Parent of a learner
So title says it all really my son is 17 His driving test is in may. Luckily for us my sister is a driving instructor so lesson prices are literally non existent and we only pay for fuel. My son is ADHD combined type and on the whole is a brilliant little driver. But he can not take any sort of criticism from his dad when he's driving with him.
My nephew and niece my sisters kids both passed first time with 0/1 fault. And I'm certain he thinks he is going the same way. Which is great he's so confident but I know if it doesn't happen he will be crushed.
Now I know my sister wouldn't tell him to get a test if she thought he wasn't ready but me as his mum well I'm pooping my pants and I've got all the anxiety for him 🤣 I've had to take a step back and let his dad deal with it all because the anxiety takes over my life.
I just so desperately want this for him because I myself can't pass my test because of my anxiety around the test. And I don't want him to follow in my footsteps.
I'd like to know from a driving instructors pov how you deal with kids that don't do well with criticism so we can have some tips.