This extensive 350+ page manual has been developed during our over 23 years of teaching thousands of children and training hundreds of instructors. This is the textbook for our instructor training program and explains the Kidpower method for helping students be successful while practicing self protection, advocacy, confidence, personal safety and physical self defense skills. The in-depth material has hundreds of explanations, exercises and activities.
Topics covered include:
The How's of Kidpower The What's of Kidpower Starting Classes Everyday Safety Skills Physical Self-Defense Dealing with Bullying Behavior PuppetPower Ending Workshops Personal Safety Articles and Handouts To learn more about Kidpower Teenpower Fullpower International's workshops, consultation, and other educational resources, visit www.kidpower.org.
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The valiant battle to save a student's life and a teacher's career The administrators stated the death of a child was of no public significance. The child's teacher disagreed. This is the story of the fight waged by one brave educator who believed a child's life did hold importance and was willing to sacrifice everything to protect a teacher's right to help a student in dire need. Using their own letters, depositions, emails and affidavits, Ms. Montanye recounts with exactness, the horrifying actions of school district administrators who not only ignored this young girl's potentially deadly situation, but furthered their crimes by spending thousands of dollars to punish the teacher who refused to let her student die. This story not only narrates the harrowing experience of a frightened, bullied, suicidal child, it also chronicles the relentless persecution of her caring teacher. It's a document-supported recounting of a school district's cavalier indifference, a district that was willing to fritter away countless taxpayer dollars to vindicate and justify their lack of intervention. The person who held these people accountable was one lone teacher. Standing up against a corrupt group of administrators and daring to take on a nefarious attorney, Ms. Montanye fought through the legal system to protect the rights of teachers who are committed to the welfare of their students. Teachers that dare to challenge a broken system whose sole concern is self-preservation. Teachers who give a voice to the children.

Consider this headline: "Horrific: 17 Year Old shoots Woman's 13 Month-Old Baby in Face During Robbery." What would you have done? Would you have shot someone to keep them from killing your baby? Would you risk losing your house, job, money, marriage, friends, relationships, community, and even freedom, to prevent this crime from happening to your baby? Successful Self-defense means coming out of a confrontation without being harmed physically, mentally, emotionally, financially, criminally, civilly, or spiritually. Find out how.

After his wife of 44 years died, a retired gentleman living in a Retirement Village started dating another woman. When their courtship progressed to the level where he wished his lady to stay overnight he learned that they would have to report to "mother" the General Manager of the retirement village. How embarrassing for this senior couple to have to report in this manner to a woman in her early thirties. Later, when they decided to live together, they ran into strong resistance from the General Manager who offered three choices for them to choose from that would allow the woman to live with him. All three choices were short of being ridiculous. The woman violently opposed the arbitrary and derogatory way she was treated at the meeting and stated she felt that the Operators were taking advantage of elderly persons who were captive to the terms they set for them to live in their own homes. The General Manager then banned his partner from living in the village, one week before she was to move in with him. This book relates to the day-to-day events that took place before and after the Operators banned the woman from the retirement village. It identifies the extreme powers and favouritism given by the Queensland Retirement Village Act 1999 towards the village land owners instead of to the people who buy the actual homes.

We often wonder what it is like to be a teacher in today's time. With so much happening in the public schools, it seems any wonder how it is able to function given all the atrocities that go on in the system. But this is the story about a young, beautiful teacher named Felecia Killings. As a child, she dreamt of the opportunity to be what many call one of the most admirable professions in society: an educator. And when her father witnessed this aspiration in her, he did everything in his power to protect it and to ensure that she fulfilled her mission. Yet, like so many countless individuals who enter the public school system, Ms. Killings was met with tragedies and struggles. But through it all, she allowed her faith to keep her strong, even in the midst of hell. This book is one to be commended, for it takes what we think we know about the public school system and brings to light another side that is never talked about. Through this text, you will learn about the power of unconditional love and personal sacrifice. For every teacher who chooses to stand up for what's right, even when everyone is against you, this book will minister to you in ways that even you could not imagine. You WILL be inspired.

Children are using the internet and mobile devices at increasingly younger ages, and it's becoming more and more important to address e-safety in primary schools. This practical book provides guidance on how to teach and promote e-safety and tackle cyberbullying with real-life examples from schools of what works and what schools need to do. The book explains how to set policy and procedures, how to train staff and involve parents, and provides practical strategies and ready-to-use activities for teaching e-safety and meeting Ofsted requirements. Including up-to-the-minute information and advice that includes new technologies, social media sites, and recent school policy trends such as 'Bring Your Own Device', this book provides all of the information that educational professionals need to implement successful whole school e-safety strategies.

