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Acceptable Method Choice Agreement

A real method choice is one the adult will honor.

Fifteen minutes for one practical decisionFree · Two-page fillable PDF

Companion to Let a Child Choose Between Two Acceptable Ways to Do the Work.

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Hypothetical example: a child chooses one of two approved paper-filing sequences, and the parent checks the finished folder instead of replacing the chosen method.

01Set the duty before offering a choice

State the duty and its fixed limits.

02Choose methods you are actually willing to accept

Identify two genuinely acceptable methods.

03Let the child decide without a hidden preferred answer

Record the child’s actual method choice.

04Review the result against the stated terms

Review completion against the original agreement.

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