The Kidpower Book for Caring Adults: Personal Safety,

The Kidpower Book for Caring Adults: Personal Safety, Self-Protection, Confidence, and Advocacy for Young People

This easy-to-use and comprehensive guide puts Kidpowerâ€™s decades of experience at the fingertips of parents and all adults who care about protecting children and teens from bullying, abuse, abduction, and other violence â€“ and prepares them to empower young people with skills and knowledge for developing positive relationships, increasing confidence, and taking charge of their emotional and physical safety.Over 400 pages of inspiring stories, hands-on activities, and clear explanations are provided through the following chapters:â€¢ What Adults Need to Know About â€œPeople Safetyâ€ for Kidsâ€¢ Creating a Foundation of Emotional Safety for Young Peopleâ€¢ Five Key Self-Protection Strategies for Preventing Troubleâ€¢ Safety Plans to Prepare for the Unexpectedâ€¢ Boundaries and Advocacy to Build Better Relationshipsâ€¢ Self-Defense to Stop Most Emergenciesâ€¢ Protecting Young People From Bullyingâ€¢ Protecting Children from Sexual Abuseâ€¢ Protecting Kids from Abduction and Teaching Stranger Safetyâ€¢ The Safety of Kids is Everybodyâ€™s Business â€“ How to Interveneâ€¢ One Million Safer Kids â€“ A Call to Action From KidpowerKidpower's positive hands-on method reduces anxiety, develops competence, and increases confidence for adults and children alike. Topics include: building a foundation of emotional safety; self-protection to stop most trouble before it starts; and healthy boundaries to prevent problems and develop positive relationships.The Kidpower Book for Caring Adults is the most comprehensive guide available for adults who want to learn how to protect and promote the emotional and physical safety of the young people in their lives. Kidpower is highly recommended by experts worldwide for teaching violence prevention and personal safety skills in ways that are positive, practical, effective, safe, and relevant across a wide range of cultures, life situations, ages, and abilities. Gavin de Becker, best-selling author of The Gift of Fear and Protecting the Gift, who wrote the foreword: â€œI recommend Kidpower as a strong foundation of every familyâ€™s personal safety training. Iâ€™ve been fortunate to serve as an Advisor to Kidpower Teenpower Fullpower International for almost 20 years. That commitment began as I watched kids at a workshop, saw them joyfully and successfully taught to practice skills that can keep them safe, and I felt intuitively â€˜This is right.â€™â€According to Ellen Bass, co-author of The Courage to Heal and Free Your Mind, and Kidpower's founding board president, "Kidpower's upbeat approach empower's kids and adults alike with the social-emotional skills they need, not just to be safe, but to thrive. Kidpower's commitment to integrity, respect, and excellence is reflected throughout this book."Learn more at www.Kidpower.org and check out our abundant FREE online library of resources.

Country	USA
Author	Irene Van der Zande
Binding	Paperback
EAN	9780979619175
IsAdultProduct	0
ISBN	0979619173
IsEligibleForTradeIn	1
Label	KIDPOWER Press
Manufacturer	KIDPOWER Press
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	404
PublicationDate	2012-04-10
Publisher	KIDPOWER Press
Studio	KIDPOWER Press
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

The Kidpower Book for Caring Adults: Personal Safety, Self-Protection, Confidence, and Advocacy for Young People

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