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Kidpower’s most recent news and resources!
Stay up to date with our most recent news and resources!
“Bye Bye Bullying” Video Contest – San Francisco Community United Against Bullying
Last week, I had the honor of speaking at a press conference held by San Fransisco District Attorney George Gascon to kick off their subcommittee’s “Bye Bye Bullying” video contest for middle and high school students in San Francisco, for which I am a Judge and Kidpower is a co-sponsor.
“LIKE” to make kids safer!
Please take two minutes to help people be safer: go to Amazon and “LIKE” the Kidpower Older and Younger Kids Safety Comics. This will immediately increase their visibility and help introduce them to others.
Most Teachers Are Heroes! – How Parents Can Support Them!
The reality is that children are safest and best able to learn if they are in a positive learning community where everyone supports each other. This article shares ideas I’ve learned from many different people about what we can do to make this happen.
Penn State Sanctions Set New Path to Success
The NCAA’s penalties for the Penn State’s football program send a clear message from the national level that child safety should be put ahead football, winning, and hero worship. The message that the well-being of kids is more important than sports is revolutionary. By moving through this hard situation, Penn State Football, and the University as a whole, can develop a reputation of true excellence built on a foundation of integrity, courage, and safety.
How To Stop Bullying Where It Starts
Bullying Prevention Expert and Kidpower Leader, Irene van der Zande, calls for adults to turn anxiety into positive action to stop bullying. Here are five practical and positive actions adults can start immediately to turn the tide of bullying and help create schools, neighborhoods and communities of caring, respect and safety for all of their members.
Protect Your Child From Abduction: Safety Checklist to Prepare Kids to Go Without Adult Protection
Make sure your kids are prepared to avoid and escape from danger on the way to school, a friend’s house, the store, or anytime they go out without adult protection. Download a free one-page “Kidpower Safety Checklist for Parents” about how to prepare kids and assess to ensure they are ready to recognize potential danger and make safe choices immediately.
Jerry Sandusky: Betrayer of Children’s Love and Trust – 5 Ways To Protect Kids
Here are five steps Kidpower recommends to protect children from being betrayed by someone they love and trust.
STOP THE BUS! Bullying of Older Bus Monitor Shows What Needs To Change
Watching the video of school bus monitor Karen Klein being cruelly bullied by four boys makes me want to stand up and shout, ‘STOP THE BUS!’ Parents and teachers need to teach kids how to recognize destructive behavior, resist peer pressure, speak up when they see someone acting unsafely, and get help. School staff, including bus monitors and playground supervisors, need training and support to stop kids from engaging in bullying of anyone in the moment.
Taking charge of safety before, during, and after a disaster
What we need to do to take charge of what each of us can do to keep our children and ourselves emotionally and physically safe – before, during, and after a disaster.
When Disaster Strikes: Finding Our Balance in the Face of Fear
Disasters like the fires now raging in Colorado remind us that we are vulnerable, that the physical security of ourselves and those we care about is not guaranteed, and that our world can change in an instant. As adults, our challenge when a disaster threatens or strikes is to keep finding our balance. In this uncertain world, the truest safety we have is the safety we create within ourselves. If we express calm and determination as we take charge of safety in the midst of uncertainty, our children will follow our lead.
Celebrate PRIDE Week Safely and with Confidence
Violence because of someone’s sexual orientation and identify is just as much of a hate crime as violence due to other forms of prejudice. Both during PRIDE Week and at other times, we encourage members of the LGBTQ community and their allies to be proud of who they are – and to keep these seven People Safety strategies from Kidpower.org in mind so they can celebrate with safety and confidence.
5 Actions Adults Can Take NOW to Protect Kids From Bullying
Bullying Prevention Expert and Kidpower Leader, Irene van der Zande, calls for adults to turn anxiety nto positive action to stop bullying. Here are five practical and positive actions adults can start immediately to turn the tide of bullying and help create schools, neighborhoods and communities of caring, respect and safety for all of their members.
It’s #GivingTuesday – change the future with your gift!
Today is #GivingTuesday - and your gift has the power to change the future! Your gift just might: Make a child love recess again - because you helped schoolyard supervisors learn more strategies to help kids get along better! Protect a teen from online predators -...
TRIPLE Impact – a unique opportunity for Facebook users!
If you use Facebook, you have a unique opportunity to TRIPLE your Giving Tuesday gift! This year, Facebook is matching donations made exactly this way: Donate through a Facebook fundraiser - we just started to make this easy, and all the links in this message lead to...
The emergency that didn’t happen
Can you remember being a little kid all alone with a big, secret problem? Then you know how 7-year-old Sophie felt when school started last September. Sophie had a big problem at home. She knew she felt sad, scared, and alone, but she didn’t have words for what was...