April is Child Abuse Prevention Month – and, at Kidpower, we believe EVERY day is a day we can take action to keep kids SAFE!
If you have children, know children, or care about the wellbeing of children – even children you do not know – then you have the power to help create a safer world for kids, and using and sharing our Child Protection resources can help.
You’ll find our new Safety Leadership Initiative, a free and inspiring resource created to help families, friends, colleagues, and communities discover and explore ways they can strengthen their own safety leadership skills.
You’ll also find practical tips and strategies you can use right away to learn, practice, and teach skills to help people of all ages and abilities in your life be safe from bullying and abuse – through the end of Child Abuse Prevention Month and every day, week, month, and year that follows.
Together, we CAN protect the children, teens, and other vulnerable people in our lives from harm – and empower them with knowledge and skills for taking charge of their own wellbeing.
If you have questions or need help, please let us know.
Published: April 23, 2024 | Last Updated: April 23, 2024
Irene van der Zande, Kidpower Founder and Executive Director
Kidpower Founder and Executive Irene van der Zande is a master at teaching safety through stories and practices and at inspiring others to do the same. Her child protection and personal safety expertise has been featured by USA Today, CNN, Today Moms, the LA Times, and The Wall Street Journal. Publications include: cartoon-illustrated Kidpower Safety Comics and Kidpower Teaching Books curriculum; Bullying: What Adults Need to Know and Do to Keep Kids Safe; the Relationship Safety Skills Handbook for Teens and Adults; Earliest Teachable Moment: Personal Safety for Babies, Toddlers, and Preschoolers; The Kidpower Book for Caring Adults: Personal Safety, Self-Protection, Confidence, and Advocacy for Young People, and the Amazon Best Seller Doing Right by Our Kids: Protecting Child Safety at All Levels.