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Thinking in Systems by Donnella Meadows


Is a Family a Hierarchy?

How does equality and freedom work in a family when a child’s ability to make decisions without harming themselves or others is inherently unequal? How can a family apply sociocratic principles if children cannot consent to the decisions that affect them? Can a family be a hierarchy and still be nurturing or does it have to be a hierarchy in order to be nurturing? Most people agree that children are not born with the ability… Read More . . . “Is a Family a Hierarchy?”