Author Archives: Kidpower Team

Kidpower & PCA Team Up to Stop Child Abuse in Youth Sports

Posted on March 25, 2012 by Kidpower Team

Kidpower responds to recent child sex abuse scandals by partnering with the Positive Coaching Alliance and has provided free webinars and other resources educate and support a vital group of caring adults in the prevention of child abuse and bullying in youth sports. We hope that the coaches, youth leaders, and parents we can reach through our partnership with PCA will have a strong ripple effect to helping make kids safer and promoting our One Million Safer Kids Initiative. Continue reading →

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Poelleke Power! – Kidpower Lessons from a Chicken

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Kidpower Team

“SQUAWK! SQAWK!” One afternoon last week, Poelleke, an Ameraucana hen who faithfully lays an egg a day, suddenly sounded the alarm by raising a ruckus. Her humans came running out of their house to see a bobcat that had climbed inside their six-foot wire fence, stalking Poelleke and the nine younger hens. Continue reading →

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Helicopters or Protectors? How to keep your kids safe without unhelpful hovering

Posted on August 10, 2011 by Kidpower Team

When my kids were young, we worried about being “paranoid, neurotic, overprotective” parents. The popular term now is “helicopter parents” who hover over every aspect of their children’s lives. Though the words are different, the phenomena are the same. Continue reading →

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“If you see something, say something!” – Knowledge That Might Have Prevented Jaycee Dugard’s Ordeal

Posted on July 28, 2011 by Kidpower Team

Dr. Amy Tiemann, Kidpower North Carolina Center Director and my co-author on our new book project, Doing Right by Our Kids, points out that the public safety message “If you see something, say something” is equally relevant for child safety. Continue reading →

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