About this episode

John Cowan discusses the pros and cons of teaching your kids to drive versus hiring professionals.

Author and host of Real Life John Cowan joined Tim Beveridge to chat about whether you should teach your kids to drive or leave it to the professionals.  And tips and tricks for if you decide to self-instruct your teens.  LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Tim Beveridge

Guest: John Cowan

Topics covered

• driving
• parenting
• teens
• self-instruction
• education

Keywords

• driving lessons
• teaching teens
• parenting tips
• self-instruction
• John Cowan

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Newstalk ZB

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