Personal Safety and Self Defense for children, teens and adults.

Adult education workshops for parents and caregivers.

Adult Education Workshops

How to Teach KIDPOWER to Young People

In this workshop for adults only, parents, teachers, and other caregivers have the opportunity to learn the KIDPOWER approach for introducing and practicing self-protection and personal safety skills with the young people in their lives. These skills include using your awareness, acting with confidence, moving away from trouble, checking and thinking first, being persistent in getting help, stranger safety, what to do in emergencies, dealing with hurtful words, setting clear boundaries, etc.

Through discussion and hands-on practice, participants find answers to the questions, “How can we teach our younger children to be safe without scaring them? How can we prepare our older children to balance their need for increasing independence with their safety?”

Participants learn how to build these basic People Safety skills practice into their everyday parenting and guidance of children.

Because this is an adults’ only program, participants are given time and space to ask questions and discuss their questions and concerns.

Parents have found the workshop useful even when they are children from 0-18 years old. Some parents take these workshops when they are still pregnant.

Comments From Participants

"KIDPOWER has clearly developed an approach to addressing subjects that can bring up so much fear for adults in a way that is kid-friendly and matter-of-fact, enjoyable and positive and never scary or fear-based.  I wanted to stay all night and keep listening because there was so much I wanted to absorb!"

"I came to the class feeling worried and sad that I have to think about keeping my kids safe from people who might want to hurt them.  I left feeling excited about the power I have to help my children learn to stay safe and lucky that I can start practicing while my kids are still so little!"

"I felt great peace of mind about how to prepare my twelve-year-old to take charge of her safety before she goes away to summer camp."

"I was afraid to talk to my children about the bad things that sometimes happen.  KIDPOWER gave me a way to discuss these issues that is clear and positive, not scary or upsetting."

"Thank you for all the great activity ideas!  My two-year-old and I are playing the 'what's a boundary' game everywhere we go, and she loves having her stuffed animals practice the 'checking first' safety rules!"

"After the brief KIDPOWER evening, I was able to go home and practice role-plays with my daughter that showed her how to deal safely with real life situations, without frightening her with 'the gory details.'"