Bullying and Harassment
Kidpower Executive Director/Co-Founder Irene van der Zande tells parents how to protect their kids from bullying
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Resources for Protecting Children, Teens, and Adults
As we enter our third decade at Kidpower, we have heard countless stories about the heartbreak and harm caused by bullying and harassment. And, we have countless examples of how our program has helped to protect and empower people of all ages, abilities, and walks of life.
Kidpower's Bullying Prevention Resources include our: FREE articles, online videos and podcasts, low-cost publications including our Kidpower "People Safety" Solutions book, Bullying - What Adults Need to Say and Do to Keep Kids Safe, and our in-person workshops, long-distance seminars, and personal coaching.
Free Articles
- Bullying In Schools: Seven Solutions for Parents
- Turn Bullying Prevention Policies into Powerful, Positive Action
- Three Strategies to Prevent Bullying from Killing More Kids
- Bullying and Homophobia
- Safer Than Bodyslamming - Giving Kids a World of Choices for Addressing Bullying
- Bullying Can Become an Opportunity to Grow
- Also see: Bullying Prevention, Teen Safety, Workplace Communication Safety
Free Videos and Podcasts
- "Walk in Another's Shoes" - Teens Speak Up About Bullying!
- TV Interviews with Executive Director Irene van der Zande from ABC-TV's "View from the Bay" focusing on Bullying and on Speaking Up About Putdowns
- Videos on Kidpower TV with Puppetpower for young children
- Podcasts on Telling Versus Tattling, Different Ways to Play, Solve it Yourself
Low Cost Publications
- Our new Kidpower "People Safety" Solutions book, Bullying - What Adults Need to Know and Do to Keep Kids Safe, gives important information, inspiring stories, and step-by-step activities to help address bullying effectively.
- Kidpower and Fullpower Safety Comics and Teaching Kits give cartoon-illustrated tools for teaching and practicing "People Safety" skills that can stop most bullying.
- The Relationship Safety Handbook is for victims and potential victims of relationship violence, as well as the support people in their lives.
In-Person Workshops, Long Distance Seminars, and Personal Coaching for Families, Schools, and Organizations
See our California services or other locations for our in-person services with a wide range of public and privately organized workshops that give our students the opportunity to practice social-emotional and self-defence skills that help them learn how to protect their emotional and physical safety, gain confidence, and build better relationships. For information about our long-distance seminars and personal coaching sessions that can be conducted anywhere by video-conferencing, email, or telephone, please contact us.
“I see students consistently using Kidpower skills and techniques on the playground to deal with bullying, name-calling and unwanted touch. Teachers use the Kidpower skills sets within the classroom and during class meetings. The Kidpower curriculum is clear, accessible and easy to implement.”
Sue Forson, Director, Watsonville Charter School of the Arts