by Irene van der Zande, Kidpower Founder and Executive Director | Mar 13, 2012
Excerpt: Most domestic violence, date rape, and other relationship assaults can be prevented or stopped through knowing and using Kidpower’s relationship safety strategies and skills for teens and adults from our Fullpower program. Although they will not work all the time, these skills can help people avoid getting into a destructive relationship, make the best of a bad situation, preserve their sense of self-worth, and keep looking for a way to get help.
Here are 8 common questions we get about violence in intimate relationships, plus detailed strategies for assessing potential abuse or violence in relationships and how to make and carry out effective safety plans for the adults and any children who also may be affected.
by Irene van der Zande, Kidpower Founder and Executive Director | Mar 9, 2012
Excerpt: Bullying based on homophobia must be stopped! Kidpower is committed to working together to create cultures of caring, respect, and safety for everyone, everywhere. Our Bullying Solutions book describes how adults can address bullying due to prejudice. Since being established in 1989, Kidpower has been addressing LGBTQ bullying and other violence – and has been helping families, organizations, and schools to do the same.
In our programs, we teach positive and effective skills such as how to: stay in charge of what you say and do no matter how you feel inside; notice and speak up about unsafe or disrespectful behavior; de-escalate confrontations; use target denial to avoid potentially dangerous situations; advocate for yourself and others; persist in getting help when you have a problem; and use self-defense techniques in emergency situations.
by Irene van der Zande, Kidpower Founder and Executive Director | Mar 8, 2012
Just as a greater level of physical health can protect you from all kinds of diseases, so can strong “People Safety” skills and knowledge protect you from most bullying, sexual abuse, and other violence. In addition, both excellent physical health and strong People Safety skills help make life much more enjoyable.
by Beth McGreevy | Mar 7, 2012
Learn about how to teach Kidpower’s ‘People Safety Skills’ to children, teens and adults, and how to advocate for the protection of children, teens, and other vulnerable people, from the textbooks we’ve created for our Comprehensive Core Program and Child Protection Institute training programs. Kidpower Comprehensive Program Manual — for teaching personal safety and self-defense to […]
by Kidpower | Feb 7, 2012
Young mother Irene van der Zande was inspired to found Kidpower after a frightening incident in 1985. As she was leading a group of small children on a field trip, a man charged towards them and threatened to take one of the children…
by Kidpower | Feb 7, 2012
Kidpower’s donors include schools, service clubs, businesses, foundations, government agencies, and individuals who care about interpersonal safety and child protection for their communities and loved ones.
by Irene van der Zande, Kidpower Founder and Executive Director | Jan 23, 2012
Update July 24, 2012. The following article was written before the investigation that showed what a big role Joe Paterno played in the coverup of the abuse that took place at Penn State Football. We no longer believe that the information on which this was based is accurate. Instead, please see these articles: What Penn State […]
by Kidpower | Jan 17, 2012
