Whether the issue is workplace bullying, relational bullying, school bullying, neighborhood bullying, cyberbullying, or bullying within families – bullying is the most common reason why people reach out for help from Kidpower International – for themselves as well as for their children.
Here are just a few of countless examples:
• “My colleague scowls when I come into our shared office, sabotages any idea I come up with, and tries to take credit for my work.”
• “My boss speaks to me in a sneering voice and makes nasty remarks about my competence instead of giving me constructive feedback on how to improve my performance.”
• “People in the waiting room of our clinic often curse and threaten our office staff.”
• “I’m on a board of directors of a community organization. One member disrupts our meetings by threatening to resign if he doesn’t get his way and by shouting others down if he disagrees about something.”
• “I was part of an online community that was supposed to support parents – but found myself being ganged up on and eventually shunned.”
• “My sister is trying to harm my reputation with other family members because she doesn’t like my politics.”
• “My neighbor screams at me about parking every time we see each other.”
• “Even though my school has a no-bullying policy, my professor is constantly talking to and about me in a degrading way.”
• “I have disabilities, and most of my bosses have called me ‘stupid’.”
Instead of constantly feeling miserable or helpless, you have the power to take charge of your safety and wellbeing when faced with bullying as an adult!
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Published: March 6, 2025 | Last Updated: March 6, 2025
Irene van der Zande, Kidpower Founder and Executive Director
Kidpower Founder and Executive Irene van der Zande is a master at teaching safety through stories and practices and at inspiring others to do the same. Her child protection and personal safety expertise has been featured by USA Today, CNN, Today Moms, the LA Times, and The Wall Street Journal. Publications include: cartoon-illustrated Kidpower Safety Comics and Kidpower Teaching Books curriculum; Bullying: What Adults Need to Know and Do to Keep Kids Safe; the Relationship Safety Skills Handbook for Teens and Adults; Earliest Teachable Moment: Personal Safety for Babies, Toddlers, and Preschoolers; The Kidpower Book for Caring Adults: Personal Safety, Self-Protection, Confidence, and Advocacy for Young People, and the Amazon Best Seller Doing Right by Our Kids: Protecting Child Safety at All Levels.