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How To Build Confidence, Create Safety, and Stop Bullying, Abuse, and Violence
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Welcome to our library. Here you will find more than 200 articles about how to apply “People Safety” skills to help prepare you and your loved ones to develop stronger relationships, increase your confidence, and take charge of your emotional and physical safety.
Browse for articles by subtopic or scroll down for the full list of articles:
People Safety for Children
– What adults need to know and do to protect the emotional and physical safety of children.
Child Protection – Parent & Professional Leadership to Keep Kids Safe
Respond to Frightening News Events In Ways That Empower Kids (Rather Than Scare Them)
Starting Early: Personal Safety for Babies, Toddlers, and Preschoolers
Everyday Safety Plans and Skills for Children of All Abilities
(Keeping Safety Conversations Fun, Not Scary)
Protecting Children with Disabilities
Kidnapping Prevention and Stranger Safety (NOT Stranger Danger)
Planning for Safety During Holidays, Vacations, and Special Events
People Safety for Teens and Adults
– How to take charge of your safety and advocate for the safety of others.
Boundary-Setting and Communication Skills
Personal Safety for Different Ages, Cultures, and Problems
Teen Safety Issues, Strategies, and Skills
Emotional Safety for Teens and Adults
Helping Teens and Adults with Disabilities or Special Needs Prevent Bullying, Abuse, and Violence
Workplace Communication and Self-Protection Skills
Self-Protection and Self-Defense in the Face of a Threat or Assault
The Foundation of Personal Safety
People Safety for People with Disabilities and Special Needs
– Protecting children and adapting People Safety Skills for teens and adults with disabilities or special needs.
Protecting Children with Disabilities
Helping Teens and Adults with Disabilities or Special Needs Prevent Bullying, Abuse, and Violence
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Children and Youth
Child Protection – Parent & Professional Leadership to Keep Kids Safe
- ‘Stranger Danger’ Hurts Kids
- ‘We Don’t Say Those Words’
- “Sorry, No!” – 6 Kidpower Safety Tips With Panhandlers Asking for Money
- 12 Fullpower Safety Strategies for Caregivers
- 7 Keys for Teaching Safety Skills To Everyone, Everywhere
- 7 Kidpower Strategies for Keeping Your Child Safe
- 9 Ways We All Can Support Teachers in Building Safe, Positive Learning Environments
- A Brief Look at the Statistics on Violence Against Young People
- Act On Warning Signs Early!
- Advocating for Your Kids With Adult Family Members and Friends
- After a Tragic Abduction
- An Educator’s Perspective on Teaching Child Safety
- Answering the Door And Staying Home Alone
- Balancing Independence with Safety
- Be Safety Nets, Parachutes, and Guides – Not Smothering Blankets
- Being Worthy of Trust To Keep Kids Safe From Abuse, Bullying, And Other Harm
- Body Shaming and Weight Bias
- Bullying in Sports
- Changing Systems to Protect Kids with Disabilities From Maltreatment
- Child Safety
- Choosing a Therapist
- CollegePower for Parents
- Create Emotional Safety
- Creating Positive Social Climates to Stop Bullying
- Facing Prejudice With Compassion and Determination
- Grandparenting: Supporting Strong Family Relationships
- Halloween Safety – The Kidpower Way!
- Helicopters or Protectors?
- Helping Children Regain Their Emotional Safety After a Tragedy
- Hope and Healing with Kidpower
- How the “Boundary Bridge” Helps Avoid a Communication Breakdown
- How to Choose Safety in Scary Times
- How to Intervene
- How to Tell When a Child is Ready for More Freedom or New Privileges
- Keeping Playdates Fun and Safe
- Kidpower Answers: What if Getting Help Is “Against the Rules”?
- Kidpower Digital Citizenship & Safety Agreement
- Kidpower Safety Signals for Staying Safe With Your Body When You Are Angry
- Kidpower Safety Tips for Babysitters, Nannies, and Caregivers
- Kidpower Safety Tips for Parents and Caregivers
- 10 Actions for Adult Leaders to Protect and Empower Young People
Starting Early: Personal Safety for Babies, Toddlers, and Preschoolers
- “But WHY is this the Safety Rule?”
