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		<title>&#8220;Someone, Call 9-1-1!&#8221; &#8211; A Personal Story</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 13:31:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Irene van der Zande, Kidpower Executive Director/Founder</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adult & Teen Safety]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Stephen Pollard]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On sunny peaceful day, 75-year-old Stephen Pollard fell from his bike and was mortally injured.  Sad as the outcome was, it was beautiful how a group of strangers gathered together immediately to do what we could to help someone we didn't know, that we suddenly became a community who all wanted him to live. <a class="more-link" href="http://www.kidpower.org/blog/someone-call-9-1-1/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Mother&#8217;s Day Gift: Peace of Mind and Safety</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 16:09:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Irene van der Zande, Kidpower Executive Director/Founder</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Article]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[abuse prevention]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bullying prevention]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[For Mother's Day, The Kidpower Book to the mothers and mother figures in your life for their own use or  in their honor to a school, library, or youth organization.  Kidpower will e-mail a personalized note if you if you let us know. <a class="more-link" href="http://www.kidpower.org/blog/mothers-day-gift-peace-of-mind-and-safety/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>TSA Screening &#8211; Kidpower recommendations to ensure transportation safety while avoiding trauma</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:08:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Irene van der Zande, Kidpower Executive Director/Founder</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Article]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stranger Safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[air travel with children]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The story about the four-year-old girl being yelled at and chased by TSA officials is outrageous. Let's make airport screening a fun experience instead of a traumatic one. Here are some recommendations from Kidpower about how parents flying with kids can prepare their children and how the TSA can take care of kids emotionally without sacrificing security. <a class="more-link" href="http://www.kidpower.org/blog/tsa-patdown-safety-tips/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Dateline NBC: Well-Meaning But Destructive Practice of Tricking Kids with Tests About Strangers, Safety, and Ethics</title>
		<link>http://www.kidpower.org/blog/dateline-nbc-well-meaning-but-destructive-practice-of-tricking-kids-with-tests-about-stranger-safety/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=dateline-nbc-well-meaning-but-destructive-practice-of-tricking-kids-with-tests-about-stranger-safety</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2012 13:12:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Irene van der Zande, Kidpower Executive Director/Founder</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Stranger Safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NBC TV Dateline]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stranger danger]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.kidpower.org/blog/?p=2306</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Dateline NBC series about testing children's abilities to follow their parents' instructions to make safe and ethical choices has the potential to be emotionally damaging to kids without making anyone safer. I believe that it undermines trust for children to be tested in such a sneaky way. Children need to believe that their adults are allies who are helping them to be successful, not testing them, letting them fail publicly - and then agreeing to have them publicly humiliated by broadcasting the results on TV. Anyone who has seen one of our Kidpower workshops would agree that watching young people being coached to be successful in taking charge of their safety is educational, empowering, entertaining, and would make GREAT television!  <a class="more-link" href="http://www.kidpower.org/blog/dateline-nbc-well-meaning-but-destructive-practice-of-tricking-kids-with-tests-about-stranger-safety/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Sierra LaMar Still Missing &#8211; Safety Checklist For Kids On Their Way To School</title>
		<link>http://www.kidpower.org/blog/sierra-lamar-still-missing-safety-checklist-for-kids-on-their-way-to-school/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=sierra-lamar-still-missing-safety-checklist-for-kids-on-their-way-to-school</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 03:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Irene van der Zande, Kidpower Executive Director/Founder</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adult & Teen Safety]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Kidnapping Prevention]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[child abuse prevention month]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Download a free one-page Kidpower Safety For Kids On The Way To School Checklist about how to prepare kids and assess to ensure they are ready to make safe choices and get help while on their way to and from school, or anywhere else that they are allowed to go on their own. We don’t know what happened to Sierra LaMar, a 15-year-old, who disappeared March 16 and is still missing, but it’s hard not to fear the worst and to WISH that she had known these skills to stay safe. <a class="more-link" href="http://www.kidpower.org/blog/sierra-lamar-still-missing-safety-checklist-for-kids-on-their-way-to-school/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>For Trayvon Martin: Hard Questions That Demand Answers</title>
		<link>http://www.kidpower.org/blog/trayvon-martin/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=trayvon-martin</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 23:02:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Irene van der Zande, Kidpower Executive Director/Founder</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Reacting to Media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stranger Safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Violence Prevention]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.kidpower.org/blog/?p=2257</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Like so many, we are deeply sad that 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, a Florida high school student, was shot by 28-year-old neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman. Sad for a young life cut short. Sad for his family and friends. We cannot help asking questions and seeking answers about what might have made a difference – and might help to prevent this from happening again. <a class="more-link" href="http://www.kidpower.org/blog/trayvon-martin/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Kidpower &amp; PCA Team Up to Stop Child Abuse in Youth Sports</title>
		<link>http://www.kidpower.org/blog/prevent-child-abuse-webinar-series/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=prevent-child-abuse-webinar-series</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Mar 2012 19:24:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kidpower Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Abuse Prevention]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adult & Teen Safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Article]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bullying Prevention]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LGBT]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[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. <a class="more-link" href="http://www.kidpower.org/blog/prevent-child-abuse-webinar-series/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>What Should I Tell My Kids About When To Fight? Kidpower.org Answer to a Reader’s Question</title>
		<link>http://www.kidpower.org/blog/when-to-fight/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=when-to-fight</link>
		<comments>http://www.kidpower.org/blog/when-to-fight/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 17:25:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Irene van der Zande, Kidpower Executive Director/Founder</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adult & Teen Safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bullying Prevention]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stranger Safety]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.kidpower.org/blog/?p=2240</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[“I don’t want my kids to be victimized, but I also don’t believe that violence is the right solution to problems. How do I tell them where to draw the line?” What to tell kids about fighting is a question &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://www.kidpower.org/blog/when-to-fight/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>YOUR Kidpower testimonial is needed to make kids safer!</title>
		<link>http://www.kidpower.org/blog/kidpower-testimonials-needed/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=kidpower-testimonials-needed</link>
		<comments>http://www.kidpower.org/blog/kidpower-testimonials-needed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 20:50:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Irene van der Zande, Kidpower Executive Director/Founder</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Abuse Prevention]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.kidpower.org/blog/?p=2191</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We need your short testimonial for a special PR effort in preparation for Child Abuse Awareness and Prevention Month. In April, 2011, over 1,000 people participated in our Kidpower Skill-A-Day Challenge. This year, we want to help schools and communities &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://www.kidpower.org/blog/kidpower-testimonials-needed/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Ohio School Shooting: How Can We Empower and Protect Our Kids?</title>
		<link>http://www.kidpower.org/blog/ohio_school_shooting/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=ohio_school_shooting</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2012 17:09:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Irene van der Zande, Kidpower Executive Director/Founder</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[School violence]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Chardon High School]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Ohio School Shooting in Chardon has left one student kiled and four others injured --  and a community in trauma. As parents, grandparents, teachers, and other caring adults, we want to know how to empower our children rather than leaving them feeling that stopping violence is hopeless and that they are helpless.  <a class="more-link" href="http://www.kidpower.org/blog/ohio_school_shooting/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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