Kidpower Teams Up with Positive Coaching Alliance to Prevent Sexual Abuse in Youth Sports
Webinar I: Fighting Child Abuse in Youth Sports – Focus on Coaches and Youth Leaders (Feb. 2, 2012).
View the webinar above or download a PDF version. Viewers will learn about:
- Why should coaches and youth sports leaders address this problem if they aren’t the ones abusing anyone?
- What to tell kids to help protect them from abuse
- 6 steps to take if a child mentions being abused or another child being abused
- Taking a stand as a team to prevent bullying, abuse and other violence
- 6 ways to avoid being falsely accused of abuse
- How to use Kidpower’s personal boundary rules for touch, teasing and games with your team(s)
- How to use PCA’s new template for YSO Child Abuse Prevent policies and & procedures
Webinar II: Fighting Child Abuse in Youth Sports – Focus on Parents (Feb. 9, 2012).
View the webinar above or download a PDF version. Viewers will learn about:
- What can parents do to watch out for and recognize possible signs of abuse?
- Understanding the benefits and limits of background checks to keep unsafe people out of youth sports
- 4 Strategies for parents to help keep kids safe from abuse when participating in youth sports
- Skills parents can teach kids to help protect them from abuse while they are participating in youth sports
- Kidpower’s positive practice method™ for practicing safety skills in a way that’s fun – not scary
- Q&A: What should I do if a child says something that makes me worried about possible abuse?
- How to encourage your child’s sports organization to adopt safety policies and procedures (PCA & Kidpower’s new template)
- What respectful leadership looks like and how to encourage your child’s coach in creating a safe environment