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

Kidpower’s new e-book about Bullying is almost done!

by Irene van der Zande, Kidpower Founder and Executive Director | Nov 15, 2010

We are putting the final touches on our new e-book, Bullying – What Adults Need to Know and Do to Keep Kids Safe and it will be available next March.

Bullying Can Become an Opportunity to Grow

by Irene van der Zande, Kidpower Founder and Executive Director | Oct 30, 2010

Bullying can lead to great growth – as well as causing big problems. With clear boundaries, better skills, and strong support, everyone involved can learn what to do, as well as what to not do.

Media Messages About Bullying and Harassment

by Irene van der Zande, Kidpower Founder and Executive Director | Oct 28, 2010

I’ll never forget when my son, many years before Gavin de Becker pointed this out in The Gift of Fear, watched the movie The Graduate and said in a horrified voice, “You told me this was a funny movie, but he’s stalking her, Mom!”

Kidpower Bullying Solutions – Teaching Children to Use Their Inborn “Kidpower” Safely and Well

by Irene van der Zande, Kidpower Founder and Executive Director | Oct 9, 2010

Kids are born with the power to think, make noise, and move. They have it from the moment they start breathing, and the power belongs to them. As adults, we can help them learn to use that power well and responsibly. If we choose to let them just figure it out on their own, we can expect them to cause…

ABC News Now- Beyond “Stranger Danger” – 6 Key Points for Teaching Child Safety

by Irene van der Zande, Kidpower Founder and Executive Director | Sep 19, 2010

Kidpower North Carolina Center Director, Amy Tiemann, Ph.D., did an excellent interview on ABC News Now, Parenting with Ann Pleshette Murphy about how to teach children to be safe with strangers – and with people they know.