How Does Power: Why Some People Have It and Others Don't Work?

Power is like having a big remote control that lets you decide what happens in a game, some people have it, and others don’t.

Imagine you're playing with blocks. Power is like being the person who gets to choose the rules of the game. If you have power, you can say things like “We’ll build a castle, not a tower!” or “You have to wait your turn!”

Sometimes people get power because they are stronger or smarter, just like how the biggest kid in the class might be the one who picks the game. Or maybe they know something others don’t, like where the best blocks are hidden.

Other times, people don’t have power because they haven’t learned the rules yet, it’s like being a new player who doesn’t know how to use all the buttons on the remote. Or maybe someone else is holding the remote and won’t let them play.

Power isn’t fair, but that means you can learn how to get it too! Just like learning how to count, or how to stack blocks high without falling over.