New video: Kidpower Story of Empowering Kids To Stop Bullying, Abuse and Violence

Congratulations to Kidpower for the brand new new video that demonstrates their safety training in action: empowering kids to stop bullying, abuse and violence. We hope you’ll watch the video and share it! Kidpower teaches kids many safety strategies by having them practice skills based on the simple yet powerful principles, “Be aware, take charge, and get help.” This video was produced for Kidpower’s One Million Safer Kids campaign by Storytellers for Good. Learn... Read more

Video: Origins of Kidpower and Introducing Doing Right by Our Kids

Our goal with Doing Right by Our Kids is to protect and promote child safety at all levels of society. We start with what parents and kids can do, then add on schools, sports teams, community groups, faith-based organizations, and walk up the ladder of change all the way to laws that protect us all. Project co-creator Irene van der Zande and I have made a series of short videos to introduce our work and to share specific skills. We’ll post them here periodically. The first video in... Read more

Kipower and the Postive Coaching alliance: Free Webinars on Fighting Child Abuse In Youth Sports

Kidpower is pleased to be partnering with the Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA) to provide two FREE webinars in February on how to protect kids from child abuse in youth sports. The webinars will provide practical advice and tools to help coaches, youth leaders, and parents take charge of the safety of children in their care and take positive, effective action to prevent abuse and bullying. We would appreciate your help in letting people know about these important free opportunities by sharing... Read more

Put Safety First: Three words that could have stopped the Penn State abuse in its tracks

The power of Put Safety First The country is still reeling with the news of the alleged child sexual abuse committed by former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky. Head football coach Joe Paterno and President Graham Spanier were summarily fired by the Penn State Board of Trustees last week. Penn State leadership at all levels is under a dark cloud of mismanagement and you have to wonder if when all is said and done and the investigation has been completed, the (in)actions of... Read more

After Penn State: Three Strategies for Protecting Kids from Sexual Predators

The allegations in the Penn State Football child abuse scandal in the US paint a classic case of someone misusing his position of trust and power to abuse and coerce kids and of adults in responsible positions not taking action to stop him. Parents are left wondering, “What do I need to look out for? How can I protect my kids? What can I teach them about protecting themselves?” In Kidpower’s experience working with over 2 million people of all ages and abilities since 1989, here are three... Read more