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

Stop Kids From Throwing Stones – Emergency Action to Protect Kids From Bullying

by Irene van der Zande, Kidpower Founder and Executive Director | Dec 15, 2011

Tell kids when their words or actions can be hurtful. Coach them to practice saying something respectful and doing something safer instead.

Introduction to One Million Safer Kids

by Irene van der Zande, Kidpower Founder and Executive Director | Dec 13, 2011

What if any of us saw a child about to be harmed? We’d want to do something to help that child! Our challenge is to understand what to do and when to do it.

“You Don’t Know What To Do” – Interview alleging abuse from AAU exCEO Bobby Dodd

by Irene van der Zande, Kidpower Founder and Executive Director | Dec 10, 2011

What other child abuse survivors say about why they didn’t tell is sadly similar to what Ralph West says in the interview about his experience. “I was freaked out. You don’t know what to do. Are you going to blow the lid? All you want to do is pretend it didn’t happen. You want to hide and bury it.”It is terribly sad that this happened – and even more sad that, even all these years and stories later, too many kids today STILL don’t know what to do.

Make SURE Kids Know You Care – Take Emergency Action to Protect Kids From Bullying

by Irene van der Zande, Kidpower Founder and Executive Director | Dec 8, 2011

Bullying is an ongoing emergency, and emergencies require urgent action. Each week, Kidpower will be featuring an Emergency Action you can take to help protect the young people in your life from bullying.