Irene van der Zande, Kidpower Founder and Executive Director, Author at Kidpower International

Happy 90th Birthday to my father, Raim Regelson!

by Irene van der Zande, Kidpower Founder and Executive Director | Jul 23, 2013

Raim’s enormous energy, exuberant joy in life, courage, passion for making our world a better place, deep connection to nature, and perseverance are still going strong.

Great book for preteen girls includes Kidpower skills to cope with bullying

by Irene van der Zande, Kidpower Founder and Executive Director | Jul 10, 2013

Recently, I had the joy of watching twelve empowered girls ages 6-11 perform a play that they had all contributed to creating. As part of the play, they used their Kidpower skills to say “Stop” to a corporation that was trying to convince them they needed toxic and expensive beauty products to be happy. Allison […]

Meaningful Gifts for Your Child’s Teacher: 8 Suggestions From Kidpower

by Irene van der Zande, Kidpower Founder and Executive Director | May 22, 2013

Teachers have an incredible impact on the emotional and physical safety of kids for many of their waking hours, and making a special gift at year’s end is a way to express your appreciation for the role a teacher has played in your child’s and your family’s life.

Kidpower 18-hr Parents & Professionals Training: Registration OPEN!

by Irene van der Zande, Kidpower Founder and Executive Director | May 16, 2013

As a participant in this 18-hour seminar August 9-11 in San Francisco, you’ll receive personalized coaching to become a more effective youth safety leader as a parent, teacher, playground volunteer, counselor, coach, troop leader, or in any other adult leadership position serving youth.

Possible Abduction Attempt Shows Importance of Teaching Safety Skills to Kids

by Irene van der Zande, Kidpower Founder and Executive Director | May 4, 2013

The announcement below from a principal to her school community last week shows the importance of the kinds of skills that Kidpower teaches including Stay Aware, Think First, Move Away, and Get Help. The fact that the first girl was almost tricked into going to this man’s car is an urgent reminder that all kids […]