How To Build Confidence, Create Safety, and
Stop Bullying, Abuse, and Violence
Welcome to our library. Here you will find more than 200 articles about how to apply “People Safety” skills to help prepare you and your loved ones to develop stronger relationships, increase your confidence, and take charge of your emotional and physical safety.
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Browse for articles by subtopic or scroll down for the full list of articles:
People Safety for Children
– What adults need to know and do to protect the emotional and physical safety of children.Child Protection – Parent & Professional Leadership to Keep Kids Safe
Respond to Frightening News Events In Ways That Empower Kids (Rather Than Scare Them)
Starting Early: Personal Safety for Babies, Toddlers, and Preschoolers
Everyday Safety Plans and Skills for Children of All Abilities
(Keeping Safety Conversations Fun, Not Scary)
Protecting Children with Disabilities
Kidnapping Prevention and Stranger Safety (NOT Stranger Danger)
Planning for Safety During Holidays, Vacations, and Special Events
People Safety for Teens and Adults
– How to take charge of your safety and advocate for the safety of others.Boundary-Setting and Communication Skills
Personal Safety for Different Ages, Cultures, and Problems
Teen Safety Issues, Strategies, and Skills
Emotional Safety for Teens and Adults
Helping Teens and Adults with Disabilities or Special Needs Prevent Bullying, Abuse, and Violence
Workplace Communication and Self-Protection Skills
Self-Protection and Self-Defense in the Face of a Threat or Assault
People Safety for People with Disabilities and Special Needs
– Protecting children and adapting People Safety Skills for teens and adults with disabilities or special needs.Protecting Children with Disabilities
Helping Teens and Adults with Disabilities or Special Needs Prevent Bullying, Abuse, and Violence
Scroll down to see all of the titles in our Library of articles.
Children and Youth
Child Protection – Parent & Professional Leadership to Keep Kids Safe
- ‘We Don’t Say Those Words’
- 7 Keys for Teaching Safety Skills To Everyone, Everywhere
- A Brief Look at the Statistics on Violence Against Young People
- Advocating With Family Members for Your Kids
- An Educator’s Perspective on Teaching Child Safety
- Answering the Door And Staying Home Alone
- Balancing Independence with Safety
- Be Safety Nets, Parachutes, and Guides - Not Smothering Blankets
- Bullying in Sports
- Changing Systems to Protect Kids with Disabilities From Maltreatment
- Child Safety
- Choosing a Therapist for Your Child or Yourself
- CollegePower for Parents
- Create Emotional Safety
- Creating Positive Social Climates to Stop Bullying
- Digital Citizenship
- Facing Prejudice With Compassion and Determination
- Grandparenting: Supporting Strong Family Relationships
- Halloween Safety - The Kidpower Way!
- Handling Panhandling So Panhandlers Won't Handle YOU!
- Helicopters or Protectors?
- Helping Children Regain Their Emotional Safety After a Tragedy
- How "Stranger Danger" Hurts Kids
- How to Intervene
- How to Tell When a Child is Ready for More Freedom or New Privileges
- Keeping Playdates Fun and Safe
- Keeping the Kidpower Protection Promise
- Kidpower Answers: What if Getting Help Is "Against the Rules"?
- Kidpower Digital Citizenship & Safety Agreement
- Kidpower Safety Signals for Staying Safe With Your Body When You Are Angry
- Kidpower Safety Tips for Babysitters, Nannies, and Caregivers
- Kidpower Safety Tips for Parents and Caregivers
- Kidpower Safety Tips: Gun Violence at School
- Kidpower Skills for Health Care Providers
- Kidpower Strategies for Safety Online and Everywhere Else
- Kidpower's Intervention Tools
- Making Words Like “Tattling” and “Tattle-tale” Obsolete
- Men as Allies to Children
- Most People Are GOOD!
- Most Teachers Are Heroes!
Starting Early: Personal Safety for Babies, Toddlers, and Preschoolers
- “But WHY is this the Safety Rule?”
