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Stay up to date with our most recent news and resources!
Help Build a Child’s Confidence With This Skill
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. As part of our global efforts to help protect kids from abuse, bullying, and other harmful behavior, each day this...
Sharing Inspiration, Joy, & Gratitude in our 2018 Annual Report
I want to share with you my welcome letter in our 2018 Annual Report – and hope you will take a few moments to enjoy these heartwarming stories and photos about our work and wonderful...
Persistence Power! Stop #MeToo Problems with Clear & Persistent Boundaries
We sometimes ask our students in workshops, "How many of you don't like being told what to do?" Most of them will raise their hands!...
Don’t Wait! 5 Messages for Everyone We Love
It has been just over a year since my father Raim died. Although we had many heated conflicts, beneath all our differences was – and still is – an enormous amount of love. And even at the end, my...
How to Stop Negativity from Diminishing our Lives 10 Lessons from Kidpower Founder, Irene van der Zande
English | Español Let me tell you about a New Year’s resolution from 1994 that I’ve managed (mostly) to keep. Late in December 1993, I was getting my new...
‘Interruption Power’ Tips and Success Story Video
An 'Interruption Power' Success Story Video Most of us have been taught that, "It is not polite to interrupt!" And we might say to our kids, "Don't...
A short funny Teampower video "Necessity is the mother of invention"
Take 90 seconds to laugh with Irene and Ed The old English proverb, "Necessity is the mother of invention," has been especially relevant in our household these past few...
Kidpower California Needs YOU Train as an instructor and change lives!
Apply NOW! Application Deadline for January 24-29, 2019 CPT extended to January 5th. "Learning to teach Kidpower has made me a better parent!" - Dan "My dream was to be able...
My special reasons to give thanks today … a personal story
My gratitude today is inspired by the purple cast on my leg! While hiking with my family last week, I slipped on a steep slope, breaking an ankle bone, and we feared further damage if I...
A landmark action for protecting kids with disabilities from harm
Most of us know a family with a child with a disability, and I encourage you to share some exciting and important news about a landmark policy from the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)...
Happy Halloween! 7 Safety Tips From Kidpower
Halloween times have changed since I was a child roaming the neighborhood freely to trick or treat. And kids can still have fun if we remember to make a Halloween safety plan and to prepare older kids with knowledge and skills before letting them go trick or treating on their own.
Help For A Worried Grandmother
Recently, a worried grandmother contacted Kidpower, convinced her very young granddaughter was being sexually abused, and asking for help. She gave no other information, not...
Spotlighting Safetypowers Ambassadors Brandi and Brian!
As I wrote earlier this month in Larry’s Story: Safety resources thanks to and for people with autism, Kidpower is proud to be one of the many organizations made stronger by the skills, strengths, and contributions of many people on the autism spectrum in our 35 year...
Resources for Protecting Children From Abuse! Take Leadership to Keep kids SAFE with free resources from Kidpower
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...
Larry’s Story: Safety resources thanks to and for people with autism
In honor of Autism Acceptance Month this April, I am writing today to share a personal story from my past and safety resources Kidpower now provides thanks to and for people on the autism spectrum.