by Irene van der Zande, Kidpower Founder and Executive Director | Oct 1, 2018
October is Bullying Prevention Month. Let’s work together. At a recent meeting, a 60-year old man told me, “I feel guilty about the ways I treated my younger cousin. I would laugh at him and leave him out of our games – and other kids in my family followed my lead. I wish I could […]
by Irene van der Zande, Kidpower Founder and Executive Director | Sep 26, 2018
Today is the day to purchase Doing Right by Our Kids: Protecting Child Safety at All Levels on Amazon and receive a FREE Bonus package worth $375! This 5-star reviewed book provides proven, practical tools to protect children and teens in our communities – and will help support Kidpower as we work together to create […]
by Irene van der Zande, Kidpower Founder and Executive Director | Sep 21, 2018
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 young mother looking at my precious children and longing with all my heart, “Oh how I wish that I could give you […]
by Irene van der Zande, Kidpower Founder and Executive Director | Sep 18, 2018
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 hear about so many terrible things happening to kids from their teachers, family friends, priests… people we’re supposed to be able to trust. Who can […]
by Irene van der Zande, Kidpower Founder and Executive Director | Sep 10, 2018
“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 stop other students from bullying our child, this school has a zero-tolerance policy that is being mindlessly followed, and does nothing to address the problem. I feel […]