Personal Safety and Self Defense for children, teens and adults

Articles on Personal Safety, Self-Defense, Self-Protection, Boundaries, Advocacy, and Other People Safety Issues for You and Your Family

Index

1. Children's Safety ~ What Adults Need to Know and Do
2. Bullying Prevention and School Safety
3. People Safety for All Ages, Abilities, and Walks of Life
4. Emotional and Physical Safety for Teens and Adults
5. Español

Featured Articles

Balancing Independence and Safety ~ Kidpower Response to Free Range Kids
Homework for Parents, Teachers, and Other Caring Adults
How to Pick a Good Self-Defense Program
Men as Allies to Children ~ Making Relationships Work Safely and Well for Everyone
Summer Safety ~ Kidpower Tips for Families
Teenpower Boundaries With People We Know
What Adults Need to Know About Personal Safety for Children

Children's Safety ~ What Adults Need to Know and Do

Balancing Independence and Safety ~ Kidpower Response to Free Range Kids
Create Emotional Safety ~ Be a Powerful Positive Adult Leader
Halloween Safety ~ The Kidpower Way!
Helping Children Regain Their Emotional Safety After A Tragedy
Holiday Boundaries
Homework for Parents, Teachers, And Other Caring Adults
How Can I Help My Child With Moving Anxiety?
How Can I Teach My Child To Be Safe Without Making Her Fearful?
How To Intervene ~ The Safety Of Kids Is Everybody’s Business
How To Tell When A Child Is Ready For More Freedom Or New Privileges
Kidpower Answers For Parents With Small Children
Kidpower Response to Tracy Kidnapping Tragedy
Men as Allies to Children ~ Making Relationships Work Safely and Well for Everyone
Making a Safety Plan for Bathroom Accidents
People Safety For Toddlers
Safe And Unsafe Bribes
Safety Plans For Families With Special Needs
Safety Plans For Preparing Children To Do Things That Make Adults Worried
“Stranger Danger” in the News  ~ Building Awareness and Confidence Instead of Fear
Summer Safety ~ Kidpower Tips for Families
Teach Kids to Be Safe Without Making Them Scared ~ Tips for Safety With Strangers and People Children Know
Teaching Stranger Safety ~ The Kidpower Way
What Adults Need to Know About Personal Safety for Children
What If a Sex Offender Is Living In Our Neighborhood?
What if My Child Has Seen An Inappropriate Website?
Violence Against Children in the News ~ What Adults Need to Do and Say

Bullying Prevention and School Safety

Addressing Cyber-Bullying
Armed Violence In Schools ~ Kidpower Solutions for Empowering Children
Bullying in Schools ~ Seven Solutions for Parents
Bullying in Sports ~ People Safety For Children’s Coaches
Bullying Prevention ~ Eight Effective Actions That Adults Can Take
Bullying, Violence, and Abuse Prevention in Schools ~ Recommended Actions and Policies
Bullying ~ What Do Kids Say?
Face Bullying With Confidence ~ Skills Kids Can Use Right Away
Kidpower ~ An Educator’s Perspective On Teaching Children's Safety (by Peter Lewis, Ph.D.)
Speaking Up About Putdowns
Strangers at School ~ Tools to Build Understanding (by Erika Leonard, Manager of California Services)
Starting School ~ The Kidpower Way
What If My Child Is Bullying?

People Safety for All Ages, Abilities, and Walks of Life

Addressing Cultural Issues In Teaching People Safety
Assertive Advocacy
Boundary-Lowering Tactics to Understand
Conflict Resolution By Backing Up To Go Forward
Dealing With Economic Uncertainty ~ The Kidpower Way!
How To Pick A Good Self-Defense Program
Integrity in Communication
Internet Safety
People Safety Skills For Seniors
Protecting Ourselves From Negative Beliefs
Safety Comes From Inside Ourselves ~ A Response To September 11, 2001
Taking Charge Of The Wishing Technique
Target Denial By Finding The Door To Safety (by Erika Leonard, Manager of California Services)
Violence Prevention By Getting Help
What Is People Safety?

Emotional and Physical Safety for Teens And Adults

Believe In Yourself ~ The Foundation Of Personal Safety
Conscious Apologies
Customer Power ~ Dealing With Rude Salespeople
Date Rape Drugs ~ How To Protect Yourself
Dealing With Economic Uncertainty ~ The Kidpower Way
Email Communication Safety
Holiday Power ~ Take Charge Of  Emotional Safety During The Holidays
How To Make Fear Your Friend And Advisor Rather Than Your Jailer
Intuition ~ Trust Its Wisdom
Make Safety And Respect The Way It Is
Personal Safety And Online Resources ~ Check the Source
Personal Safety To Help Stop Domestic Violence
Protect Yourself From A Threat ~ How To Sound And Look Like You Believe What You Are Saying
Protect Yourself From An Attack ~ Resistance Works Most Of The Time
Self-Defense For Men
Self-Protection For People With Disabilities
Seven Keys To Personal Safety
Sexual Harassment ~ Another Kind Of Pollution
Stalking ~ How To Protect Yourself  
Staying Calm Under Pressure
Staying Safe While Helping Others
Substance Abuse Prevention
Tobacco Refusal Tactics for Teens
Travel Safety Tips
True Safety For Women ~ A Response to Fearful Messages
Virginia Tech Shooting Tragedy ~ A Kidpower Response
What Is The Fullpower Course Like?
Why Bother Learning About Safety?
Workplace Violence Prevention

Español

Enseñando Seguridad a Los Niños
Hechos Sobre Kidpower
Lo Que los Adultos Deben Saber Sobre La Seguridad Personal De Los Niños Pequeños
Que es "la Seguridad de Gente?"
Tarea Para Padres, Maestros, y Cuidadores

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