Cover of The Advent Compass: a lit wooden window in the snow, with a family reading inside.

Small questions for everyday family life.

Conversation prompts for families with children aged about 4 to 10.

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A card to try

Day 3

Honesty

Tell your child about something you got wrong this week. A small thing. Don’t add the lesson at the end.

Why it matters: Children tell the truth more readily to parents who have shown that being wrong is survivable. Leaving out the moral is what makes it an admission instead of a lecture.

Three minutes, in the car or at bedtime.

From The Advent Compass, day 3

For families

The Advent Compass

24 small invitations for families in December. Open a spread together, try a question, or save it for another evening. Pick what fits your family.

Open spread: on the left, day 2 “Gratitude” with a pine cone on a frosted window sill; on the right, day 3 “Honesty” with a stream between snowy stones. Below each picture is the invitation for that day.

For couples

Between Us

Conversation cards for two: for couples getting to know each other and for couples who have been together for years. Small questions about money, family, Sundays and the things that usually go unsaid.

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Portrait of Erika Hegi

About Erika

I’m Erika Hegi, a mother of two. I studied psychology and worked with gifted children and children in hospice care. Later, as Head of HR, I led a team at an international company. I then supported an IT company as it grew from 500 to 1,300 employees.

Inner Compass grew out of a question I kept coming back to at home: How do our values show up on an ordinary day?

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