by Kidpower | Dec 12, 2014
Community-Based Kidpower Workshop Organizers, We Say THANK YOU! More than 95% of Kidpower workshops are coordinated by teachers, social service providers, business owners, scout troop leaders, parents, and so on. These community-based Workshop Organizers give their time and energy to bring a workshop to others in their community. Many arrange workshops year after year! As a direct result of their efforts, people of all ages and abilities learn skills to have safer, more positive experiences with people everywhere they go.
by Irene van der Zande, Kidpower Founder and Executive Director | Oct 16, 2014
Because October is Bullying Prevention Month, I want to remind you about some of our recommended books and resources in our free online Library including a video by teens for teens, podcasts to discuss with young people, and articles for adults.
by Irene van der Zande, Kidpower Founder and Executive Director | Sep 8, 2014
Our physical and social climates impact our quality of life and can determine whether or not harmful behaviors such as bullying will be allowed to grow. As leaders responsible for the well-being of others, particularly young people, we have significant power to affect the social climate. Whether or not we are aware of our power and its impact, it makes a tremendous difference in whether our kids are learning, playing, and living in positive social climates or negative ones.
by Irene van der Zande, Kidpower Founder and Executive Director | Apr 1, 2014
The real problem is NOT appropriate protection but mistaken, confusing, and inconsistent protection leading to anxiety and knee-jerk reactions that do not make anyone safer. Yes, we need to be tolerant of reasonable risks instead of smothering kids by wrapping them in so many blankets that they cannot move.
At the same time, it is irresponsible to abandon kids to fate without adequate preparation and knowledge about how the world works.
by Irene van der Zande, Kidpower Founder and Executive Director | Apr 11, 2013
Full Force Self-Defense Padded Instructors Needed in Greater SF Bay/Monterey Bay areas
by Beth McGreevy | Dec 16, 2012
Press Release — For Immediate Release July 10, 2009 Kidpower Turns 20, Celebrates With An International Conference Invites Public To Community Day – Free Workshops Santa Cruz, CA, July 10, 2009 — The upcoming Kidpower Conference will celebrate 20 years of empowering people of all ages and abilities with skills to build safer lives and […]
by Irene van der Zande, Kidpower Founder and Executive Director | Jul 11, 2012
[title]Safer Than Bodyslamming[/title][sub]Giving Kids a World of Choices for Addressing Bullying[/sub][copyright][download][/download][hr] The news has been full of the story about the video of the boy in Australia who body slammed another boy who had just punched him twice. Sadly, for years, this boy had felt victimized by bullying almost every day at school and as […]
by Kidpower | May 31, 2012
In 1989, with the help of many different people, Irene van der Zande established Kidpower as a nonprofit organization.
