by Irene van der Zande, Kidpower Founder and Executive Director | May 26, 2021
Last week, a brave 11-year-old girl playing with homemade blue slime while waiting for her school bus fought an attacker – and didn’t give up – until she escaped. She kept her wits about her, smearing slime on his arms to make it easier for him to get caught – an idea she got from […]
by Irene van der Zande, Kidpower Founder and Executive Director | Dec 3, 2019
“When a large older boy threatened to drown my 10-year old daughter, she yelled until he left her alone! What she had practiced three years earlier came back to her in her time of need. I’ve made sure to tell other parents just how valuable Kidpower is in giving us resources to protect our kids.”
by Irene van der Zande, Kidpower Founder and Executive Director | Aug 25, 2016
I took this photo of a roadside sign next to a benign-looking creek near my home because it reminded me of the one of the most important skills we teach in Kidpower, which is to move away from trouble. Inertia – the tendency to stay put if we are still or to keep going in the […]
by Irene van der Zande, Kidpower Founder and Executive Director | Feb 10, 2015
After an exceptional Kidpower instructor training program in January, we are now accepting applications for our biennial Fullpower Core Program Training: How to Use the Positive Practice Method to Teach ‘People Safety’ to Teens and Adults April 23-28, 2015 This program is primarily for people who want to become certified as Kidpower Teenpower Fullpower International […]
by Irene van der Zande, Kidpower Founder and Executive Director | Dec 5, 2014
For the first time in many years, we are offering two full force workshops for young women in the Los Angeles area!