Resources to Stop Child Abuse
Take action to protect young people from sexual abuse:
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Child Abuse prevention resources
Kidpower and Fullpower Boundary Safety Rules and Consent Checklist Posters- Kidpower Protection Promise
- 7 Kidpower Strategies for Keeping Your Child Safe – Video Series
- Child Abuse Prevention in Youth Sports Video Series
- Why Affection and Teasing Should be a Child’s Choice
- Four Strategies for Protecting Kids From Sexual Predators
- What if a Sex Offender is Living in Our Neighborhood?
- What to Do If A Child Comes to you for Help (Reporting Possible Abuse, Bullying, Harassment, or Anything Else That Bothers Them)
- Worthy of Trust: What Organizations Must Do to Protect Children From Harm
- Teaching Children About Safe and Unsafe Secrets
- Safe and Unsafe Bribes
- Sometimes the People Kids Love Have Problems – What Children Do and Do NOT Need to Know
- Touch and Consent in Healthy Relationships
- Skills for “Yes Means Yes!” – How to Ensure Consent, Set Boundaries, and Protect Sexual Safety (for teens and adults)
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Related video resources
Protecting Youth Athletes from Sexual Abuse - Video Series
Kidpower has been working with Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA) since 2011 to develop resources specifically to address the problems of sexual abuse in youth sports by developing recommended policies and procedures, and producing videos that can be used to help educate coaches, parents and youth sports leaders on HOW to keep young people safe from sexual abuse.
TV Interview with Kids Practicing Skills
KKTV 11 News
Watch this KKTV interview with Kidpower Colorado center director Jan Isaacs Henry, talking about what Kidpower can do to stop abuse and violence in your community. (ADULTS ONLY VIEWING – mentions of news stories involving child abuse are not appropriate for children to hear.
Protecting Kids from Sexual Abuse without Scaring Them - Webinar recording
This webinar recording features Irene van der Zande, Kidpower’s founder and executive director, discussing how adults can assess people and situations, put safety first, and a variety of fun ways to practice 8 emotional safety techniques with children to help them recognize trouble, set boundaries, and get help.
Related books
The Kidpower Book for Caring Adults
This inspiring, comprehensive guide puts Kidpower’s nearly 30 years of experience at the fingertips of parents, educators, and all adults who care about protecting children and teens.
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Relationship Safety Skills Handbook
This empowering handbook is for victims of, or people at risk of, interpersonal, dating or domestic violence, and the support people in their lives, to learn ‘People Safety’ concepts and skills to help them prevent or stop future violence.
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Kidpower Children’s Safety Comics Color Edition
Now in color! This book answers the question, “How do I teach my kids to be safe with people without scaring them?” Have fun sharing the social stories together with your kids, and they’ll be learning powerful skills. Young children will ask you to read it again and again!
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Book 5: Be Safe With Touch, Teasing, and Play
Book 5 of 6 in our Kidpower Teaching Book Series, designed to make it easy and fun for adults to use our curriculum with their classes, programs, and families, focuses on boundary setting strategies that help protect kids from most bullying and abuse – and that prepare them to develop strong relationships that can enrich their lives!
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Doing Right by Our Kids
The #1 best-selling guide to Child Safety in the #MeToo era. Practical tools for adults to take charge of the safety and well being of the young people in their care, and to address the obstacles that often get in the way.
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— Dan Heath, New York Times Bestselling Author
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