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Pending Child Request Record

An unfinished answer needs an adult-owned return.

Fifteen minutes for one focused reading or decisionFree · Two-page fillable PDF

Companion to When You Tell Your Child “Maybe,” Give the Request a Real Next Step.

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Entries stay on this page and are cleared when you leave. Sharing sends the blank worksheet link, without your answers. To keep your work, print or save it before leaving.

See a worked example

Hypothetical example: a parent checks whether the outing has space for another child, asks the child to wait before inviting anyone, and returns at the agreed time with the host’s answer.

01The open request

Write the question you have not yet answered.

02Adult check

Give the missing work a responsible owner.

03While waiting

Keep a possible plan from becoming an unapproved invitation.

04Final reply

Close the request with an answer someone can use.