An educational tools, designed to assist teachers in building self-esteem and assertive skills in young children. The contents include a descriptive dialog and a children's workshop. There are techniques and strategies for safety and self esteem building. There are three scenarios that focus on safety that young children encounter, bullies, strangers and our five senses (touch). The Children's workshop is designed to empower children while building self-confidence in a fun non-threatening way. "Assault Prevention for Preschoolers," empowers the children, let's encourage our children to talk with us while they are young. Inform the children that we love them. They have the right to live in a safe loving environment. Help me to empower young children. I can't do it by myself. Thank you for your interest in previewing and exploring it's content. I hope you find this manual easy to follow and beneficial to the children you serve. Remember, you are caring for precious cargo and they are our future.

Bullying is one of today's biggest problems. Bullying is the intentional repeated aggression directed at a target individual. There is substantial evidence of the negative psychological and health outcomes associated with bullying. It occurs very frequently, especially in adolescence, and action is needed to lessen its causes and alleviate its consequences. Research has shown that behavior problems usually interact with other risk and protection factors, as well as with factors of etiological development. This book discusses the prevalence, psychological impacts and intervention strategies of bullying.

A Treatise on Education Public, Private, and Homeschooling is a collection of my writings related to education of children in the various ways families choose to do so. Heavy on my heart, as I put this collection together, is the recent school shooting of the Connecticut elementary school, where 20 children and several adults were murdered in cold blood by a ruthless young man gone mad. I cannot fathom one of my own eight children being put in that situation, which is partly why I am choosing to home school my two youngest children at this time. I find it strange though that I just recently had my daughter read the diary and story, Rachel's Tears, of a young girl, Rachel Joy Scott, who was killed at Columbine, one of the first tragic school shootings, for a home school assignment this year, and then another tragic school shooting occurs. Rachel virtually prophesied of the massacre to take place before it happened in her diary. Her father's testimony is a very moving account of the circumstances surrounding her last year or so of life. In such a world as this, where mentally ill people are left to wander our streets, even when known to be dangerous, and where schools have little or no security means, and have all been deemed "gun free zones," where only the criminals have guns, I wonder how we can protect our children from tragedies like these. Education is and should be one of our highest priorities for our children, but what is education without emotional and physical safety, not to mention spiritual heritage? Child sexual abuse is another tragedy that regularly occurs in many school systems and many teachers have abused their students in unfathomable ways during the school day. Many have been caught and stopped, but how many others have yet to answer for their crimes against our children? I once made a presentation in my college days where I addressed this very subject to a group of young teachers going into the field. I was severely berated and asked to leave the education program because my adjunct college professor took it personally. One of her teachers at her school had just been arrested for having sex with a student. I didn't know that it was one of her teachers that had been arrested. The case remains that teachers do sometimes abuse their students in sexual ways and this is certainly relevant to warn new teachers entering the field. I'm certainly no expert on education but this collection of writings are just some of the thoughts and ideas that I have had on the subject of education. I took a few education classes in college and taught briefly at a private Christian school, and then began home schooling my two youngest children. All of my older children were publicly educated. So I have seen and learned a few things about the different ways of educating children and I hope my thoughts on the subject might just interest a few people, whether they are teachers or parents, public, private, or home school educators. Education of children is the combined responsibility of us all, and we need to consider how we might educate them best, while keeping them safe from harm, whether by bullets, knives, or sexual predators. It doesn't take a gun to harm children. It only takes one crazy person with a weapon of any kind or one pedophile with a sick mind to destroy our children's lives. So I would ask, What are we going to do about it?

