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Stay up to date with our most recent news and resources!
Hazing 5 Smart Ways to Protect Yourself
As recent news stories make painfully clear, hazing has caused humiliation, trauma, injuries, and deaths, damaging and destroying too many young lives. Although hazing rituals are intended to create...
Free resources to keep kids safe 4 important steps to protect and empower young people
In today’s troubled times, more than ever, all children need to know that they can turn to and trust an adult for help. As part of September’s Child Protection Advocacy Month, Kidpower International is sharing four important steps plus free resources that can make a lasting difference in a child’s life and help to transform the fear of bullying, violence, and abuse into a future of lifelong safety and success for today’s youth.
When Disaster Strikes: Safety Comes From Inside Ourselves
Our hearts go out to each person whose life is being devastated by Hurricane Harvey - and we are filled with gratitude for each person who is helping to...
“I don’t want to upset my child!” How to talk about safety with highly sensitive kids
Many people expressed appreciation for our blog post about what adults need to know to protect their kids from sexual abuse - and what our kids need to know to stay safe. One mother...
What Does a Child Abuser Look Like?
Once a friend asked me, ” What does a child abuser look like?”
“I wish I had an easy answer to that question,” I said. …
As adults, we need to be prepared to stay connected with our children and know who the people responsible for their safety are and what they are doing. We must ask questions and speak up anytime we have a concern, regardless of discomfort or worries we might have.
Without going into the details about sexual abuse, here is what our kids need to know:
To Love, Honor, and Disobey In Celebration of Our 43rd Wedding Anniversary
Without my husband Ed’s constant support of the organizational “child” I brought into our home and lives 28 years ago, there would be no Kidpower! And, since so many of you wrote about my...
Letter to My 19-Year-Old Self 50 Years Later
I sometimes wish that I could put a letter in a bottle and send it across the ocean of time to one of my younger Selves. On my 69th birthday, as I am looking back over the years,...
Seven Positive Actions To Honor Child Abuse Prevention Month
Let’s honor Child Abuse Prevention Month this April by protecting our kids from harm – and preparing them with knowledge and skills for taking charge of their own safety. Sadly, we cannot take away the suffering caused by abuse in the past. We can and must do our best to protect the kids of today and tomorrow – and to help everyone who has survived abuse as a child to find healing and hope.
Here are seven child abuse prevention actions each of us can take this month that will make a difference.
How To Protect Kids With Extra Weight From Bullying With Pediatrician and Kidpower Board Member Abby Bleistein, MD
Kids and adults alike often suffer from name-calling, taunting, rude gestures, pranks, and other cruel behavior because of their weight. This handout and audio recording thanks to Healthful Life MD Abby Bleistein provide resources for health care providers and other caring adults who want to provide support and skills for young people who face much higher risks of being bullied about their weight.
Billy Elliot: The Musical A Story About Community, Courage, and Love
What does a play about a coal miner’s son who loves to dance have to do with what we teach in Kidpower? We were truly honored when the Berkeley Playhouse chose Kidpower as the...
Join Kidpower at the inspiring ‘Billy Elliot -The Musical’ at the Berkeley Playhouse!
Kidpower is honored to be selected as the featured nonprofit partner by the Berkeley Playhouse for their upcoming performance of the...
How can I stop the kids I am babysitting from bullying a younger sibling?
Kidpower advice to stop bullying among siblings – our answer to a babysitter’s question and concerns. As the babysitter, your job is to be in charge – and you can make a big difference in these children’s lives by helping to change this bullying dynamic.
Robert Holgate’s Pridepower Story From Fear and Isolation to Empowerment and Helping Others
Watch Robert’s inspiring story about his journey from a hard childhood to belonging, love, and success. I think you will enjoy the heartwarming story of how our Pridepower Safety Skills Online Course came into being – told through the following words from Ellen Frankel…
Hot fudge sundaes & other self-care remedies!
When my grandma used to buy me new clothes, she would always say, “Wear it in good health!” I would give her a hug and say, “Thank you, Grandma!” Then Grandma would warn me, “Please just take care of yourself, Irene Honey!” I’d smile tolerantly and promise, “Don’t...
How to Replace Despair With Hope!
My sister Elaine has told me countless times, “Our qualities are gifts when we are in charge of them – and problems when they are in charge of us!”Are you a compassionate person who cares deeply? Caring and compassion are wonderful qualities when we use them to be...