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Family values

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Anchor Points: your family's core values, on the TV everyone sees

FamilyOrganization.app is the family organizer on the TV you already own, with an ADHD-friendly visual timeline for each person (Roku now; Apple TV, Fire TV and Google TV coming).

Its Anchor Points screen is a family values display for that TV: write each value in the iPhone app, with a one-line promise and a few points about what it looks like, and the whole family sees them on the big screen.

See how to write yours

Updated · Feature status checked September 28, 2026

A family on the sofa, seen from behind, watching their TV.
The Anchors screen on the TV: a demo family's values, drifting slowly upward.

Definition

What are family core values? (With examples)

Family core values are the few principles a family agrees to live by, such as telling the truth, being kind or keeping promises, written down so everyone can point to them.

Five values come up again and again. In 36 AI answers about family values that we saved in September 2026, the most-named were:

  1. Respect (in 94% of the answers)
  2. Responsibility (92%)
  3. Honesty (89%)
  4. Kindness (89%)
  5. Communication (75%)

They work best when there are only a handful, when everyone helped choose them, and when each one says what it looks like on an ordinary day. “Be respectful” is hard for a six-year-old to act on; “knock before you come in” is easy. Many families write theirs at a family meeting and revisit them as the kids grow: a family meeting agenda you can reuse.

The table shows six values a demo family might choose, written the way Anchor Points shows them. The app doesn't come with starter values; you write your own.

Six example family values, with what each looks like (demo family)
FeatureThe promiseWhat it looks like at home
TruthWe tell the truthEven when it's hard; Own it when you get it wrong; Keep the promises you make
KindWe speak kindly, even when we're upsetUse a calm voice; Say sorry and mean it; Help without being asked
TeamWe're a team at homeEveryone helps with the chores; Put things back where they live; Ask for help early
EffortWe try hard thingsMistakes help us learn; Finish what you start; Cheer each other on
RestWe rest and rechargeQuiet time after school; Screens off an hour before bed; Say goodnight to everyone
RespectWe respect each other's spaceKnock before you come in; Ask before you borrow; Listen until they finish

Short answer

How do Anchor Points work?

Anchor Points put your family's values on the TV: each has a short title, a one-line promise and up to five points, and the TV shows them together on its Anchors screen.

You write them in the iPhone app, under Family. “Truth: we tell the truth” might have points like “even when it's hard” and “own it when you get it wrong”. Keep titles to one word; the TV gives each title one short line.

On the TV, the Anchors screen shows the values in two columns of boxes. Six fit at once; with more, the screen drifts slowly upward in a loop. You open it with the remote whenever you want the family to see it, for a family meeting, or a calm moment after a hard one.

Change the words whenever your family does. Nothing is printed, so the values can grow with the kids. A value sticks when it shows up in the day, so you can turn a value into a routine: “Team” becomes a ten-minute tidy after dinner that everyone ticks off on the TV.

Short answer

What is a family mission statement?

A family mission statement is a short statement, written together, of what your family values and how you want to treat each other.

Where core values are single words, a mission statement joins them into a sentence or two the whole family can repeat. In FamilyOrganization.app it can be one Anchor Point, with the values beneath it as its points.

How do you write a family mission statement?

  1. Hold a short family meeting, and let everyone name what matters most at home.
  2. Pick three to five of those values together.
  3. Write each as a plain sentence a child can repeat.
  4. Read it aloud, fix what doesn't sound like your family, and put it where everyone sees it.

What are some examples of family mission statements?

  • “In our family we tell the truth, we help each other, and we finish what we start.”
  • “We are kind at home first, we try hard things, and we rest when we need to.”
  • “We listen until the other person finishes, we say sorry and mean it, and we laugh together every day.”

These are our own examples, written for this page. Short ones are easier to remember than long ones.

Short answer

How can a family display its values at home?

Put them somewhere everyone looks every day, in words a child can act on, and keep them easy to change.

A printed sign in the hallway, a list on the fridge or a board by the door all work. The catch is that a sign is hard to update and a fridge note gets buried under everything else.

FamilyOrganization.app puts them on the TV the family already watches. You edit them on your iPhone, and the Anchors screen shows them in large type from across the room, with room under each value for what it means. The same TV shows each person's day, so the values sit next to the routines and chores that put them into practice. Wherever yours go, read them together now and then, at a family meeting or after a hard day, so they stay words the family actually uses.

Ways to display family values at home
FeatureAnchor Points on the TVPrinted poster or signNote on the fridge
Seen by everyone, every dayYes, on the shared TVYes, where it hangsAmong everything else
Easy to change as kids growEdit on your iPhoneReprint itRewrite it
Room for what each value meansA promise and up to five points eachUsually one line eachAs much as fits
CostPricing announced at launchPrinting or a signPaper and a magnet

How it works

How do you put your family's values on the TV?

Write them once on your iPhone; open them on the TV with the remote whenever the family needs them.

  1. Step 1: Choose a handful together

    Four to six values the whole family agrees on. Fewer is easier to live by.

  2. Step 2: Write each one

    A one-word title, a one-line promise, and up to five points about what it looks like at home.

  3. Step 3: Open them on the TV

    Move to the Anchors screen with the remote. Edit the words on your iPhone whenever they stop fitting as the kids grow.

Short answer

Is there a quote of the day on the TV?

Yes. A quote of the day runs along the bottom of the TV's main screen and changes through the day, themed by the categories you pick.

In the iPhone app, choose one category for every day or a different one for each weekday, and how often the quote changes, from every hour to once a day. You can set it for the whole household or for one TV.

The TV fades to the next quote when it's time, and keeps the last 20, so anyone can page back with the remote to one they liked. Anchor Points say what your family stands for; the quote of the day adds a fresh thought beside the schedule.

Where it works

Where do Anchor Points work?

On Roku TVs and the iPhone app, both in beta. Apple TV, Fire TV, Google TV and Android are coming soon.

On your TV

  • RokuThe Anchors screen and the quote of the dayIn beta
  • Apple TVComing soon
  • Fire TVComing soon
  • Google TVComing soon

On your phone

  • iPhoneWrite and edit your valuesIn beta
  • Android phonesComing soon

FAQ

Questions about Anchor Points

What are Anchor Points?

Anchor Points are FamilyOrganization.app's name for your family's values: each one has a short title, a one-line promise and a few points about what it looks like, shown on the TV's Anchors screen.

How many values fit on the TV?

Six fit on the screen at once, in two columns.

Read the full answer: How many values fit on the TV?

With more than six, the Anchors screen scrolls slowly upward in a loop, so every one gets its turn.

Does the Anchors screen come up on its own?

No.

Read the full answer: Does the Anchors screen come up on its own?

You open it with the remote, from the TV's screens, and it stays until someone moves on. The quote of the day, on the other hand, sits on the main screen all the time.

Where do I write them?

In the iPhone app, under Family.

Read the full answer: Where do I write them?

Edit them whenever your family's words change; the TV picks up the new version.

Can kids see them without a phone?

Yes.

Read the full answer: Can kids see them without a phone?

They're on the family TV, so nobody needs a device of their own to read them.

How much does it cost?

Pricing will be announced at launch.

Read the full answer: How much does it cost?

There is no hardware to buy, because it runs on a TV you already own.

Put what your family stands for where everyone can see it.

Anchor Points are in beta on Roku and iPhone now.

  • No new screen to buy
  • Edit them from your phone