- 9 Ways We All Can Support Teachers in Building Safe, Positive Learning Environments
- Choosing Safe People to Care for Your Children
- Kidpower Answers for Parents of Small Children
- Kidpower Safety Signals for Everyone, Everywhere
- Making a Safety Plan for Bathroom Accidents
- Not Even for a Second! A Story About Kidpower’s Underlying Principle
- People Safety for Toddlers
- Seven Positive Strategies for Managing Aggressive Behavior in Young Children
Everyday Safety Plans and Skills for Children of All Abilities
- “Sorry, No!” – 6 Kidpower Safety Tips With Panhandlers Asking for Money
- “I want to go to the public bathroom by myself!”
- “My Child Keeps Talking to Strangers! Help!”
- 10 Core Kidpower “People Safety” Skills
- 12 Fullpower Safety Strategies for Caregivers
- Act On Warning Signs Early!
- Answering the Door And Staying Home Alone
- Combating Street Harassment
- Halloween Safety – The Kidpower Way!
- Holiday Outings with Kids
- How the “Boundary Bridge” Helps Avoid a Communication Breakdown
- How to Choose Safety in Scary Times
- How to Tell When a Child is Ready for More Freedom or New Privileges
- Keeping Playdates Fun and Safe
- Kidpower Digital Citizenship & Safety Agreement
- Kidpower Safety Plans for Children with Disabilities
- Kidpower Safety Signals for Everyone, Everywhere
- Kidpower Safety Tips for Parents and Caregivers
- Kidpower Safety Tips: Gun Violence at School
- Kidpower Strategies for Safety Online and Everywhere Else
- Kidpower Trash Can For Throwing Away Hurting Words
- Little Books for Literal People
- No Forced Kisses for Kids
- Online Safety for Young People
- Preparing Kids for Good Digital Citizenship
- Safety Plans for Families with Special Needs
- Safety Plans for Going Out During COVID-19
- Safety Plans for Preparing Children to Do Things that Make Adults Worried
- Safety With Animals
- Secret Family Code Word for our Kids? What Does Kidpower Recommend?
- Starting School – The Kidpower Way
- Stay Safe While Riding With Strangers!
- Taking the Power Out of the Word “Crybaby”
- Teaching Children Persistence to Build Their People Safety Skills
- Teaching Children the Skill of Confidence
- Teaching Kids How to Get Help in Person or Online
- Teaching Personal Safety Skills to Children
- The ‘Uh-Oh!’ Feeling
- Think and Check First
- What If I Get Lost?
Bullying Prevention
- 10 Actions to Prevent and Stop Cyberbullying
- Acting Friendly – or Truly Being Your Friend
- Body Shaming and Weight Bias
- Bullying – Common Questions and Answers from Kidpower
- Bullying and Homophobia
- Bullying Facts and Solutions
- Bullying in Schools
- Bullying in Sports
- Bullying Prevention
- Bullying, Violence, and Abuse Prevention in Schools
- Captain Kidpower Rescues Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer from Bullying
- Face Bullying With Confidence: 8 Kidpower Skills We Can Use Right Away
- How Do I Stop MY Child From Bullying?
- How the “Boundary Bridge” Helps Avoid a Communication Breakdown
- How To Speak Up About Putdowns
- Kidpower’s Intervention Tools
- Know Your Rights – and Practice Skills, Too
- Making a Commitment to Safety on Day One
- Making Words Like “Tattling” and “Tattle-tale” Obsolete
- Online Safety for Young People
- Practice as a Management Tool for Unsafe, Disrespectful Behavior
- Proclamation, Action Plan, and Policies To Create a United Front Against Bullying
- Reader’s Question: Just Let Them Work it Out?
- Shunning and Exclusion
- Social Aggression and Relational Aggression:
- Stopping Mean Notes in an Elementary Classroom
- Taking the Power Out of the Word “Crybaby”
- Three Strategies to Prevent Bullying From Killing More Kids
- Turning Bullying Prevention Policies Into Powerful Action
- What Adults Need to Know About Personal Safety for Children
- What is Bullying?
