We had a plan, and now it is not happening.. Read it together, at your pace. Every page is written in your child's voice.
1. Sometimes I have a plan with someone. Then they say, "I cannot come today."
2. Canceled plans can feel bad. I was excited. I might feel sad or even mad. Those feelings make sense.
3. Why do people cancel?
Why might someone cancel plans?
They got sick or something came up.
A grown-up changed their schedule.
They ran out of energy today.
We do not have enough information to know.
💡 Cancels have many reasons. We cannot know the reason without more information. A canceled plan is about the plan, not about how much someone likes me.
4. I can feel my disappointed feeling. Then I can make a new plan — with them for another day, or for myself today.
5. I can practice a kind reply.
6. One canceled plan is one day. Friendships are made of many, many days.
In the app, your child can choose what happens next, rehearse lines out loud with Spark, and try different endings — including hearing a kind "no" and being celebrated for respecting it. Parents can also create fully personalized stories.