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Scenario

How to explain systemic problems to children when you don't understand them yourself

My 8-year-old asked me why people don't just stop using fossil fuels if they're bad and I realized I don't actually understand why we can't.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Children's logical questions expose adults' own confusion about complex systems and their sense of powerlessness within them.

Your guide for this
Juana
Juana works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Intergenerational justice — what we owe the future?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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