>>As for controlling kids' behavior, you've made exactly my point. My job as a parent was to teach my kids right from wrong, but also to provide an environment in which they could safely make mistakes.
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>So - you never permitted them to drive in a car in the heavy traffic of the Schuylkill express?

Wrong, of course, but before I let them do that, I gave them lots of practice in much easier driving situations.

Tamar