Kidpower Safety Comics: People Safety Skills for Children Ages 3-10

I've had this book for a few years now. As a parent and a teacher, it is amazing to me how kids just gravitate to these little lessons in the form of comic strips with pictures. I feel they are really answering important and often confusing questions kids have about what is going on around them when another child or adult is doing or saying things that make them uncomfortable - with the words to say and things to do to help them stay safe and get help. Back when my two-year old desperately wanted to walk in big stores instead of sit in the cart, we read the lost in the store comic and practiced the safety plan steps at home. The next time we were in a big store, we practiced the safety plan again and when it came time to practice getting help from the store checkout person - she looked at me and said, "I want to sit in the cart and practice staying together." She never hassled me about walking vs. going in the cart again. Now that she's older, she happily practices the full way through if I ask her, including getting help from the store clerk - and she is proud and confident. As for the lesson/story about getting out of line if someone is pushing and won't stop even after being asked with a strong boundary (which is part of the comic - that the first tool is to say "stop.") I'm surprised another reviewer thought that getting out of line was 'turning the other cheek' or not empowering. I think staying while someone is pushing would be turning the other cheek and disempowering. And I think getting into a fight in line only gets both kids in trouble or hurt or both - also not empowering or safe. The power to choose to be safe over being inconvenienced is HUGE! Imagine down the road, and remember your own experience of being a young teen: What if you and others you knew truly had the personal power to walk away, to leave situations where you were being bullied, pressured to do something unsafe or illegal, pressured to witness bullying or worse. Imagine if you or your child learns that safety is more important and how to leave and get help while they are younger and only dealing with a pushy person in line rather than something worse. What if kids didn't worry about saving face or being first, but instead had the confidence and self-worth to walk away from a bad situation and get help. I consider that ability to take positive action that ends an escalating situation truly powerful and admirable for any child or adult.

I got this and another book to start some conversations with my four yr olds about tricky people, safe & unsafe situations, good & bad touches, etc. Some of the cartoons & scenarios in here are a bit over their heads but I really like the book overall--- though it is not really 'stories' to read, my kids will bring the book over at least once a week as their choice for bedtime! We talk about the scenarios & I make up ones that we might encounter in real life and we do some role playing (so what would you say/do if...). In combination with the other book I got which is more about good/bad touches, I feel like we have covered a lot of territory with these discussions and not in a pushy preachy way. