Launch date: May 2026 | Investment cost per family: $24
Wayfinder is the first of it’s kind in Home Assignment Care for TCKs—making transition care for ages 2-19 more easily attainable while families are on-the-go.
Third culture kids don’t always “go home” when they land in their passport country—they step into a place that may look familiar but feels foreign.
Though temporary, a home assignment is a transition, and we want to help you support your kids.
Wayfinder: Home Assignments is meant to equip you with simple, proactive tools to guide and care for your family through this season with confidence and care.
When you register for Wayfinder, you will immediately receive pre home assignment activities to help your family prepare to leave your host country for a time.
This will be followed by eight themes, each with three types of age-appropriate conversation and activity plans!
A short (typically 10–30 minutes) hands-on activity you can do with your child or whole family that helps bring the theme to life. These activities are often playful, creative, and engaging, making it easier for kids (and adults!) to learn by doing. The goal isn’t typically to have a long, serious talk, but to help your family absorb the ideas naturally through shared experience.
A simple, easy-to-read conversation plan designed to help you check in with your child about something related to the theme. Trail Talks will prompt this through conversation and/or reflection. These 10-30 minute plans are meant to support connection and get your child’s thoughts on an element of the theme. Trail Talks help you guide honest, safe conversations and encourage healthy processing during times of transition.
A longer (30–90 minute) intentional experience designed to help you create meaningful connection and lasting memories with your child during home assignment. These thoughtfully planned activities strengthen attachment, support emotional well-being, and offer positive moments that buffer the challenges of being in a passport country—helping you slow down, be present, and prioritize connection in a busy season.
Q: Is this faith-based?
A: Wayfinder was created by Interaction International and reflects a Christian worldview. At the same time, the prompts are designed to support emotional connection and healthy transition in ways that are accessible and respectful of each family’s pace. Families are invited—not pressured—to integrate faith into the experience as it feels appropriate for them.
Q: Can we use this if we’re not missionaries?
A: Absolutely. The resource is helpful for any parents who have TCKs.
Q: What age range is this designed for?
A: Wayfinder includes activity and conversation plans tailored for ages 2–6, 7–12, and 13–19. Some prompts are written separately for each age group, while others are thoughtfully combined to make things simpler for parents with children in multiple stages.
Q: Does this resource require access to the internet?
A: You’ll need internet access to receive the email that gives you access to the content. Once you choose which prompts you’d like to use, you can download them ahead of time (if needed) to use while on the go.
Q: Does this resource require printing?
A: Some activities or conversation plans recommend printing a handout or two. When you register, you’ll receive access to all printable handouts, so you can print them at once whenever you have access to a printer. You may want to send the files to a family member or friend in your passport country whom you’ll see within the first week of home assignment. You may also choose to download the PDF and complete the handout together using PDF-editing software. Printing will limit your children’s screen use and provide a more effective hands-on experience.
Q: Does each theme only last for two weeks?
A: You’ll receive access to a new theme every two weeks, and you’ll continue to have access to all previous themes as well.
Q: What if life gets busy and we miss a theme?
A: That’s completely okay—and expected. While a new theme becomes available every two weeks, you can move at your own pace, revisit previous themes, or skip one that doesn’t feel especially helpful for your family in that season.
Q: What happens if I don’t register for the resource until after we’re on home assignment?
A: You’ll begin receiving access to the first theme within a day or two.
Q: What if our home assignment is shorter than 16 weeks? We wouldn’t get access to all of the themes before leaving again.
A: Wayfinder: Home Assignments is designed to be most helpful for families on home assignment for 16 weeks or longer. However, the themes are strategically ordered so that the first ones you receive are very relevant for shorter stays too. You’ll also retain access to the full resource for future home assignments.
Q: What if something hard comes up when using some of this content, and we need more help?
A: Because Wayfinder: Home Assignments is designed to be simple and practical, it can’t cover every possible situation in depth. Each theme includes a list of additional resources to help you go deeper if needed. You’re also welcome to reach out to the email provided throughout the resource with questions or concerns.
