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Kris Bayer's avatar

I heard about panarchy years ago when I was trained in a facilitation approach called Liberating Structures. It is a concept that when you change one aspect of life, it changes every level. It makes sense to me. It’s defined differently than the article but still relevant.

I don’t have the energy or time to argue with anyone anymore!! I’ll let you be and you let me be.

Experimenting with governing rules that worked in my microcosm of 9 humans was my past direct experience!

I loved homeschooling, parenting and governing in our home. I learned what worked and what didn’t!!

I just finished writing my story and lessons learned and published last month. Woohoo!! 360 pages and 4 rules that made our lives thrive.

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Chris Feldman's avatar

Briefly, what are the 4 governing rules? Have you blogged somewhere about them?

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Kris Bayer's avatar

Briefly, do all you say you will do. No trespass or harm to anyone’s life, liberty, or stuff without their consent. Treat all humans as equals with no double standards. Do no harm; if you do, you make things right.

Each has many implications and practical questions such as who owns your birthday gift and will parents force or manipulate sharing?

I plan to share more in my Substack posts. My book goes deeper. Thanks for asking!

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Chris Feldman's avatar

Oh, so you own your birthday gift and no one should use it without your permission ("no trespass or harm to stuff without consent")? And parents shouldn't force sharing because kids are equals and should make their own choices and live with them? What about when inaction causes harm, like if you see your sib about to run in front of a car or step on a wasp nest and you quietly watch instead of warning, or if you're sick but refuse to mask or isolate?

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