These cartoon-illustrated activities in English and Spanish can help to keep kids safe from most bullying, abuse, kidnapping, and other violence by empowering them with knowledge and skills.
The purchase price of this book includes a license giving permission for the owner to make up to 30 copies a year of the assignments to use with children in your own immediate family, individual classroom, or small youth group.
These assignments are from Kidpower International's fun, empowering, and effective personal safety and positive peer curriculum. Successful practice of ""People Safety"" skills and knowledge can prepare young people to increase their confidence, develop better relationships, and take charge of their emotional and physical safety and well being.
In this book, you will find these short cartoon-illustrated assignments that can be used in a classroom, youth group, or family to introduce and reinforce these Kidpower ""People Safety"" Skills in English and Spanish:
Awareness, Calm, and Confidence/Mantente Alerta, Calmado, y Confiado Moving Out of Reach/Moviendote Fuera de Alcance Checking and Thinking First to be Safe/Preguntar y Pensar Primero Stranger Safety/Seguridad con Extranos Safety Plans for Emergency Situations/Planes de Seguridad - Emergencias Yell, Leave, and Get Help/Grita, Vete, Y Obtiene Ayuda Si Te Sientes Asustado Protecting Yourself From Hurtful Words/Protegiendote A Ti Mismo de Palabras Hirientes Stopping Unwanted Touch and Teasing/El Poner Alto al Acoso Fisico Y Verbal Getting Help/Obteniendo Ayuda Bullying Prevention/Seguridad Personal para Detener la Intimidacion
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"Bully Me? . . . Oh No " is a one-of-a-kind resource that addresses many aspects of your teens' life. It is designed to help teens focus on their future, and to have great expectation for a wonderful life. In it you will see how the author turned one embarrassing bully moment into an unforgettable laughing experience. This book is so fascinating that Mom and Dad will want to have a copy for themselves.: ) With more than 200 encouraging words, your son or daughter will learn to love themselves more, and respect and appreciate others too. As they read, they will learn to laugh at their own mishaps, and refuse to have another embarrassing moment with their peers. "Bully Me? . . . Oh No " is a guide, a resource and a manual, all-in-one, because your teenager needs to know that "suicide" is not an option. Special Note: Leep4Joy Books and Resources are classroom friendly, and are used by many educators, counselors, school social workers, and clinical therapists too.: )

There are over 4,000 two-and four-year public and private institutions of higher education (IHEs) in the United States totaling over 15 million students and several million staff, faculty, and visitors (U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Digest of Education Statistics, 2006). Each of these institutions has a commitment to ensure the safety and general welfare of those on their campuses and to provide appropriate policies, procedures, and strategies to maintain a safe campus. Because of recent violent crimes, natural disasters, and other emergencies or crises, colleges and universities are convening committees and task forces to reexamine or conduct a comprehensive review of policies, procedures, and systems related to campus safety and security. As with many critical areas on the agendas of administrators, campus safety requires building support and conducting a thorough and systematic process to produce a quality plan to prepare for and manage emergencies on campus. IHEs have many challenges in practicing emergency management that are related to the distinctive structure and environment of higher education. College and university campuses often cover large geographic areas, and sometimes even resemble small towns with the full extent of services in their vicinity (i.e., medical centers, sports complexes, residential centers, businesses). The campus population changes from day to day, semester to semester, and year to year. Many IHEs operate complex enterprises in addition to their academic programs. Hospitals, research and development facilities, performing arts venues, athletic complexes, agriculture centers, residential complexes, food services, and transportation systems all present a unique set of circumstances that must be considered when designing emergency management plans. These structural and environmental characteristics pose challenges for access control, monitoring movements, defining boundaries for facilities and grounds, standardizing procedures and decision-making processes, and prioritizing resource allocations. IHE governance is also highly varied, complex, and often widely dispersed. Decentralized organizational structures and academic departments may be located in different buildings and have differing decision-making methods. The nature of higher education institutions, with faculty involvement in the governance process, is much different than the hierarchical structure of corporate entities or governmental agencies. Decision-making in such an environment can be slow, and hinder campus response to a crisis. The need for clear lines of authority and decision-making are all the more important at IHEs. Responsibility for developing, testing, and implementing an emergency management plan should be shared and communicated across all departments and functions. This Action Guide for Emergency Management at Higher Education Institutions has been developed to give higher education institutions a useful resource in the field of emergency management. It is intended for community colleges, four-year colleges and universities, graduate schools, and research institutions associated with higher education entities, both public and private. This action guide may be used in a variety of ways: As a starting point in researching the topic of emergency management for those needing an overview of the subject; As a resource for an initiative to develop and implement an emergency management plan at a higher education institution; or As a reference and resource for colleges and universities looking to evaluate their emergency management programs to identify potential areas needing enhancement.

