Shared hope-setting — what we're hoping for
Parent and child each name one hope for the near future — today, this weekend, this season. Builds anticipatory imagination and shared planning. Agent coaches the parent to keep hopes small, concrete, shareable. Observations track the child's future-thinking and the parent's openness to co-planning.
Opens a guided voice session in TogetherTime.
What you'll need
Morning walk, breakfast table, or bedtime. Anywhere with slow eye contact.
How it works
- 1~15s
Say your own hope first. 'Today I'm hoping we can walk to the park before it rains.' Real, small, actionable.
Watch for: parent_models_concrete_near_term_hope
- 2~20s
Ask: 'What's something you're hoping for?' Wait. Whatever they says — even 'ice cream for dinner' — take it seriously.
Watch for: child_expresses_near_future_hope
- 3
If the hope is actionable together, plan a tiny step. 'Let's see if we can walk to the park right after breakfast.' If not, just honour it — 'that's a lovely hope. I hope you get it.'
Watch for: parent_receives_hope_seriously_with_action_or_acknowledgment