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!
Teach Kids About Boundaries to Be Safe
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. As part of our global efforts to help protect kids from abuse, bullying, and other harmful behavior, each day this month, we...
Stay Calm to Make Wiser Choices With This Skill
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. As part of our global efforts to help protect kids from abuse, bullying, and other harmful behavior, each day this...
Help Build a Child’s Confidence With This Skill
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. As part of our global efforts to help protect kids from abuse, bullying, and other harmful behavior, each day this...
Sharing Inspiration, Joy, & Gratitude in our 2018 Annual Report
I want to share with you my welcome letter in our 2018 Annual Report – and hope you will take a few moments to enjoy these heartwarming stories and photos about our work and wonderful...
Persistence Power! Stop #MeToo Problems with Clear & Persistent Boundaries
We sometimes ask our students in workshops, "How many of you don't like being told what to do?" Most of them will raise their hands!...
Don’t Wait! 5 Messages for Everyone We Love
It has been just over a year since my father Raim died. Although we had many heated conflicts, beneath all our differences was – and still is – an enormous amount of love. And even at the end, my...
How to Stop Negativity from Diminishing our Lives 10 Lessons from Kidpower Founder, Irene van der Zande
English | Español Let me tell you about a New Year’s resolution from 1994 that I’ve managed (mostly) to keep. Late in December 1993, I was getting my new...
‘Interruption Power’ Tips and Success Story Video
An 'Interruption Power' Success Story Video Most of us have been taught that, "It is not polite to interrupt!" And we might say to our kids, "Don't...
A short funny Teampower video "Necessity is the mother of invention"
Take 90 seconds to laugh with Irene and Ed The old English proverb, "Necessity is the mother of invention," has been especially relevant in our household these past few...
Kidpower California Needs YOU Train as an instructor and change lives!
Apply NOW! Application Deadline for January 24-29, 2019 CPT extended to January 5th. "Learning to teach Kidpower has made me a better parent!" - Dan "My dream was to be able...
My special reasons to give thanks today … a personal story
My gratitude today is inspired by the purple cast on my leg! While hiking with my family last week, I slipped on a steep slope, breaking an ankle bone, and we feared further damage if I...
A landmark action for protecting kids with disabilities from harm
Most of us know a family with a child with a disability, and I encourage you to share some exciting and important news about a landmark policy from the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)...
“I wish I could give my child a safer world!”
Kids are struggling with anxiety and stress because of the many issues impacting their daily lives.This is more than a topic in the news - it's what parents and teachers are telling us every day. Adults are upset and frightened and don't know what to do to keep kids...
Protect Young People From Labor Exploitation With Full Circle Safety
Child labor exploitation is headline news. Kidpower’s Full Circle Safety course empowers educators to help protect students from exploitation. People living in the United States and many other countries can fall into the Illusion of Safety, thinking that something as...
Taking charge of your beliefs about YOU
At Kidpower, we teach that our beliefs in ourselves as being powerful, capable, and valuable people are the most important self-protection and emotional safety tools we have. Our goal is to prevent and stop experiences that diminish these positive beliefs - and to...