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Stay up to date with our most recent news and resources!
Stay Aware: The Halloween “Trick” that will “Treat” you and your family to safety all year long
As part of its One Million Safer Kids project, Kidpower, a global leader in personal safety education for children, is reminding parents that the trick to having a fun, safe Halloween is to Stay Aware and to teach your children to do the same. As adults, we need to Stay Aware that:
Tres estrategias para proteger a los niños de los depredadores sexuales
Puede encontrar los Hechos de Autor y los recuisitos para obtener permiso de uso. El escándalo pedófilo en el fútbol en la Universidad de Pensilvania en EEUU es un caso típico de alguien...
A Forever Grateful Mommy
A mother of a student in our Colorado center sent us a letter about how her daughter used Kidpower skills to avoid an assault and keep herself safe.
Jamey Rodemeyer – What Might Have Made a Difference?
Once again, the news is filled with the tragic story of a teen suicide from bullying – this time of 14-year-old Jamey Rodemeyer who lost hope after being bullied repeatedly and took his life. How does something like this happen? And, what can we do to prevent another tragedy? Progress is being made, but the best anti-bullying laws, policies, and programs in the world won’t work if adults don’t notice and intervene in the moment when bullying occurs – and if kids don’t have skills for managing their emotional triggers, staying in charge of what they say and do, and being persistent in getting help.
Identfica los limites- Habilidad #3
Un límite es como una valla Comprender qué son los límites es una habilidad esencial para la seguridad. Un límite es como una valla. Una valla pone una barrera. Los...
Poelleke Power! – Kidpower Lessons from a Chicken
“SQUAWK! SQAWK!” One afternoon last week, Poelleke, an Ameraucana hen who faithfully lays an egg a day, suddenly sounded the alarm by raising a ruckus. Her humans came running out of their house to see a bobcat that had climbed inside their six-foot wire fence, stalking Poelleke and the nine younger hens.
Un millón de niños nos llaman a la acción
Tras veintidós años brindando formación fundamental a través de Kidpower, hemos verificado una y otra vez cómo unas pocas habilidades sencillas son eficaces para...
Bullying as True Drama – What Adults Need to Know About Communicating With Teens
Bullying as True Drama, a New York Times Op-Ed article by social science researchers Danah Boyd and Alice Marwik, describes what needs to change in order to make anti-bullying programs more effective in order to prevent tragedies like the suicide of 14-year-old Jamey Rodemeyer.
“Helicopters or Protectors?” Preview excerpt of the Kidpower Book for Caring Adults
Note: This post includes a preview excerpt from our newest edition of The Kidpower Book for Caring Adults: Personal Safety, Self-Protection, Confidence, and Advocacy for Young...
“If you see something, say something!” – Knowledge That Might Have Prevented Jaycee Dugard’s Ordeal
Dr. Amy Tiemann, Kidpower North Carolina Center Director and my co-author on our new book project, Doing Right by Our Kids, points out that the public safety message “If you see something, say something” is equally relevant for child safety.
Jaycee Dugard – What Might Have Helped to Protect Her?
I have felt both heartsick and inspired by the Diane Sawyer interviews with Jaycee Dugard. These interviews and Jaycee’s brave book tell the hard, courageous story about how Jaycee got assaulted with a stun gun and kidnapped from a country…
Kidnapping – What We CAN DO to Keep Our Kids Safe!
The courageous, heartbreaking story of Jaycee Dugard – and the tragic murder of 8-year-old Leiby Kletzy – have brought the terrifying reality of kidnapping to the forefront for millions of parents and other caring adults.
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...