Co-authored story
Parent starts a short story, then hands off to the child, back and forth. Agent coaches the parent to follow the child's wild story choices seriously and keep the narrative moving. Observations track child's narrative contributions and parent's willingness to follow unexpected turns.
Opens a guided voice session in TogetherTime.
What you'll need
Somewhere comfortable. Bed, couch, car trip. Eyes closed is fine, eyes open is fine.
How it works
- 1~20s
Start simply. 'Once upon a time there was a little your child who...' Then stop. Look at them. 'What did they do?'
Watch for: child_contributes_narrative_beat
- 2~120s
Whatever they says, take it seriously. Add to it, don't correct. If they says the dragon eats ice cream, the dragon eats ice cream. Your job is to 'yes, and' every beat.
Watch for: parent_yes_ands_child_contributions
- 3~15s
When it feels done, close the story with a warm ending. 'And they all went home and had a big cuddle.' Let your close echo their final contributions.
Watch for: dyad_marks_story_ending_together