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Dear Readers,
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 These two photos show our KIDPOWER skills being taught
at a girl's orphanage
in Peru by our instructor Miguel Alymeda. Miguel is
a member of our Reaching Out Project, through which KIDPOWER International trains professionals working with charitable organizations serving youth in danger in very low-income countries to incorporate our People Safety skills into their programs.
At KIDPOWER, we are using the term People Safety to explain what we do. By People Safety, we mean how individuals of all ages and abilities can use their own power to be safe with people. Safe with their feelings. Safe with their actions. Safe with others. Safe with themselves.
In our almost twenty years of dedication to this work, we have learned that it is important to identify the skills we teach in a positive way rather than using problem-based language such as stranger danger, sexual abuse prevention, bullying prevention, or violence prevention.
You wouldn't think of teaching children "burning prevention" rather than Fire Safety or "drowning prevention" rather than Water Safety. So why should People Safety be any different?
KIDPOWER is committed to promoting the teaching of People Safety skills in an empowering effective way for families, schools, organizations and communities around the world.
In your year-end giving plans, please keep KIDPOWER in mind. Making a gift is easy - just use our Donate Now button to the left. And remember that every dollar you give helps keep kids safe!
Wishing you and your loved ones a joyous holiday season,
Irene van der Zande
KIDPOWER Executive Director/Co-Founder
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Holiday Boundaries - Erika Leonard, Assistant Director of Community Education
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One of my favorite childhood holiday memories brings me back to the age of eight, being tickled by my uncle whom I rarely saw, a man who approached superhuman status in my mind. I would escape the tickles, regain my breath, and crawl back for more. I was overjoyed that he would sit on the floor, like a kid, and really BE with my brother and me. I loved every moment and am grateful for the memory...
At the same time, touch and attention have the potential to be irritating, invasive, offensive, or downright hurtful.
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KIDPOWER, Supernanny Expert!
KIDPOWER Honored with Supernanny Expert Status
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Supernanny has reviewed KIDPOWER and declared KIDPOWER a "Supernanny Expert". For those of you who don't know, Supernanny is a TV show in the UK and the US that is hugely popular - sort of a reality TV for parenting. "Supernanny" goes into different homes where the challenges don't have to be invented because they already exist with children whose behavior is out of control and adults who lack parenting skills - and Supernanny demonstrates how adults can take charge and create healthier, happier families.
The Supernanny.us.com and Supernanny.co.uk websites offer a wealth of resources to help parents be more more effective in managing their daily lives with children in positive and powerful ways.
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Special Holiday Offer: Buy 5 Get 1 FREE!
The KIDPOWER Book for Caring Adults
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Searching for holiday gifts for your family, friends, neighbors, and co-workers? Need something special for your children's daycare providers, teachers, coaches, and troop leaders?
The KIDPOWER Book for Caring Adults is the perfect solution for everyone on your holiday shopping list!
The KIDPOWER Book for Caring Adults: Personal Safety, Self-Protection, Confidence, and Advocacy for Young People was created in response to the requests of thousands of people who wanted a comprehensive description of our program that they could use in their daily lives. According to Kate Brophy, editor of supernanny.us.com, "What a fantastic resource the Kidpower book is! It should be required reading for every parent and teacher. I can't believe the breadth of advice and the depth of insig... it's a great achievement!"
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WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT!
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 MANY THANKS to our hundreds of donors and volunteers. Your generosity is making a big difference in our ability to help others.
MANY
THANKS to the Corporate, Foundation, Service Club, and Government
Partners of our Central Office: Albany Lions, Allstate Foundation,
Applied Materials, Atkinson Foundation, Bank of the West, Bayer
Foundation, Big Sky Creative, Blue Shield of California Foundation,
California Endowment, Canadian International Development Agency, Castro
Valley Rotary, Citigroup Foundation, Cisco Systems Foundation, Coast
Commercial Bank, Santa Cruz Commission for the Prevention of Violence
Against Women, Community Foundation of Santa Cruz County, Community
Foundation Silicon Valley, Community Printers of Santa Cruz, David and
Lucile Packard Foundation, The Dean and Margaret Lesher Foundation, DeAnza Lions, Deluxe Corporation Foundation,
Driscoll's Charitable Fund, East Bay Community Foundation, Ecolab,
Ephraim Foundation, Finish Line Youth Foundation, Freedom Rotary, Fremont Bank, Gayle's Bakery and
Rosticerria, Giant Steps Foundation, Google, Greater Bay Bancorp,
Guidant Foundation, the Health Trust, Hitachi America, Ltd., Hitachi
Data Systems, Hitachi High Technologies America, Inc., Hitachi
Foundation, Hyperion Solutions, Insurance Industry Charitable
Foundation, In N Out Burger, JM Long Foundation, Kaiser Permanente,
Jean and Ed Kelly Foundation, Lowell Berry Foundation, Lucile Packard
Foundation for Children's Health, CTB/McGraw-Hill, Mechanics Bank,
Mervyn's, Omega Nu, Peninsula Community Foundation, Plantronics, Porter
Sesnon Foundation, Arnie Kamrin of PPi Technologies Global, Radio
Shack, Rite Aid Foundation, Ruddie Memorial Youth Foundation, Russell
Investment Group, San Lorenzo Valley Rotary, San Francisco Foundation,
Santa Cruz Medical Clinic, Scotts Valley Lions, Scotts Valley Rotary,
Seagate, sharpdots.com, SmithMicro, Sonora Area Foundation, Staples
Foundation for Learning, Target Stores, Tides Foundation, Tuolumne
County First 5 Commission, TRIO Foundation, Union Bank of California, Union City Lions,
Wayne and Gladys Valley Foundation, Verizon, Vodaphone, Waste
Management, Wells Fargo Foundation, West Marine, and the Y. & H.
Soda Foundation.
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