TOP TIPS TO BOOST A LEARNER DRIVER'S CONFIDENCE

1) Show you trust your child with responsibility. Showing you trust them behind the wheel of your car is a confidence boost in its own right, especially in a world where we are so often not allowed to take 'risks' because of safety concerns.



2) Offer genuine and specific praise - but only for something they really did. Saying "You did really well" when they didn't will not help as they'll see through it. Young people almost always need the approval of their significant adults, even if they may not say so! Pinpoint specific things they did well or any good questions they ask.



3) Praise effort not talent. You might think that saying. "You're really good at this" would be confidence-boosting but comparing them against other people will engender competition. Also, the positive feeling wears off as they start to think they are good at it by luck - they lose ownership. "Well done" you listened really well/ worked really hard/ really got the hang of that - all work better as motivators.



4) Speak to them like an adult. Although you don't have to be all matey and fun and jokey! You know driving is serious and you want them t...