Celebrity Parents on Teaching Their Kids to Drive: 'Can We Just Hold On a Second'

Mar. 15, 2025

Jodie Sweetin and her daughter Zoie.Photo:Jodie Sweetin/instagram

Jodie Sweetin/instagram

Buckle up: These celeb kids have hit the road!For parents everywhere, watching your child take their first spin behind the wheel can be both exciting and nervewracking, and being a celebrity doesn’t exempt you from logging those sweaty hours in the passenger seat next to their new driver. FromLuke Bryan’s son’s tough start toJessica Alba’s daughter “driving like it’s her job,” these celebrity parents are opening up about watching their not-so-little one’s big milestones.

Buckle up: These celeb kids have hit the road!

For parents everywhere, watching your child take their first spin behind the wheel can be both exciting and nervewracking, and being a celebrity doesn’t exempt you from logging those sweaty hours in the passenger seat next to their new driver. FromLuke Bryan’s son’s tough start toJessica Alba’s daughter “driving like it’s her job,” these celebrity parents are opening up about watching their not-so-little one’s big milestones.

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Luke Bryan

Luke Bryan and his son Bo.Luke Bryan/Instagram

Luke Bryan/Instagram

Last summer,Luke Bryanshared that his then-15-year-old son Thomas “Bo” Boyer had received his learner’s permit, meaning it was time for dad to helphim learn how to navigate behind the wheel.

“He’s 15 so he’s doing the whole learner’s permit nightmare,” Bryan shared while appearing on Audacy’sKatie & Company. “He is not a very good driver right now, so we’re having to work with him pretty hard.”

He added: “He’s very frustrated right now because he thinks he knows how to drive, but he has no idea what he’s doing. He thinks because he can operate a 4-wheeler or Polaris that he is quite proficient, but he is not, I assure you.”

Months later, the country singer said that Bo had “finally got it going"on the driving front.

02of 07Giada De LaurentiisGiada De Laurentiis and Jade De Laurentiis in 2023.Kevin Winter/GA/The Hollywood Reporter via GettyIn August 2023,Giada De Laurentiisshared that her daughter, Jade, was learning to drive — a milestone the celebrity chef called “an emotional rollercoaster."“It’s so stressful,”she told PEOPLE. “It’s so emotional to watch your child grow up like this, and I feel like driving is such a big step.”At the time, she shared that she realized it was only a matter of time until the new skill meant more independence from her mom.“It won’t be like, ‘Hey, mom. Can you drive me here? Hey, mom. Can I do this?’ It’s more going to be like, ‘Hey, mom. I’m going to do this. I’ll see you later,’ and I get left in the dust,” De Laurentiis said of her daughter, who she shares withex Todd Thompson.

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Giada De Laurentiis

Giada De Laurentiis and Jade De Laurentiis in 2023.Kevin Winter/GA/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty

Kevin Winter/GA/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty

In August 2023,Giada De Laurentiisshared that her daughter, Jade, was learning to drive — a milestone the celebrity chef called “an emotional rollercoaster.”

“It’s so stressful,”she told PEOPLE. “It’s so emotional to watch your child grow up like this, and I feel like driving is such a big step.”

At the time, she shared that she realized it was only a matter of time until the new skill meant more independence from her mom.

“It won’t be like, ‘Hey, mom. Can you drive me here? Hey, mom. Can I do this?’ It’s more going to be like, ‘Hey, mom. I’m going to do this. I’ll see you later,’ and I get left in the dust,” De Laurentiis said of her daughter, who she shares withex Todd Thompson.

03of 07Carson DalyCarson Daly, Siri Pinter and Jackson Daly in 2023.John Lamparski/GettyThough in New York teens have to wait a little bit longer to get their licenses,Carson Dalyshared earlier this year that his 15-year-old Jackson was getting started on his driver’s education.“My teenager is 15. He’s starting to drive, so that’s been kind of crazy,” he told PEOPLE in April 2024. “I have a pickup truck, so he drives my truck. It’s going great. He’s a really good driver.““We’re just [doing] little stuff right now,” he added. “He’s got some time. Because in New York you don’t get your license [until] you’re 17, which is crazy to me!”

