Last week, a brave 11-year-old girl playing with homemade blue slime while waiting for her school bus fought an attacker – and didn’t give up – until she escaped. She kept her wits about her, smearing slime on his arms to make it easier for him to get caught – an idea she got from […]
I felt devastated when I heard the news in Atlanta, about eight killed, with the majority of the victims being Asian American women.As an Asian American woman myself, the recent increase in anti-Asian violence has directly affected the communities in which I belong. Our communities have been in conversation with each other in various spaces […]
Safer Internet Day – in February each year since 2003 – is a global effort to make the internet a safer place for all – especially young people. We have articles, videos, and many other resources you can use today – and every day – to protect and empower the young people in your life […]
At Kidpower, we stand for SAFETY! In the U.S, the news is full of warnings about the looming threat of potential outbreaks of violence in the coming weeks. This is a time to take extra steps to protect the emotional and physical safety of our children — and of ourselves. Kidpower’s Founding Principle is that […]
Watch Rocky the Raccoon tell Sydney the Koala the exciting news! Thanks to hundreds of our wonderful supporters and our wonderful Challenge Grant donor, the impossible became reality. In less than 9 days, we have raised over $200,000 for Kidpower! With the help of this outpouring of generosity, Kidpower will survive and thrive in the […]
Last week, the following story was sent to us from a grateful and relieved mother: “Very recently, our 13-year-old daughter kept herself safe from an attempted abduction by a stranger in a cargo van while she was walking our dog just a few blocks from our house. There is no question in my mind that […]
I have to tell you about four-year-old Olivia – and how Kidpower helped her take charge of her safety. She found her mother’s tablet on the coffee table. Already skilled at searching for cartoons, she started hunting for her favorites. She clicked on what she thought was a new cartoon and suddenly arrived at an […]
I hope that this safety story brings you joy ― and that these skills will also empower you and your loved ones. In a dimly-lit room near a garment factory in an impoverished neighborhood in Bangladesh, excited factory workers with their children gathered in November ― eager to learn how to stay safe with people. […]
If you have children at home ― or know someone who does, I think you will appreciate learning how nine-year-old Emily stopped a fight between her younger siblings by coaching them to use their Kidpower boundaries. Months into lockdown, remote work, and distance learning with three kids, Jessica was in yet another Zoom meeting when […]
Watch Irene ask Raccoon to help Kidpower raise $100K to help kids be safe! Tuesday was an amazing day for Kidpower – and I just can’t wait to tell you why! First, during a Head Start preschool staff training, a teacher whom I taught in 2004 shared that ever since then, she has been using […]
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