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The trial aftermath: how to manage your child through the wait.

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Selection process timing and family communication framework during the post-trial wait.

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The trial finished three days ago. The club said up to two weeks. The kid asked yesterday morning, again last night, and is reaching for their phone every twenty minutes. The framework for the 7 to 21 day wait: what the kid needs, what to say when they ask, what to never do.

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