Give your teen daughter the knowledge and skills she’ll need to stay (keep herself) safe from predatory car crimes

Put Her In the Driver’s Seat

A 3-Part Personal Protection Program for Teenage Girls Who Are Driving for the First Time

As a parent, it’s natural to feel a mix of excitement and worry when your teenage daughter starts driving. You want her to be confident and independent behind the wheel (and of course you’ve done all that you can to make sure she’s a safe driver) but you also know there are other dangers that come with handing her the car keys for a night out with her friends or just a quick trip to the mall.

Parking area threats, carjacking, and bumper rape seem to be at the top of the list for most parents.

Unfortunately, these concerns are well-founded. Studies show that the teenage years into early adulthood represent the most dangerous period for girls.

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With her brand-new driver’s license comes greater freedom, mobility, and independence. It also comes with risks—the kinds she’s never had to face before.

As a parent, it’s natural to feel a mix of excitement and worry when your teenage daughter starts driving. You want her to be confident and smart behind the wheel, and — knowing that she’s going to be out there, on her own more than ever before — you also want her to be streetwise (knowledgeable and prepared) when it comes to personal safety.

Though you can’t watch over her as you once did, you can arm her with everything she’ll need to protect herself when she’s out there on her own (from predatory car crimes.)

Arm your daughter with what she’ll need to protect herself.

Whether on the street, in a dark parking lot, or stranded on a lonely stretch of highway (due to engine trouble or a flat tire), she needs to know what to do to keep herself safe. This requires a foundation of accurate, up-to-date strategies and skills. One without gaps, myths, or misinformation.

The problem is that most parents are not well enough informed about these topics to provide their daughters with the foundation they’ll need.

If you’re like most, the best you can do is offer her the standard warnings and safety precautions: Park in well-lighted areas, have your keys in hand, pay attention to your surroundings, better to be with friends than alone, and, of course, be wary of strangers.

Though this advice is certainly helpful (and necessary), it’s not enough. For your daughter to be safe (and for you to feel more at ease), she must not only understand the basic “awareness and prevention” measures but also know how to manage her safety if her prevention efforts fail.

For most parents, providing a complete repertoire of the necessary safety strategies is a daunting and often unrealistic task. Rather than attempt all this on your own, why not turn to an expert?

For more than 20 years, I’ve been working with parents to help them keep their daughters out of harm’s way.

One of the things I’ve learned is that teenage girls are fully capable of managing their own safety. But only if they have a clear understanding of what they’re up against and are armed with the necessary knowledge/information (necessary to handle it) and skills to handle it.

My “In the Driver’s Seat” program will provide everything she needs.

In the Driver’s Seat starts with a series of three compact 45 minute Zoom Sessions that blend lecture, discussion, demonstrations, and physical, self-defense instruction.

Here’s what your daughter will learn:

The ABC’s of car safety and awareness
Common ploys and deceptions predators use to make her vulnerable
How her communication style can get her into trouble…or out of it
Why privacy is sometimes the enemy of safety
How she can defuse a volatile situation before it escalates to violence
Common mistakes teenage girls make when it comes to their personal safety
Whether or not she should carry a personal safety device
When to resist… and when resistance is a bad idea
The most important thing to AVOID if confronted in a parking lot (it’s not what you think!)
Common mistakes teenage girls make when it comes to their personal safety – and smart things to do instead
The common ploys predators use to make her vulnerable when she’s driving (and how to take back control)
The one action your daughter has been taught to do that can actually make her LESS safe
One SIMPLE thing she can do that will reduce her chances of being carjacked by 90%
When to resist… and when resistance is a bad idea
6 techniques to escape a carjacking attempt (some of these are counterintuitive)
When it’s smart to carry a personal safety device – and when it isn’t
How to fight back and escape when there are no other options

And much more.

In short, my In the Driver’s Seat program will give your daughter a solid base of practical, tested, real-world knowledge. The kind she’ll need — and you’ll want her to have — to stay safe now, throughout her college years, and for the rest of her life.

In Addition…

Beyond the workshop itself, I have included TWO additional components to create a more robust learning experience.

1. The In the Driver’s Seat Review Course

This is a 4-week follow-up email review program that acts as an extension to the Safety Savvy 101 workshop.

It has been designed to remind her of the key principles and safety strategies she will have learned, reinforce the main themes presented, and encourage her to stay on her toes whenever she is out and about.

And Finally…

2. The In the Driver’s Seat Parent Guide

Designed specifically for parents, this guide includes a series of reference articles aimed at enhancing YOUR understanding of the central issues your daughter may face. Each article emphasizes how parents can help their daughters avoid common mistakes and encourage smart decision-making when it comes to their safety.

Together, the workshop, review course, and parent guide create a powerful assembly of tools to ensure your daughter is equipped to deal with whatever might come her way.

The ultimate objective of this program is to arm your daughter with everything she needs to manage her safety while building self-confidence, self-reliance, and a heightened sense of personal independence.

How to Get Started

Since it’s likely that you’ll have some questions, please contact me at 314-369-4700. I’ll answer all your questions and explain the simple procedure for setting up your workshop.

Brad Michaels

Safe Living LLC
A Boutique Coaching and Consulting Practice
Specializing in Personal Protection and Self-Defense