Posted by
Irene van der Zande on Oct 25th, 2011 in
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As part of its One Million Safer Kids project, Kidpower is reminding parents that the trick to having a fun, safe Halloween is to Stay Aware and to teach your children to do the same. As adults, we need to Stay Aware that:
• Safety does not take a holiday. Don’t let the relaxed atmosphere and distractions of holiday activities fool you into getting trapped by the “Illusion of Safety.” Stay aware of where your children are, whom they are with, and what they are...
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Posted by
Amy Tiemann on Oct 24th, 2011 in
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We are excited to announce that DoingRightByOurKids.com is an official partner of Kidpower’s new “One Million Safer Kids” campaign. Kidpower has already reached over two million people worldwide with personal safety and abuse prevention training. With this new campaign we will develop innovative new ways to serve the next million kids. Visit the “One Million Safer Kids” page to learn how you can get involved, and we’ll also be posting additional resources...
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Posted by
Irene van der Zande on Oct 1st, 2011 in
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At Kidpower, we believe that adults are in charge of keeping kids safe. Here are three strategies that adults can use to prevent bullying from killing more kids:
1. Schools must implement an INTELLIGENT plan of action that requires kids to treat others with respect. If your co-worker tells you to go kill yourself because you don’t deserve to live, he or she’ll most likely get fired. But if your co-worker’s kid tells your kid the same thing, too often nothing happens.
You get what you...
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