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!
Teaching kids about safety without scaring them – Recap & Transcript of the “Children Don’t Need Our Fear” coaching conference call
Notes and audio from our Problems Into Practice Coaching Call about how to How to use Kidpower’s Positive Practice Method to address different issues in ways that reduce anxiety, increase confidence, and develop competence in taking charge of emotional and physical safety.
Protecting Young People from Prejudice – Recording & Recap of our “Turning Problems into Practices” Coaching Conference Call
Our “Turning Problems into Practices” coaching conference call last month with Kidpower’s executive director and founder, Irene van der Zande, about “Dealing with and Protecting Young People from Prejudice,” addressed callers’ questions about how to cope when you are the target of prejudice, and how to reduce anxiety in situations where people are different and stop harmful actions that are based on prejudice.
How to Recognize and Stop Workplace Bullying and Harassment
I had the honor of being a guest with TalentCulture's #TChat program and wanted to share with you the radio interview. TalentCulture is an online community of Human Resource professionals that has over 78,000 followers on Twitter! Listen to the radio program ↴...
A Missing Child – What Can We Do to Protect Our Kids?
Our children are the most precious thing we have, and they should be able to be safe in our communities. Here are some Kidpower recommendations about what to say to your kids when a child in your community is harmed by violence and resources to help keep kids safe.
Celebrating PRIDE With Joy, Safety, and Confidence
LGBTQ+ celebrations remind us to feel PRIDE in the ways each of us are different as we work together to make our world a safer and kinder place for everyone.
#Day1 Campaign to Stop Bullying, Harassment, and Prejudice Before It Starts
The Tyler Clementi Foundation’s #Day1 Campaign encourages leaders of schools, organizations, businesses, and other groups to state clearly on the first day that cruel behavior for any reason is not acceptable and what to do if it happens.
Summer Safety: Recording & Recap of our “Turning Problems into Practices” Coaching Call
A recap and recording of Kidpower’s “Summer Safety” Coaching call, held June 1, 2015. Read a summary transcript with links to all of the recommended resources and listen to a recording of the call. Parents and professionals called in to talk with Irene van der Zande who helped turn their concerns about safety for kids in summer camp, recreation and travel situations into step-by-step practices to help kids build confidence and skills for taking charge of their own well-being.
Free-Range Parenting & Safety: “Turning Problems into Practices” Free Coaching Call
A recap of Kidpower’s May 5, 2015 “Turning Problems into Practices” Coaching Call with Kidpower Founder Irene van der Zande. Call Topic: Free-Range Parenting and Safety. Listen to the full audio and read a text summary of the listener questions and solution discussions.
Take our Survey for Kidpower “Turning Problems into Practices” Coaching Calls!
Take our short survey to let us know what topics you would most like to learn about how to apply Kidpower ideas and teach skills in the moment, and learn how to “turn problems into practices” that build skills and and provide long-lasting solutions.
An Invitation to Kidpower’s Skills for Child Protection Advocates 3-Day Training Institute
We are honored by the many positive responses to our Skills for Child Protection Advocates Training Institute and excited to let you know that we are offering three sessions of our 3-Day Institute over the summer and fall of 2015 – in three locations: California, North Carolina and Montreal!
Thank you to Max for supporting Kidpower as his Bar Mitzvah service project!
We are honored and moved by the hard work and commitment of an almost-13-year-old named Max in raising $970 so far to further Kidpower’s work in stopping bullying as his Bar Mitzvah service project!
Want to learn how to teach ‘People Safety” skills to teens and adults of all abilities? Apply NOW for Fullpower Core Program Training
After an exceptional Kidpower instructor training program in January, we are now accepting applications for our biennial Fullpower Core Program Training: How to Use the...
DON´T MISS OUT: ¡NO TE LO PIERDAS! Taller de Prevención de Bullying para familias ESTE SÁBADO Bullying Prevention Workshop for Spanish speaking families THIS SATURDAY
Please share the message below with your Spanish speaking parents so that they won´t miss out on our special online Kidpower Prevention Skills Workshop in Spanish for families with kids ages 7-12, this Saturday, September 16th from 10am-11am PT…
79 million safer people? How could that happen? Big news for Kidpower...
Imagine 79 million people getting new skills to protect themselves and others! It might seem impossible - but now, thanks to Workplace Options (WPO), the world's leading provider of wellbeing solutions, we have the power to make it happen. WPO has selected Kidpower...
What’s More Important – Safety or Uncomfortable Feelings?
Kidpower's 'Put Safety FIRST' Founding Principle is:"Safety and wellbeing are more important than ANYONE'S embarrassment, inconvenience, or offense!" This principle grew out of a comment made by Founding Board President Ellen Bass in 1989 when she and I were at the...