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Stay up to date with our most recent news and resources!
With Liberty and Justice For All and The Right to Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
This loss of life is heartbreaking. In the last few days, at least two men of color have died after being shot by...
Almost Summer! Kidpower Tips for Having Fun and Staying Safe!
Here are some resources providing simple steps parents can take and safety skills they can teach their kids before year-end events, summer camps, and recreational activities start, in ways that are fun and age-appropriate rather than scary.
Hartelijk Gefeliciteerd! – Sharing a Dutch family tradition Please celebrate my 68th birthday by making life better for those you love
Join the “party” – teach everyone important to you a safety skill, make SURE they KNOW you care about their well-being, help to increase their understanding about how to protect themselves from harm and get along better with each other, and be fully in the moment so you can enjoy your time together.
Advice for a Worried Mom Whose Young Son Climbed Out of Her Reach
We recently got the following message from a worried mother who has given us permission to share her story. We took one of your classes...
Make the Kidpower Protection Promise to help stop child abuse, relationship violence, and bullying
Honor April as Child Abuse Prevention Month by making SURE kids know you care. Discuss the Kidpower Protection Promise with each young person in your life.
Empowering Every Person’s Well Being – Reach West Radio Show Interview About Kidpower
This interview on Kevin Grossman’s Reach West Radio Show with Kidpower Founder Irene van der Zande describes Kidpower’s “effective stretch” in seeking to empower the well being of every person on our planet – while keeping our quality high as we grow.
Stopping Negativity from Diminishing Our Lives
The lessons learned with the help of many wonderful people are the basis of many of the Kidpower emotional safety, boundary-setting, conflict resolution, and positive communication skills we teach.
WOW! Over 4 Million Served!
Kidpower has served over 4 MILLION people through our workshops, partnerships with other organizations, and educational resources like our books and articles. With your help, people all over the world are using Kidpower to make children, teens, and adults in their families, schools, organizations, workplaces, and communities safer, happier, and stronger.
How to Have More Fun and Fewer Problems during the Holiday Season
Kids and adults alike benefit from being able to speak up instead of suffering through intrusive games, conversations, affection, and other pressures that often become issues during the holidays.
5 Recommendations to Help a Child Recover From Severe Bullying
Five recommendations from Kidpower to help parents and other caring adults support a child who has been severely bullied to recover, to get support for their own upset feelings, and to protect their child from further bullying.
Double Your Donations to Kidpower on #GivingTuesday!
#GT All Gifts Matched Today! Kick off your holiday giving season with a charitable gift to Kidpower today, on #GivingTuesday, and it will be MATCHED dollar-for-dollar!
Fears about School Shootings and Lockdown Drills – Kidpower Recommendations and Resources
7 actions you can take to address fears about school shootings and lockdown drills in ways that create emotional safety for children. Addressing questions like: What is the best way to protect our kids from school shootings? How can we keep them emotionally safe in the face of news about kids getting killed at school and about bomb and shooting threats at schools? How can we explain to them about lockdown drills?
“Something wonderful!” – a toddler success story from a proud dad!
"I want to share something wonderful that happened this week."These were the first words of a note we got in September from the father of 2-year-old 'Noah'. He continued:"Noah's teacher told me that a girl in their class was trying to grab a toy from him. When Noah...
“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,...