- What to Do If A Child Reports Possible Abuse, Bullying, Harassment, or Anything Else That Bothers Them
Child Abuse Prevention
- “What if a Sex Offender is Living in Our Neighborhood?”
- Best Friends and Mistakes
- Four Strategies for Protecting Kids from Sexual Predators
- How Can I Avoid Being Accused of Abuse?
- How to Tell When a Child is Ready for More Freedom or New Privileges
- Kidpower Safety Tips: Protecting Children from Sexual Abuse
- Kidpower Skills to Protect Personal Boundaries Through 5 Levels of Intrusion™
- Know Your Rights – and Practice Skills, Too
- Online Safety for Young People
- Safe and Unsafe Bribes
- Sometimes the People Kids Love Have Problems
- Touch and Consent in Healthy Relationships
- What Adults Need to Know About Personal Safety for Children
- What Does a Child Abuser Look Like?
- What if My Young Child Has Seen an Inappropriate Website?
- What Kinds of Secrets Are Okay for Children to Keep – And What Kinds Are Not?
- What to Do If A Child Reports Possible Abuse, Bullying, Harassment, or Anything Else That Bothers Them
- Why Affection and Teasing Should Be a Child’s Choice
Kidnapping Prevention and Stranger Safety
- ‘Stranger Danger’ Hurts Kids
- “What if a Sex Offender is Living in Our Neighborhood?”
- “My Child Keeps Talking to Strangers! Help!”
- After a Tragic Abduction
- Halloween Safety – The Kidpower Way!
- How to Choose a Good Self-Defense Program
- How to Tell When a Child is Ready for More Freedom or New Privileges
- Jaycee Dugard
- Just in Case
- Kidnapping
- Online Safety for Young People
- Safety on the Way to School or Other Activities – Guidelines from Kidpower
- Stay Safe While Riding With Strangers!
- Stranger Abduction & Kidnapping Prevention
- Stranger Danger Videos That Trick, Test, and Shame
- Strangers At School
- Teaching Kids to Be Safe Without Making Them Scared
- Teaching Stranger Safety ~ The Kidpower Way
- Think and Check First
- What Does a Child Abuser Look Like?
- When Kids Learn About a Tragic Kidnapping
Planning for Safety During Holidays, Vacations, and Special Events
- Advocating for Your Kids With Adult Family Members and Friends
- Halloween Safety – The Kidpower Way!
- Holiday Boundaries
- Holiday Outings with Kids
- Holiday Power Strategies
- How Can I Help my Child with Moving Anxiety?
- Making Family Gatherings Great – Not Awful!
- No Forced Kisses for Kids
- Safety Plans for Preparing Children to Do Things that Make Adults Worried
- Summer Safety
- When People We Love Do Things We HATE!
Teens and Adults
Boundary-Setting and Communication
- “Boys Will Be Boys”
- “Sorry, No!” – 6 Kidpower Safety Tips With Panhandlers Asking for Money
- Assertive Advocacy Communication Skills
- Boundaries Personal Practice
- Boundary-Lowering Tactics to Understand
- Caring Men Who Say Women Are Weaker
- CollegePower for Students – Take Charge of Your Own Safety!
- Combating Street Harassment
- Conflict Resolution by Backing Up to Go Forward
- Conscious Apologies
- Conscious Giving
- Customer Power
- Emailing Angry
- Five Communication Strategies I Already Know – But Forget to Use
- Fullpower Boundaries Personal Practice
- Fullpower Consent and Boundary Skills for Adults
- Habilidades de consentimiento y límites para adolescentes
- Holiday Boundaries
- How the “Boundary Bridge” Helps Avoid a Communication Breakdown
- Integrity in Communication
- Kidpower Safety Tips for Parents and Caregivers
- Making Family Gatherings Great – Not Awful!
