*I wrote this post as part of my participation in a blog tour for DiMe Media on behalf of the Allstate Foundation and received compensation to thank me for taking the time to participate. However, all opinions expressed are my own.     It is never too early to take an active role in educating your tween or teen driver about how being a responsible driver can help to save lives.  Studies show that parents are the number one influence on their children regarding their driving skills.  The safe, or unsafe, driving habits that they observe you engaging in have a direct correlation on the kind of driver that they will be when they get behind the wheel.  The Allstate Foundation is celebrating its 10th year of arming families with the resources necessary to create an ongoing conversation about safe driving that begins before tweens or teens even get in a car to drive for the first time.     Recently, I have started having conversations about safe driving with my twelve year-old son … [Read more...]