Irene van der Zande, Kidpower Founder and Executive Director, Author at Kidpower International

One Million Safer Kids Call to Action

by Irene van der Zande, Kidpower Founder and Executive Director | Nov 15, 2011

Kidpower’s One Million Safer Kids initiative has one simple goal – to make a million kids safer from bullying, violence, and abuse through greater awareness, action, and skills within give years or less.

What Penn State Football Could Have Learned From Kidpower

by Irene van der Zande, Kidpower Founder and Executive Director | Nov 1, 2011

The Penn State Football child abuse case is a classic story of someone misusing his position of trust and power to abuse and coerce kids and of adults in responsible positions not taking action to stop him. The knowledge and skills we teach in Kidpower could have helped to protect these vulnerable boys from harm – and could have caused the abuse to have been discovered and stopped much, much sooner.

Healthy Relationships ONLINE Program for young people with intellectual disabilities FREE until November 30th

by Irene van der Zande, Kidpower Founder and Executive Director | Oct 26, 2011

Our New Zealand Centre has developed an entertaining and interactive Healthy Relationships program based on the Kidpower Teenpower Fullpower curriculum to provide more resources for teens and young adults with intellectual disabilities free until Nov 30th.

Stay Aware: The Halloween “Trick” that will “Treat” you and your family to safety all year long

by Irene van der Zande, Kidpower Founder and Executive Director | Oct 18, 2011

As part of its One Million Safer Kids project, Kidpower, a global leader in personal safety education for children, is reminding parents that the trick to having a fun, safe Halloween is to Stay Aware and to teach your children to do the same. As adults, we need to Stay Aware that:

Tres estrategias para proteger a los niños de los depredadores sexuales

by Irene van der Zande, Kidpower Founder and Executive Director | Oct 14, 2011

Puede encontrar los Hechos de Autor y los recuisitos para obtener permiso de uso. El escándalo pedófilo en el fútbol en la Universidad de Pensilvania en EEUU es un caso típico de alguien que aprovecha su posición de poder y confianza para abusar y coaccionar a los niños y a los adultos responsables que no […]