be hogging the car!

Only teach if you're going to buy another car. Otherwise you'll never go anywhere.
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amother
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Post Wed, Oct 21 2020, 8:14 pm
I really don’t think it’s fair to answer that question.
It’s so cultural. In some circles it’s totally ok and we shouldn’t judge.
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youngishbear




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Oct 21 2020, 8:17 pm
In my circles, we only allow little boys to drive. Even though tznius is not an issue for girls that young, we want to be them mechanech right from the beginning.
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amother
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Post Wed, Oct 21 2020, 8:18 pm
I don’t get it. Why are you asking here?
You do you. What’s a difference what others think.
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avrahamama




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Oct 21 2020, 8:20 pm
Also. I can just imagine the premiums on your car insurance with a student driver.
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behappy2




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Oct 21 2020, 8:22 pm
I should probably go anonymous but I actually have put my 4 year old on my lap and let her hold the wheel with me as I drove a few feet. She absolutely loved it.
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yksraya




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Oct 21 2020, 8:29 pm
behappy2 wrote:
I should probably go anonymous but I actually have put my 4 year old on my lap and let her hold the wheel with me as I drove a few feet. She absolutely loved it.
I hope this is a joke. Years ago, someone I know, put his toddler on his lap while driving. He lost control and crashed. The kid (now older adult) remained brain damaged in a vegetative condition.
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