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Stay up to date with our most recent news and resources!
Consigue ayuda con los adultos en quienes confías: Habilidad #6
Los niños están más seguros cuando tienen adultos de confianza con quienes pueden contar y quienes creen que los escucharán y ayudarán a...
Construye una valla: Habilidad #5
Usar las manos para poner una ‘valla’ físicamente sirve para reforzar un límite verbal y hacerlo más claro y contundente. Enseña a un niño a levantar las manos como si...
¡EXPRÉSATE!: Habilidad #4
Expresarse apenas los propios límites han sido sobrepasados, puede cortar los problemas desde el principio. Ayuda a un niño a practicar así: que te mire a los ojos y te diga con una...
Permanece en calma: Habilidad #2
Los niños aprenden mejor cuando sus adultos están tranquilos, y se sienten más seguros cuando los adultos enfrentan los problemas que se presentan, de una forma tranquila....
Bienvenidos a el desafio una habilidad de Kidpower cada dia!
El Desafío Una habilidad Kidpower cada día te invita a enseñar a un niño cada día una habilidad Kidpower para prevenir el abuso infantil. La...
Walk In Another’s Shoes – Teens Speak Out Against Bullying
Our amazing Teen Advisory Board from Kidpower of Colorado Springs has created a very moving, 5-minute video about bullying that is likely to break your heart and inspire you to action. Seeing the faces and hearing the voices of these exceptional young people stating what bullying is…
Kidpower’s new e-book about Bullying is almost done!
We are putting the final touches on our new e-book, Bullying – What Adults Need to Know and Do to Keep Kids Safe and it will be available next March.
Bullying Can Become an Opportunity to Grow
Bullying can lead to great growth – as well as causing big problems. With clear boundaries, better skills, and strong support, everyone involved can learn what to do, as well as what to not do.
Media Messages About Bullying and Harassment
I’ll never forget when my son, many years before Gavin de Becker pointed this out in The Gift of Fear, watched the movie The Graduate and said in a horrified voice, “You told me this was a funny movie, but he’s stalking her, Mom!”
Kidpower Bullying Solutions – Teaching Children to Use Their Inborn “Kidpower” Safely and Well
Kids are born with the power to think, make noise, and move. They have it from the moment they start breathing, and the power belongs to them. As adults, we can help them learn to use that power well and responsibly. If we choose to let them just figure it out on their own, we can expect them to cause…
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.
Happy Teacher Appreciation Week – FREE thank-you gift for educators!
In a school year like no other, all of us at Kidpower are grateful to the many educators who are giving so much time, energy, and caring to provide others with a sense of safety,...
Protecting Our Kids From Sexual Abuse Without Scaring Them – Free Workshops and FAQs
Part of the inspiration that led to Kidpower came from stories I heard from adults that started with the words, 'IF ONLY...' If ONLY, when my youth group leader dropped all the kids off...
Profound Sadness – and the Powers We DO Have!
Like countless others, I feel incredibly sad about the suffering and destruction caused by the war in Ukraine and wars anywhere; by this whole pandemic; by violence and abuse in families and in communities; by natural disasters; and by tragic accidents.