- Choosing Safe People to Care for Your Children
- Kidpower Answers for Parents of Small Children
- Kidpower Safety Signals for Everyone, Everywhere
- Making a Safety Plan for Bathroom Accidents
- Most Teachers Are Heroes!
- Not Even for a Second! A Story About Kidpower's Underlying Principle
- People Safety for Toddlers
- Seven Positive Strategies for Managing Aggressive Behavior in Young Children
Everyday Safety Plans and Skills for Children of All Abilities
- “I want to go to the public bathroom by myself!”
- “My Child Keeps Talking to Strangers! Help!”
- 10 Core Kidpower “People Safety” Skills
- Answering the Door And Staying Home Alone
- Combating Street Harassment
- Digital Citizenship
- Halloween Safety - The Kidpower Way!
- Handling Panhandling So Panhandlers Won't Handle YOU!
- How to Tell When a Child is Ready for More Freedom or New Privileges
- Internet Safety
- Keeping Playdates Fun and Safe
- Kidpower Digital Citizenship & Safety Agreement
- Kidpower Safety Plans for Children with Disabilities
- Kidpower Safety Signals for Everyone, Everywhere
- Kidpower Safety Tips for Parents and Caregivers
- Kidpower Safety Tips: Gun Violence at School
- Kidpower Strategies for Safety Online and Everywhere Else
- Kidpower Trash Can For Throwing Away Hurting Words
- Safety Plans for Families with Special Needs
- Safety Plans for Preparing Children to Do Things that Make Adults Worried
- Safety With Animals
- Secret Family Code Word for our Kids? What Does Kidpower Recommend?
- Starting School - The Kidpower Way
- Taking the Power Out of the Word "Crybaby"
- Teaching Children How to Get Help
- Teaching Children Persistence to Build Their People Safety Skills
- Teaching Children the Skill of Confidence
- Teaching Personal Safety Skills to Children
- The 'Uh-Oh!' Feeling
- Think and Check First
- What If I Get Lost?
Bullying Prevention
- Acting Friendly or Truly Being Your Friend? - How to Tell the Difference
- Bullying and Homophobia
- Bullying Facts and Solutions
- Bullying in Schools
- Bullying in Sports
- Bullying Prevention
- Bullying Q&A
- Bullying, Violence, and Abuse Prevention in Schools
- Captain Kidpower Rescues Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer from Bullying
- Face Bullying With Confidence: Eight Kidpower Skills We Can Use Right Away
- How Do I Stop MY Child From Bullying?
- How to Prevent and Stop Cyber-Bullying
- Kidpower's Intervention Tools
- Making Words Like “Tattling” and “Tattle-tale” Obsolete
- Practice as a Management Tool for Unsafe, Disrespectful Behavior
- Proclamation, Action Plan, and Policies To Create a United Front Against Bullying
- Reader's Question: Just Let Them Work it Out?
- Shunning and Exclusion
- Social Aggression and Relational Aggression:
- Speaking Up About Putdowns
- Stopping Mean Notes in an Elementary Classroom
- Taking the Power Out of the Word "Crybaby"
- Three Strategies to Prevent Bullying From Killing More Kids
- Turning Bullying Prevention Policies Into Powerful Action
- What Adults Need to Know About Personal Safety for Children
- What is Bullying?
Child Abuse Prevention
- Best Friends and Mistakes
- Four Strategies for Protecting Kids from Sexual Predators
- How Can I Avoid Being Accused of Abuse?
- How to Tell When a Child is Ready for More Freedom or New Privileges
- Kidpower Safety Tips: Protecting Children from Sexual Abuse
- Safe and Unsafe Bribes
- Sometimes the People Kids Love Have Problems
- Touch in Healthy Relationships
- What Adults Need to Know About Personal Safety for Children
- What if a Sex Offender is Living in Our Neighborhood?
- What if My Young Child Has Seen an Inappropriate Website?
- What Kinds of Secrets Are Okay for Children to Keep – And What Kinds Are Not?