- Medical Self-Defense
- No Forced Kisses for Kids
- Staying Safe While Helping Others
- Taking Charge of the Wishing Technique
- Teen Consent and Boundary Skills
- Twelve Kidpower Emotional Safety Skills
- Use Email with Care and Wisdom
- When People We Love Do Things We HATE!
Personal Safety for Different Ages, Cultures, and Problems
- “Boys Will Be Boys”
- “Sorry, No!” – 6 Kidpower Safety Tips With Panhandlers Asking for Money
- 10 Core Kidpower “People Safety” Skills
- Answering the Door And Staying Home Alone
- Cultural Awareness and Sensitivity in Teaching ‘People Safety’ Skills
- Fullpower Boundaries Personal Practice
- Holiday Power Strategies
- How to Choose Safety in Scary Times
- How to Protect Yourself from Stalking
- Intimate Partner Violence and Domestic Violence:
- Keeping Playdates Fun and Safe
- Kidpower Digital Citizenship & Safety Agreement
- Kidpower Emotional Safety Tips for Families during the Pandemic
- Kidpower Safety Tips for Parents and Caregivers
- Kidpower Safety Tips: Protecting Yourself from Sexual Assault
- Mass Shootings — Kidpower Safety Tips for Individuals and Families
- Overcoming the Bystander Effect
- Personal Safety Skills for Seniors
- Preparing Kids for Good Digital Citizenship
- Protecting Sexual Safety
- Safety for LGBTQIA+ Teens and Young Adults
- Safety Planning for Protesting
- Substance Abuse Prevention
- The Art of Giving Thanks
- Travel Safety Tips
- Twelve Kidpower Emotional Safety Skills
- Understanding Institutionalized Oppression
- Workplace Violence Prevention
Teen Safety Issues, Strategies, and Skills
- “People Safety” Skills for New Teen Drivers and Their Teen Passengers
- Balancing Independence with Safety
- CollegePower for Parents
- Kidpower Digital Citizenship & Safety Agreement
- Kidpower Safety Tips for Babysitters, Nannies, and Caregivers
- Kidpower Strategies for Safety Online and Everywhere Else
- Make Safety and Respect the Way it Is
- Practice Overcoming the “Bystander Effect”
- Preparing Kids for Good Digital Citizenship
- Protecting Sexual Safety
- Safety for LGBTQIA+ Teens and Young Adults
- Safety Planning for Protesting
- School Shootings
- Stopping Sexual Harassment in Schools
- Substance Abuse Prevention
- Teen Consent and Boundary Skills
- The Courage NOT to Fight
- Tobacco Refusal Tactics
- Touch and Consent in Healthy Relationships
- Understanding Institutionalized Oppression
Emotional Safety for Teens and Adults
- “Boys Will Be Boys”
- Act On Warning Signs Early!
- Adult Bullying: 5 Skills to Protect Yourself and Others
- Believe in Yourself ~ The Foundation of Personal Safety
- CollegePower for Students – Take Charge of Your Own Safety!
- Conscious Giving
- Dealing with Economic Uncertainty
- Don’t Wait!
- Elaines’ 5 Magics for Success
- Facing Prejudice With Compassion and Determination
- Hope and Healing with Kidpower
- How the “Boundary Bridge” Helps Avoid a Communication Breakdown
- How To Stop Negative Self-Talk
- Kidpower Emotional Safety Tips for Families during the Pandemic
- Making Family Gatherings Great – Not Awful!
- Personal Safety and Online Resources ~ Check the Source
- Personal Safety Skills for Seniors
- Positive Prevention to Stop Violence Without Blaming Victims
- Protecting & Understanding Transgender and Gender Diverse Youth
- Protecting Ourselves From Negative Beliefs
- Round Like a Full Moon
- Sexual Harassment – Another Kind of Pollution
- Siobhán’s Journey
- Social Aggression and Relational Aggression:
- Staying Calm Under Pressure
- Triggers, Emotional Attacks, & Emotional Safety Techniques
- True Safety for Women
- Twelve Kidpower Emotional Safety Skills
- Taking Charge of Your Beliefs About YOU
- When People We Love Do Things We HATE!
