Music is a powerful tool for learning for people at any age. Amy Lim, Kidpower workshop leader and advocate, is a speech language pathologist. She created Kidpower Songs & Chants to make our social-emotional safety lessons fun and easy to remember for children and youth.
Amy first began sharing these songs at a preschool for children with special needs:
“The children and staff were quite engaged with Kidpower already, but when I introduced the songs, they became much more animated and aware. Smiles, movement, and energy increased…The staff was very excited to incorporate the songs in their teaching to support the children’s safety, awareness, and engagement. It was a joy to see the positive impact and witness how the songs created another avenue to teach and practice the Kidpower principles.“
The Kidpower Songs & Chants can be used in music programs as well as in safety programs. Kodály Master teacher of Jingle Jamboree Music and long-time Kidpower advocate Jingle Jeff Luna-Sparks, says:
As Amy’s daughter says, “I can’t get these songs out of my head!” – and this is exactly what we want!
Kidpower Songs & Chants help kids – and people who USED to be kids – to remember and use essential safety lessons for preventing and solving problems with people.
One of the joys of Kidpower is that we make it FUN to learn to stay safe – and we hope you will enjoy this new resource and share it with others.
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Published: February 5, 2025 | Last Updated: February 5, 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.