- Why Affection and Teasing Should Be a Child’s Choice
Kidnapping Prevention and Stranger Safety
- “My Child Keeps Talking to Strangers! Help!”
- Halloween Safety - The Kidpower Way!
- How "Stranger Danger" Hurts Kids
- How to Pick a Good Self-Defense Program
- How to Tell When a Child is Ready for More Freedom or New Privileges
- Jaycee Dugard
- Just in Case
- Kidnapping
- Kidpower Safety Tips: Protecting Children from Stranger Abduction/Kidnapping
- Safety on the Way to School or Other Activities - Guidelines from Kidpower
- Stranger Danger Videos That Trick, Test, and Shame
- Strangers At School
- Teaching Kids to Be Safe Without Making Them Scared
- Teaching Stranger Safety ~ The Kidpower Way
- Think and Check First
- What if a Sex Offender is Living in Our Neighborhood?
Planning for Safety During Holidays, Vacations, and Special Events
- Halloween Safety - The Kidpower Way!
- Holiday Boundaries
- How Can I Help my Child with Moving Anxiety?
- How to Make Family Gatherings Great Instead of Awful
- Safety Plans for Preparing Children to Do Things that Make Adults Worried
- Summer Safety
Teens and Adults
Boundary-Setting and Communication
- Assertive Advocacy Communication Skills
- Boundary-Lowering Tactics to Understand
- Caring Men Who Say Women Are Weaker
- CollegePower for Students - Take Charge of Your Own Safety!
- Combating Street Harassment
- Conflict Resolution by Backing Up to Go Forward
- Conscious Apologies
- Conscious Giving
- Customer Power
- Emailing Angry
- Five Communication Strategies I Already Know – But Forget to Use
- Fullpower Boundaries for Adults with People We Know
- Handling Panhandling So Panhandlers Won't Handle YOU!
- How to Make Family Gatherings Great Instead of Awful
- Integrity in Communication
- Kidpower Safety Tips for Parents and Caregivers
- Medical Self-Defense
- Staying Safe While Helping Others
- Taking Charge of the Wishing Technique
- Teenpower Boundaries With People You Know
- Use Email with Care and Wisdom
Personal Safety for Different Ages, Cultures, and Problems
- 10 Core Kidpower “People Safety” Skills
- Answering the Door And Staying Home Alone
- Cultural Competence in Teaching Social Safety Skills
- Digital Citizenship
- Handling Panhandling So Panhandlers Won't Handle YOU!
- Holiday Power
- Keeping Playdates Fun and Safe
- Kidpower Digital Citizenship & Safety Agreement
- Kidpower Safety Tips for Parents and Caregivers
- Kidpower Safety Tips: Protecting Yourself from Sexual Assault
- Overcoming the Bystander Effect
- Personal Safety Skills for Seniors
- Personal Safety to Help Stop Domestic, Dating, and other Relationship Violence
- Skills for "Yes Means Yes!"
- Substance Abuse Prevention
- The Art of Giving Thanks
- Travel Safety Tips
- Workplace Violence Prevention
Teen Safety Issues, Strategies, and Skills
- “People Safety” Skills for New Teen Drivers and Their Teen Passengers
- Balancing Independence with Safety
- CollegePower for Parents
- Digital Citizenship
- Kidpower Digital Citizenship & Safety Agreement
- Kidpower Safety Tips for Babysitters, Nannies, and Caregivers
- Kidpower Strategies for Safety Online and Everywhere Else
- Make Safety and Respect the Way it Is
- Practice Overcoming the "Bystander Effect"
- Skills for "Yes Means Yes!"
- Stopping Sexual Harassment in Schools
- Substance Abuse Prevention
- Teenpower Boundaries With People You Know
- The Courage NOT to Fight
- Tobacco Refusal Tactics
Emotional Safety for Teens and Adults
- “Mean” Adults??
- Believe in Yourself ~ The Foundation of Personal Safety
- CollegePower for Students - Take Charge of Your Own Safety!
