Stay up to date with our most recent news and resources!
Kidpower’s most recent news and resources!
Stay up to date with our most recent news and resources!
Fullpower Emotional Safety Webinar Recording and Resources
The tremendous response we have had to our Fullpower Webinar Series shows how the emotional safety, boundary-setting, advocacy, and conflict...
Stay Calm & Take Charge! Kidpower Safety Workshops are available ONLINE During the COVID-19 Outbreak
For over 30 years, Kidpower has been teaching people of all ages and abilities worldwide how to stay calm and take charge of their safety. My thanks to so many of you who have let us...
How are you doing? How can we help?
I hope that this message finds each and every one of you healthy and safe in mind, body, and spirit. In this intense time with all of our lives disrupted, I am asking...
Be Counted for Safety in the U.S. Census
Many of the people Kidpower serves live in the U.S., and we are speaking up today about a safety problem U.S. residents have a limited window of time to help prevent....
Prepare, Don’t Panic How Kidpower is Using Our "Illness Prevention" Powers!
This message is to tell you about preparations and adjustments we are doing ourselves at Kidpower centers and locations around the world; and to share how we are using our “Illness Prevention Power” — applying the skills and values we teach to deal with the fears of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic and to take effective action.
You’re Invited! 2020 Summer Child Protection Institute Registration is OPEN for Kidpower's 8th Annual Institute - August 3-6, 2020
Kidpower’s Child Protection Institute Registration is Open – Please join us August 3-6, 2020, in Albany, California (near Berkeley and San Francisco) – for this special opportunity to benefit from Kidpower’s 31 years of protecting and empowering young people.
Learn to Empower Teens & Adults to Take Charge of Their Safety! Apply Now for Our April 2020 Teen/Fullpower Instructor Certification & Core Skills Training
Did You Know Kidpower Isn’t Just for Kids? The news is full of stories of teens and adults suffering trauma that we know can be avoided and stopped most of the time with the skills and strategies we teach in our Teenpower and Fullpower programs! These skills also help students to develop safe and strong relationships that add joy and meaning to their lives.
YOU CAN BRING Kidpower’s teen and adult programs to middle and high schools, senior centers, life-skills programs for people with disabilities, workplaces, and out into your communities. Apply Now for our bi-annual Teenpower/Fullpower Instructor Certification and Core Skills Training (CST) in Santa Cruz, CA, April 23-28, 2020. Don’t delay – the next training is in 2022!
MY Word for 2020 is LOVE: What’s YOURS?
Happy Valentine’s Day! MY Word for 2020 – or maybe even for this whole decade – is LOVE! Because LOVE is what gives me joy in the good times and courage in the hard times, and is where all my power comes from.
It’s Throwback Thursday! See How Our Kidpower Safety Tips Have GROWN!
For "Throwback Thursday" we thought you might enjoy this photo of our founder, Irene, demonstrating how to practice setting healthy boundaries...
You. Are. Awesome.
Thanks to the donations of many supporters just like you, we successfully broke through our $25,000 end of year fundraising goal and all your individual donations in December 2019 were...
Celebrating our Tapestry of Generosity
Happy New Year’s Eve! As 2019 draws to a close, I want to celebrate the “Tapestry of Commitment” of thousands of people just like you who have given their donations, time, ideas, connections, spaces, and homes for over 30 years to make Kidpower into the powerful force for safety that we have become today!
The Multiplier Effect = Greater Safety for Millions
Did you know? Thanks to donations from people like you, Kidpower has helped 100s of schools, organizations, and companies with our expert consulting, training, and curriculum development, so that they can effectively use the safety skills and strategies we teach in their own important services.
These collaborations lead to what we call the “Multiplier Effect” which furthers our reach exponentially. Why? Because millions more youth and their adults can gain greater safety and confidence through access to our vital safety skills, positive practice teaching approach, and promoting inclusiveness.
When We Are Our Own Worst Enemy! How our primitive brains get in the way of our self-care
Have you ever felt frustrated because you have trouble making changes that you know will be in your best interest? I know I have.Instead of blaming ourselves, we can learn why making even...
“HELP! My pre-teen wants to go out in skimpy clothes!” Boundary tips for parents & guardians
NOTE: We are glad that many parents told us how helpful the following article is in knowing what to say to their children. We also appreciate people who spoke up and said that something needs...
Trauma, ACEs, & Toxic Stress: Tools for Prevention & Healing New mental health resources using Kidpower skills and strategies
Our new Mental Health page provides tools for mental health professionals, educators, and parents - and a special new resource for teens and young adults.On this page, you will find a joyful video with Licensed Clinical Social Worker John Luna-Sparks, where he...