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Stay up to date with our most recent news and resources!
ABC News Now- Beyond “Stranger Danger” – 6 Key Points for Teaching Child Safety
Kidpower North Carolina Center Director, Amy Tiemann, Ph.D., did an excellent interview on ABC News Now, Parenting with Ann Pleshette Murphy about how to teach children to be safe with strangers – and with people they know.
Every Child Counts – So Please Teach Them Skills
An article titled “Child-abduction study finds capable kids are their own best defense” in the September 5 on-line edition of the Washington Post describes a recent study of 4,200 kidnapping attempts by non-family members.
Under-Reported School Violence – Kidpower Solutions and Skills
This recent Education Week News commentary describes the tremendous under-reporting of levels of school violence in the US. My guess is that this might be true in other countries as well.
Confessions of a Recovering Perfectionist
Getting stuck in the details of what’s lacking and forever measuring ourselves against some impossible standard can diminish our joy and ability to keep the big picture of what we truly most want to accomplish in mind.
Protecting Against Sexual Assault Without Blaming the Victims – Kidpower Response to London “Wake Up to Rape” Study
When I was a young woman coming of age in the late 1960s and early ‘70s, the woman’s movement was just beginning to build understanding that sexual assaults were NOT the woman’s fault. Even if women were involved, as I was, in working on social justice issues, most of us believed that we only had ourselves were to blame if a man tried to harass or rape us.
Kidpower Self-Defense Strategy: Make Being Nice a Decision, Not an Automatic Habit
During our Fullpower and Teenpower self-defense workshops for adults and teens, we have students practice setting boundaries in role-plays about someone approaching them for help on the street.
Teaching Children About Persistence
Both children and adults have more power when they understand the meaning of powerful words, like persistence. Adults can help children learn to use their persistence by the following ways.
Three Tips to Help Prevent Arguments at Holiday Family Gatherings
Have you ever had a family gathering where everything was going great until someone did something mean, others got upset, and a good time turned into a mess?...
Join us for a free interactive Q&A on Protecting Kids from Abuse and Human Trafficking For K-12 Educators, Tuesday December 7th, 7 pm ET
I hope you will join Dr. Amy Tiemann and me for a free live question and answer session on Tuesday December 7th, from 4-5 PM PST (7-8 PM EST) (in North America). We will be discussing...
Make Holiday Gatherings Fun & Safe Five Free Resources from Kidpower
English | Español The holiday season is a time when many people make plans to get together with family and friends – some gathering close by and some traveling quite far – to...