Gentle Compass
Calm choices board
A picture board your child taps to pick a calm-down choice. You decide what goes on it.
- Pick two to four choices your child already likes or that your family already uses. Fewer is easier.
- Add your own. Use an emoji, or a photo of their real blanket, bear, or calm spot.
- Practice when things are calm, not in the middle of a hard moment. Tap a choice together first.
- Let them choose. Cheer the choosing, whichever one they pick.
Everything stays on this device. Nothing is uploaded or sent to anyone, and photos are shrunk and kept here only. Another device or browser starts fresh.
This is not a communication (AAC) device. Gentle Compass shares general information only, not medical or clinical advice. Your child's therapist or doctor can help you decide what fits.
My calm choices
What will help my body feel calm? Tap one.
Grown-up settings
Changes save automatically and stay on this device only.
Child's name (optional)
Choices on the board
Two to four choices is plenty at this age. The board holds up to six.
Voice
Voices come from your phone or tablet, so the list is different on each device. If it sounds robotic, pick another one, or download a better voice (on iPhone and iPad: Settings, Accessibility, Spoken Content, Voices, then try an Enhanced or Premium voice).
Add your own
Use an emoji or a photo, like their blanket or their calm spot. Photos are shrunk and kept on this device only. They are never uploaded.