The United States has had the industrial world's highest homicide rate for some 170 years. Mass murderers target Americans once every two weeks on average, in assaults that span from robberies to mass killing crises like the massacres in Virginia Tech, Fort Hood, Aurora and Sandy Hook, according to USA Today. Compared to the United Kingdom's 5.9%, the homicide by firearm rate calculated by per 100,000 citizens, the United States had a much higher homicide by firearm rate in 2008 at 67% per 100,000 according to the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime. The United States' gun violence has made the streets of Urban America a more deadly killing field for young African-Americans than the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have been for U.S. troops. Annually about 7,000 African-Americans are murdered, more than nine times out of 10 by other African-Americans, 88% of whom know each other. But America does not have a black on black violence problem, we have an all-inclusive killing problem. The reason is plain to see considering 12,000 Americans a year, or 33 a day, die from gun violence, 16 being children, and an estimated 1.3 million women are victims of physical assault each year. Violence is violence. Whether it is gun violence or domestic violence, it should not be tolerated.

On May 22, 2011, Joplin, Missouri, was changed forever by an EF5 tornado. The Joplin school district was hit hard by this event, but through the chaos, many lessons for schools can be learned. Looking back at the days, weeks, and months after the tornado, as well as other crisis events, this book asks questions and gives answers to help schools better prepare for a crisis. A portion of the proceeds from this book will go to Joplin Schools to help with their recovery.

Many Members of Congress have become increasingly concerned about what can be done to address student bullying. Congressional interest is in response to high-profile incidents of bullying and their negative consequences, as well as to an increasing body of research documenting the detrimental effects of school bullying. This book begins with working definitions of bullying and cyber-bullying that were developed by a federal interagency working group. It provides a brief overview of research on the prevalence and impact of bullying, and it reviews research on what can be done to reduce student bullying. The authors continue to discuss the federal and state laws providing protection of children from cyberstalking, cyberharassment, and cyberbullying and end the book focusing on the White House conference on bullying prevention.

Protect children from bullying, abuse, kidnapping and other violence. These stories, explanations, and skills provide an introduction to the positive and practical Kidpower method for teaching child safety. This is an abridged 100-page version of our comprehensive 400-page "Kidpower Book for Caring Adults," which is highly recommended by parents and educators and has a foreword by Gavin de Becker.
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Recent research indicates that nearly 10% of today's K-12 students--a stunning total of 4.5 million boys and girls--have been victimes of sexual abuse/harassment by educators in the seemingly safe and sheltered environment of their local schools. Writing from the perspective of a concerned parent and grandparent, while equally drawing upon his academic experience, expert witness work in discrmination cases, and ongoing research on sexual harassment in education, Dr. Charles J. Hobson has given parents, educational professionals, child advocates, and law enforcement personnel an indispensable and timely resource in the form of his new book, Passing the Trash: A Parent's Guide to Combat Sexual Abuse/Harassment of Their Children in School. This informative guidebook seeks to educate parents and the broader commonity of grandparents, relativee, and caregivers, alerting them to the horrible reality of the pandemic of sexual abuse/harassment present in America's schools. Citing actual cases and distilling findings of authoritative studies into easy-to-understand summaries, Dr. Hobson offers a comprehensive assessment of the nefariuos ways in which child sexual abuse and harassment have been allowed to flourish in the school environment, while also detailing the various dynamics and influential forces that have allowed this problem to continue unabated for decades. Passing the Trash delivers much more that data and statistical trends however. Dr. Hobson provides practical tools and proven methods for comating school-based sexual abuse/harassment. Included are aggressive strategies for confronting school officials and teachers, detailed information on protocols for filing and documenting complaints with government agencies and law enforcement officials, and specific advice about how to educate and protect one's children from sexual predators at school. A 2010 report to Congress entitled, "K-12 Education: Selected Cases of Public and Private Schools That Hired or Retained Individuals with Histories of Sexual Misconduct," cited the most outrageous and pervasive problem in this area was a phenomenon know as "passing the trash." This is a common, decades long practice whereby school systems encourage child sexual offenders to voluntarily resign in exchange for a positive letter of reference, no legally required reporting to police, and no disciplinary action. In such secret deals, child victims are not even acknowledged and certainly not given the counseling support they need to recover. In the wake of recent, ongoing sexual abuse scandals involving Penn State and the Catholic Church, there has never benn agreater need for parental vigilance and protective action. Passing the Trash will equip readers with the knowledge and tools needed to insure that they can take charge of their children's safety at school and shield them from educator sexual predators. It will also help create the public awareness and understanding necessary to bring this insidious problem under control. The bottom line is, if you are interested in protecting your daughter or son from sexual abuse/harassment at school, then this book is required reading for you and other like-minded parents and grandparents.