Stay up to date with our most recent news and resources!
Kidpower’s most recent news and resources!
Stay up to date with our most recent news and resources!
Want bullying solutions? We have them! Join our special live online program October 13!
As kids in many parts of the world are starting a new school year, we have been flooded with requests for help with bullying. People are saying: Help! Our child is being...
Join us for our Full Circle Safety LIVE event: Protecting Students from Sexual Abuse and Human Trafficking, for K-12 Educators
We know that sexual abuse causes suffering and lasting trauma in far too many lives. And human trafficking is an extreme form of sexual and other abuse, causing even more misery. To...
OH MY! ? Featured in ‘Curls Change the World!’
A couple of months ago, I was truly astonished when I opened my email. A message from free-lance writer Tara Parkinson asked if I was willing to be interviewed for a...
An inspiring, tragic, and moving story
The moving, sad, and inspiring story below is from Elizabeth Braverman, a Clinical Psychologist, artist, writer, public speaker, and a longtime follower and supporter of Kidpower. We are...
Let’s make this the BEST SCHOOL YEAR EVER!
The pandemic has made the last three school years really hard. Educators, families, and especially KIDS deserve the BEST school year EVER.
Self-Defense Resources and Workshops
People often ask us, "What if I do everything I can to avoid being attacked - and it doesn't work?" The answer, of course, is that they might need to use the power of their body -...
Protecting Young People from Human Trafficking – a new Video Short from Avery!
If you have older teens or young adults in your life, we encourage you to watch with them this short, vivid, compassionate, and powerful new video, Staying Safe from Trafficking...
Please take this 5-minute survey to help Kidpower!
We would greatly appreciate your taking 5 minutes to fill out this anonymous survey. Your answers will help us to reach out to and inspire businesses that share our values to partner with Kidpower...
Online Self-Defense Workshops – and, free article!
Everyone deserves to know ways to use their bodies to escape an attack - as well as ways to avoid an attack in the first place!The right kind of self-defense training can increase the...
School Shootings: “How can I protect MY child?” Free workshop June 2 and recommendations
In October 1999, a few months after the tragic school shooting at Columbine High School, a six-year-old asked me during our Kidpower classroom workshop, "What if someone...
Happy Teacher Appreciation Week – FREE thank-you gift for educators!
In a school year like no other, all of us at Kidpower are grateful to the many educators who are giving so much time, energy, and caring to provide others with a sense of safety,...
Protecting Our Kids From Sexual Abuse Without Scaring Them – Free Workshops and FAQs
Part of the inspiration that led to Kidpower came from stories I heard from adults that started with the words, 'IF ONLY...' If ONLY, when my youth group leader dropped all the kids off...
Adult Bullying – 5 Strategies to Protect Yourself and Others
Whether the issue is workplace bullying, relational bullying, school bullying, neighborhood bullying, cyberbullying, or bullying within families – bullying is the most common reason why people reach out for help from Kidpower International – for themselves as well as...
Too small and too precious! A personal story about putting safety FIRST!
Many years ago, I was hiking and noticed a small child clearly less than three years old sitting alone at a picnic table sipping from a cup. She had rosy cheeks, a cheerful pink dress, and no adults nearby. She was looking intently in the direction of the river, which...
“Too Small and Too Precious” A Personal Story About Kidpower’s ‘Put Safety First’ Founding Principle
My husband Ed and I have enjoyed many vacations in Sequoia and King’s Canyon National Parks in California, an area full of beautiful mountains and a great deal of wildlife,...