- Conscious Giving
- Dealing with Economic Uncertainty
- Don’t Wait! 4 Emotional Safety Messages to Give to Everyone You Care About
- Elaines' 5 Magics for Success
- Facing Prejudice With Compassion and Determination
- How to Make Family Gatherings Great Instead of Awful
- Personal Safety and Online Resources ~ Check the Source
- Personal Safety Skills for Seniors
- Positive Prevention to Stop Violence Without Blaming Victims
- Protecting Our Transgender Youth
- Protecting Ourselves From Negative Beliefs
- Round Like a Full Moon
- Seven Emotional Safety Techniques
- Sexual Harassment
- Siobhán's Journey
- Social Aggression and Relational Aggression:
- Staying Calm Under Pressure
- Triggers, Emotional Attacks, and Emotional Safety Techniques
- True Safety for Women
- Unsafe Words We Use On Ourselves
Workplace Communication and Self-Protection Skills
- “Mean” Adults??
- Assertive Advocacy Communication Skills
- Conflict Resolution by Backing Up to Go Forward
- Conscious Apologies
- Emailing Angry
- Fullpower Boundaries for Adults with People We Know
- Integrity in Communication
- Seven Emotional Safety Techniques
- Sexual Harassment
- Speaking Up About Putdowns
- Staying Calm Under Pressure
- Taking Charge of the Wishing Technique
- Triggers, Emotional Attacks, and Emotional Safety Techniques
- Workplace Violence Prevention
- Worthy of Trust
Self-Protection and Self-Defense in the Face of a Threat or Assault
- CollegePower for Students - Take Charge of Your Own Safety!
- Combating Street Harassment
- Date-Rape Drugs
- How to Pick a Good Self-Defense Program
- Kidpower Safety Tips: Gun Violence at School
- Kidpower Safety Tips: Protecting Yourself from Sexual Assault
- Preventing an Attack by Staying Focused on Making Safe Choices
- Protect Yourself From a Threat
- Protect Yourself From an Attack
- Reader’s Question: Won’t walking away make me look weak?
- Road Rage
- Self-Defense for Men
- Stalking
- Stopping Sexual Harassment in Schools
- Target Denial by Finding the Door to Safety
- The Courage NOT to Fight
- Violence Prevention by Getting Help
- What About Weapons? - How do I protect myself?
The Foundation of Personal Safety
- How to Make Family Gatherings Great Instead of Awful
- Intuition ~ Trust Its Wisdom
- Kidpower Safety Tips for Parents and Caregivers
- Medical Self-Defense
- Overcoming the Bystander Effect
- Safety Through A 'Skills Before Knowledge' Approach
- Seven Keys to Personal Safety
- We Each Have Our OWN Kind of Beauty
- What Are Social Safety Skills?
- What is the Fullpower Course Like?
- Why Bother Learning About Safety?
People of All Ages With Special Needs and Disabilities
- Chopped Broccoli!
- How to Make Family Gatherings Great Instead of Awful
- Kidpower Safety Plans for Children with Disabilities
- Kidpower Safety Signals for Everyone, Everywhere
- Managing Wandering for People With Autism
- Self-Protection for People with Disabilities
- Unlimited Adaptability
Responding to Frightening News Events
- "Stranger Danger" in the News
- Answers to Common Questions About Violent Attacks: Kidpower Response to Tragic Shootings
- Answers to Some Scary What-If Questions About School Shootings
- Facing Prejudice With Compassion and Determination
- Helping Children Regain Their Emotional Safety After a Tragedy
- Just in Case
- Overcoming the Bystander Effect
- Positive Prevention to Stop Violence Without Blaming Victims
- Safety Comes From Inside Ourselves
- School Shootings
- Staying in Charge of Who Is Caring for Our Children
- Tools to Empower Children to Explore Their World with Safety & Confidence
- Tragic Shootings: How Can We Protect Our Loved Ones and Ourselves From Violent Attacks?
- Violence Against Children in the News
