It is 6:40pm. You are in the doorway between the garage and the kitchen. You have been gone eleven hours. Your kid is somewhere in the house and you know approximately nothing about what their day actually felt like from their side.
What you actually get
What you get
A daily read tuned to your child's exact age — not generic advice for some hypothetical kid
One concrete thing to try, written for the moment you are actually in
No course to finish, no streak to maintain — two minutes and you have something useful
Every feature included, no payment screen, ever
The part that matters
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Not because you do not care. Because nobody gave you the page.
Compass is that page. One read, written for your child's age band right now — what this stage looks like from where they are sitting, and one move that fits the moment.
Not a module. Not a lesson plan. A single useful thing you can carry into the next ten minutes.
You do not have to finish anything. You do not have to remember a framework. You read it, you know something you did not know, and then you walk into the house.
That is the whole thing. Compass is one surface inside Anchor. The app is free. There is no version of it that costs money.
Straight answers
Questions you probably have
Is this actually free or is there a catch I am going to hit in a week?
Free. Every feature is included. No payment screen appears — not after a week, not after a month, not ever.
How is this different from reading a parenting article?
A parenting article is written for all dads, all kids, all ages, all at once. Compass is written for the age your kid is right now, and it gives you one specific thing to try — not a list of principles to absorb.
I do not have time for another app. How long does this actually take?
Two minutes. You read the day's entry, you have something concrete. That is the entire time cost.
What if I miss a day?
Nothing resets, nothing is lost, no streak breaks. You open it when you have two minutes. It is useful whenever that is.
Does it cover my kid's actual age, or is it vague age ranges like 'toddler to teen'?
Compass works from your child's specific age. The read you get is matched to the developmental stage they are in right now, not a band wide enough to be useless.
What else is in the app?
Anchor also has Repair — the surface for when you lost your temper and need to know what to say in the next five minutes. Both are included. Nothing is locked.