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Personal Safety and Self Defense for children, teens and adults

Library of articles

Articles: Personal Safety and Self Defense for Children, Teens, and Adults of all Ages and Abilities

Ideas that you can read and use — today — to help you and your family stay safe.  

INDEX

1. Children's Safety
2. School Safety
3. Bullying
4. Media
5. Personal Safety for Teens and Adults
6. The Foundation of Safety
7. Harassers and Predators

Featured articles:

How to Pick a Good Self-Defense Program
True Safety for Women: A Response to Fearful Messages
Dealing With Economic Uncertainty ~ The Kidpower Way!
Kidpower: An Educator’s Perspective on Teaching Child Safety
Addressing Cultural Issues in Teaching "People Safety"
"People Safety" Skills for Seniors
Kidpower Answers for Parents of Small Children

More articles will be added regularly.

CHILDREN'S SAFETY

The safety of kids is everyone's business
Rules and Boundaries
How can I teach safety without making my child afraid?
How can I help my child with moving anxiety?
Safety for Summer - by Erika Leonard, Manager of California Services
Summer Safety Tips
Tips to help children learn skills for safety with strangers and with people they know
How to tell when a child is ready - by Erika Leonard, Manager of California Services
Increase safety, reduce fear, build confidence by practicing safer choices with strangers
Be sure that the children in your life KNOW that you will listen
Substance Abuse
Holiday Boundaries- by Erika Leonard, Manager of California Services
Safety Plans for Preparing Children to do Things that Make Adults Worried
Ensenando Seguridad a Los Ninos
Teaching Kids to be Safe
Safe and Unsafe Bribes
Helping Children Regain Their Emotional Safety After a Tragedy
Safety Plans for Families with Special Needs
Internet Safety
What if My Child Has Seen an Inappropriate Website?
Powerful and Positive Adult Leadership
Homework for Parents and Teachers
Halloween Safety ~ The Kidpower Way!
Personal Safety for Toddlers
What Adults Need to Know About Personal Safety for Children

SCHOOL SAFETY

Helping children feel empowered in the face of armed violence in schools
Violence prevention policies for schools
Strangers at School - by Erika Leonard, Manager of California Services
Starting School ~ The Kidpower Way

BULLYING

Bullying in Schools – Seven Solutions for Parents
What if my child is the bully?
Personal Safety for Children's Coaches
Face Bullying With Confidence- Skills Kids Can Use Right Away
Bullying Prevention- Eight Effective Actions That Adults Can Take
Addressing Cyber-Bullying
Bullying- what do Kids Say?

MEDIA

"Stranger Danger" vs. Stranger Safety - by Erika Leonard, Manager of California Services
Managing our Feelings and Making Wise Choices for our Children in the Face of Tragedy - by Erika Leonard, Manager of California Services

PERSONAL SAFETY for TEENS and ADULTS

Violence- from the Streets to your Workplace - by Christine Schlattner and Michael Linehan
Self-Defense for Men - by Michael Linehan
Assertive Advocacy
Personal Safety- The Seven Keys - By Michael Linehan and Christine Schlattner
Personal Safety to Help Stop Domestic Violence
Taking Charge of the "Wishing Technique" - by Erika Leonard, Manager of California Services
Tips of the Month
Resistance Works - by Christine Schlattner and Michael Linehan
Look and Sound Like you Mean It
Intuition- trust its wisdom - by Christine Schlattner and Michael Linehan
Speaking Up About Putdowns
Staying Safe While Helping Others - by Erika Leonard, Manager of California Services
Personal Safety and Online Resources- Check the Source - by Christine Schlattner and Michael Linehan
Travel Tips
Special Life Challenges
How to Pick a Good Self-Defense Program
Violence Prevention for Women
What is the FULLPOWER Course Like? - by Erika Leonard, Manager of California Services
Back up to go Forward
Looking for the Door to Safety - by Erika Leonard, Manager of California Services
Staying Calm Under Pressure
Taking Charge of Emotional and Physical Safety During the Holidays
Customer Power!
Boundary-Lowering Tactics to Understand
Email Communication Safety

The FOUNDATION of SAFETY (our beliefs, attitudes, emotions)

Safety Comes from Inside Ourselves- a response to September 11
Believe in Yourself- the foundation of personal safety - by Christine Schlattner and Michael Linehan
Fear- how to make fear your friend and advisor rather than your jailer - by Christine Schlattner and Michael Linehan
Why Bother Learning About Safety - by Christine Schlattner and Michael Linehan
Protecting Ourselves from Negative Beliefs

HARASSERS and PREDATORS

Sex Offenders and Child Abuse
Sexual Assault Prevention- Date-Rape Drugs
Violent Men are Responsible for Their Actions - by Michael Linehan and Christine Schlattner
Dealing With Stalking - by Michael Linehan and Christine Schlattner
Sexual Harassment: Another Kind of Pollution

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