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Carson Daly

Carson Daly, Siri Pinter and Jackson Daly in 2023.John Lamparski/Getty

John Lamparski/Getty

Though in New York teens have to wait a little bit longer to get their licenses,Carson Dalyshared earlier this year that his 15-year-old Jackson was getting started on his driver’s education.

“My teenager is 15. He’s starting to drive, so that’s been kind of crazy,” he told PEOPLE in April 2024. “I have a pickup truck, so he drives my truck. It’s going great. He’s a really good driver.”

“We’re just [doing] little stuff right now,” he added. “He’s got some time. Because in New York you don’t get your license [until] you’re 17, which is crazy to me!”

04of 07Jodie SweetinJodie Sweetin teaching her daughter Zoie to drive.Jodie Sweetin/instagramEarlier this year, it was time forFull HousealumJodie Sweetinto get in the passenger seat as her daughter, Zoie, learned to drive.To pay tribute to the big moment, the mom of two shared a photo from inside the car alongside a caption that recalled an iconic moment from the sitcom.“This is me not at all worried while riding with Zo practicing her ‘neighborhood driving’ with her new Drivers Permit,” Sweetin wrote. “Actually … she was VERY good. As long as she never backs the car through the kitchen … we’re good.”(For the uninitiated, the caption refers to the 1990Full Houseepisode where her character Stephanie Tanner drove Uncle Joey’s car into the kitchen.)

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Jodie Sweetin

Jodie Sweetin teaching her daughter Zoie to drive.Jodie Sweetin/instagram

Earlier this year, it was time forFull HousealumJodie Sweetinto get in the passenger seat as her daughter, Zoie, learned to drive.To pay tribute to the big moment, the mom of two shared a photo from inside the car alongside a caption that recalled an iconic moment from the sitcom.

“This is me not at all worried while riding with Zo practicing her ‘neighborhood driving’ with her new Drivers Permit,” Sweetin wrote. “Actually … she was VERY good. As long as she never backs the car through the kitchen … we’re good.”

(For the uninitiated, the caption refers to the 1990Full Houseepisode where her character Stephanie Tanner drove Uncle Joey’s car into the kitchen.)

05of 07Kevin HartKevin Hart’s daughter Heaven behind the wheel.Kevin Hart/instagramBack in 2021,Kevin Hartshared a glimpse into his daughter Heaven’s latest milestone with a photo of her behind the wheel.“My little girl is growing up….,” he wrote at the time alongside the selfie from the passenger’s seat.

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Kevin Hart

Kevin Hart’s daughter Heaven behind the wheel.Kevin Hart/instagram

Kevin Hart/instagram

Back in 2021,Kevin Hartshared a glimpse into his daughter Heaven’s latest milestone with a photo of her behind the wheel.

“My little girl is growing up….,” he wrote at the time alongside the selfie from the passenger’s seat.

06of 07Jessica AlbaJessica Alba and Honor Warren in 2024.Phillip Faraone/GettyDuringa recent sit downon theTodayshow,Jessica Albashared that her eldest daughter, Honor, had hit the road with a “new driver’s license.““I was saying, she is literally driving like it’s her job,” Alba said, joking, “I’m like, ‘Can we just hold on a second? Girl, you just got your driver’s license. You don’t have to drive all day and all night.'”

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Jessica Alba

Jessica Alba and Honor Warren in 2024.Phillip Faraone/Getty

Phillip Faraone/Getty

Duringa recent sit downon theTodayshow,Jessica Albashared that her eldest daughter, Honor, had hit the road with a “new driver’s license.”

“I was saying, she is literally driving like it’s her job,” Alba said, joking, “I’m like, ‘Can we just hold on a second? Girl, you just got your driver’s license. You don’t have to drive all day and all night.'”

07of 07Heidi KlumHeidi Klum/ InstagramWhen Leni Klum was learning to drive in 2020, her supermodel mom documented the moment with a sunny, smiling selfie that might have belied what she was feeling inside. “Saturday driving with @leniklum 😳❤️,“she wrote on Instagram.

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Heidi Klum

Heidi Klum/ Instagram

When Leni Klum was learning to drive in 2020, her supermodel mom documented the moment with a sunny, smiling selfie that might have belied what she was feeling inside. “Saturday driving with @leniklum 😳❤️,“she wrote on Instagram.

source: people.com