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Kidpower’s most recent news and resources!
Stay up to date with our most recent news and resources!
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...
Here’s how you can make a lasting difference
Today, not so far from you, a teen is afraid to walk home. A family is struggling with domestic violence. A victim of abuse is suffering but doesn’t know how to get help. A senior is losing confidence that they can go out and still feel safe. What if you could help...
What if you could help a bullied child?
Have you ever watched a child hurting - and felt powerless to help? Then you know how this mom felt as her child became a target of daily bullying. Her once-happy child became sad and miserable. Nothing they tried was helping. “I was desperately searching for help...
Register now for this free special event! “Teaching Safetypowers – LIVE”
I am excited to invite you to join our special online event "Teaching Safetypowers - LIVE!" . This unique and valuable program is FREE thanks to the generous support of Ability Central Philanthropy. I will be one of a powerful team of senior trainers leading this...
Wicked good Halloween safety tips – for a hauntingly good spooky season!
Halloween is just around the corner, and kids all over are excitedly anticipating the possibility of treats, costumes, special gatherings, and spooky surprises that are just-right scary – not TOO scary!
Want bullying solutions? We have them! Join our special live online program October 13!
As kids in many parts of the world are starting a new school year, we have been flooded with requests for help with bullying. People are saying: Help! Our child is being...
Join us for our Full Circle Safety LIVE event: Protecting Students from Sexual Abuse and Human Trafficking, for K-12 Educators
We know that sexual abuse causes suffering and lasting trauma in far too many lives. And human trafficking is an extreme form of sexual and other abuse, causing even more misery. To...
OH MY! ? Featured in ‘Curls Change the World!’
A couple of months ago, I was truly astonished when I opened my email. A message from free-lance writer Tara Parkinson asked if I was willing to be interviewed for a...
An inspiring, tragic, and moving story
The moving, sad, and inspiring story below is from Elizabeth Braverman, a Clinical Psychologist, artist, writer, public speaker, and a longtime follower and supporter of Kidpower. We are...
Let’s make this the BEST SCHOOL YEAR EVER!
The pandemic has made the last three school years really hard. Educators, families, and especially KIDS deserve the BEST school year EVER.
Self-Defense Resources and Workshops
People often ask us, "What if I do everything I can to avoid being attacked - and it doesn't work?" The answer, of course, is that they might need to use the power of their body -...
Protecting Young People from Human Trafficking – a new Video Short from Avery!
If you have older teens or young adults in your life, we encourage you to watch with them this short, vivid, compassionate, and powerful new video, Staying Safe from Trafficking...
Monsoon didn’t stop her from teaching safety skills to kids
Please take a minute to see the joy and power of children and women in rural Nepal learning how to take charge of their safety. I was deeply moved and inspired when our Nepal Center Director, Shusma Pokhrel, told me, "Irene, we have the chance to teach Kidpower to...
Want More Self-Confidence? – Learn how to THINK YOU CAN!
In the children's story The Little Engine That Could, a big locomotive pulling a long train of cars full of toys breaks down. When other large engines fail to take over, the Little Engine hitches herself to the train, telling herself, "I think I can! I think I can! I...
Empowering the World with Safety Skills! Kidpower's 35-Year Anniversary Conference and special trainings
Our 35 Year Anniversary - “Empowering the World with Safety Skills” Conference and special trainings this spring were an incredible time of growing connections between people who had been with Kidpower International since 1989 and people who are relatively...