- How to Stop Negativity from Diminishing Our Lives
Workplace Communication and Self-Protection Skills
- Adult Bullying: 5 Skills to Protect Yourself and Others
- Assertive Advocacy Communication Skills
- Being Worthy of Trust To Keep Kids Safe From Abuse, Bullying, And Other Harm
- Conflict Resolution by Backing Up to Go Forward
- Conscious Apologies
- Emailing Angry
- Fullpower Consent and Boundary Skills for Adults
- How To Speak Up About Putdowns
- Integrity in Communication
- Sexual Harassment – Another Kind of Pollution
- Staying Calm Under Pressure
- Taking Charge of the Wishing Technique
- Triggers, Emotional Attacks, & Emotional Safety Techniques
- Twelve Kidpower Emotional Safety Skills
- Workplace Violence Prevention
Self-Protection and Self-Defense in the Face of a Threat or Assault
- CollegePower for Students – Take Charge of Your Own Safety!
- Combating Street Harassment
- Date-Rape Drugs
- How to Choose a Good Self-Defense Program
- How to Protect Yourself from Stalking
- Identity Based Attacks Targeting Asian Americans
- Kidpower Safety Tips: Gun Violence at School
- Kidpower Safety Tips: Protecting Yourself from Sexual Assault
- Mass Shootings — Kidpower Safety Tips for Individuals and Families
- Preventing an Attack by Staying Focused on Making Safe Choices
- Protect Yourself From a Threat
- Protect Yourself From an Attack
- Reader’s Question: Won’t walking away make me look weak?
- Road Rage
- Safety Planning for Protesting
- Self-Defense for Men
- Stopping Sexual Harassment in Schools
- Target Denial by Finding the Door to Safety
- The Courage NOT to Fight
- Touch and Consent in Healthy Relationships
- Violence Prevention by Getting Help
- What If An Attacker Has A Weapon?
- When Kids Learn About a Tragic Kidnapping
The Foundation of Personal Safety
- Fullpower Boundaries Personal Practice
- Intuition ~ Trust Its Wisdom
- Kidpower Safety Tips for Parents and Caregivers
- Making Family Gatherings Great – Not Awful!
- Medical Self-Defense
- Overcoming the Bystander Effect
- Safety Through A ‘Skills Before Knowledge’ Approach
- Seven Keys to Personal Safety
- We Each Have Our OWN Kind of Beauty
- What Are ‘People Safety’ Skills?
- What is the Fullpower Course Like?
- Why Bother Learning About Safety?
People of All Ages With Special Needs and Disabilities
- Chopped Broccoli
- Kidpower Safety Plans for Children with Disabilities
- Kidpower Safety Signals for Everyone, Everywhere
- Making Family Gatherings Great – Not Awful!
- Managing Wandering for People With Autism
- Self-Protection for People with Disabilities
- Unlimited Adaptability
- What Educators of Kids With Disabilities Can Do to Reduce Their Risks of Maltreatment
Responding to Frightening News Events
- “Stranger Danger” in the News
- Answers to Common Questions About Violent Attacks: Kidpower Response to Tragic Shootings
- Answers to Some Scary What-If Questions About School Shootings
- Facing Prejudice With Compassion and Determination
- Helping Children Regain Their Emotional Safety After a Tragedy
- Identity Based Attacks Targeting Asian Americans
- Just in Case
- Kidpower Emotional Safety Tips for Families during the Pandemic
- Mass Shootings — Kidpower Safety Tips for Individuals and Families
- Mass Shootings: Kidpower Answers to Common Questions
- Overcoming the Bystander Effect
- Positive Prevention to Stop Violence Without Blaming Victims
- Safety Comes From Inside Ourselves
- Safety Planning for Protesting
- School Shootings
- Staying in Charge of Who Is Caring for Our Children
- Transmutar la ansiedad en acción Ideas de Kidpower para tomar las riendas de la seguridad física, y emocional antes, durante y después de una catastrophe
- Understanding Institutionalized Oppression
- Violence Against Children in the News
- When Kids Learn About a Tragic Kidnapping