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Kidpower’s most recent news and resources!
Stay up to date with our most recent news and resources!
The Safety of Kids is Everybody’s Business!
You might say that our new book, Doing Right by Our Kids – Protecting Child Safety at All Levels, is the culmination of a 30 years journey that began when I was a...
“How Can I Keep My Baby Safe?”
Recently, I was chatting with “Chad” – a normally light-hearted friend of mine who is a new father. Cuddling his baby daughter protectively, in a worried voice Chad asked, “I...
“My Child is Being Steamrolled by the System!”
“Kidpower, HELP! My child has just been suspended for kicking another kid who kept pulling their long hair. Even though we have asked the school for months to...
Let Us Listen: A powerful message from a spiritual leader about child safety
How to safeguard children while encouraging them to respect their faith. Steps for spiritual leaders and families to keep children safe from the new book “Doing Right by Our Kids.” Recently, a minister gave a passionate address to his whole congregation, “There is a lot of upsetting news that can be confusing for a Christian. I just want to be clear about where we stand in our church. Children should never be hurt, here or anyplace else. It is unacceptable to harm children. If you see anything that concerns you, you must take action…”
Protecting kids with everyone, everywhere they go!
I’ve got some amazing news to share with you! I am proud to announce that I have co-authored a new book. Now, as some of you may know, writing a new book is a lot like being pregnant and giving birth, only it usually takes longer. A LOT LONGER! Although it is less...
“Ah-Ha!” Moments In a Starting Strong Safety Workshop
What we teach and the way we teach it can make such a big difference to the safety of kids and the peace of mind of their adults. When we talk with children about existing or potential problems, it’s important to stay calm, no matter what they say, and find positive ways to help them join us in practicing safety skills.
Speaking Up About Harm to Children Seeking Asylum
The Kidpower Teenpower Fullpower International Board of Directors has unanimously agreed that the harm done by separating children from parents seeking asylum should be regarded as a child safety issue rather than a political one, and advocates the immediate reunification of these children with their parents.
Kidpower at WHO Conference in Lithuania
As you can see from the photos, Amanda Golert’s Kidpower presentation at the World Health Organization (WHO) Nordic-Baltic Conference and Workshops on Protecting Children from...
“Remember the Good” A lesson from my father
This weekend will be my first Father’s Day since my father Raim died in January at age 94. As I sat with him in the peaceful coma of his last days, I could feel his encouragement to tell...
Take Charge of Your Family’s Summer Safety!
Use these Kidpower resources to keep kids safe this summer as they meet new people, go out more on their own, visit different places, and explore our beautiful world.
Respecting and protecting your personal information since 1989
Since Kidpower was established in 1989, we have been committed to keeping people's personal information private and to respecting their wishes...
3 Wise Wishes For My 70th Birthday
As a child, I always used to wonder about the foolish choices people in folk tales would make when they were granted three wishes, getting themselves into so much trouble with...
“It makes me happy!” – Joey’s Kidpower success story!
Were you ever teased or bullied? Have you ever had friendship troubles? Do you ever feel overwhelmed by the suffering in the world?Then you know how Joey felt.Joey is a young man with autism, and he was dealing with these types of challenges when he discovered...
Seeing is Believing – Watch this 5-minute video of children learning from around the world
English | Español Watch this video to see the magic of Kidpower in action - magic made possible thanks to donations from people like you. In just 5 minutes, you’ll see leaders teaching Kidpower with confidence to children in their own communities in Bangladesh, Cuba,...
8 Safety Signals for Taking Charge of Your Feelings A New Resource From Kidpower
I am delighted to share our new Safetypowers Signals for Feelings! This is the brilliant idea of Kidpower Lebanon Center Director Zeina Hobeich, and it grew from her work teaching Kidpower safety skills to people in refugee camps in Lebanon. There, Zeina discovered...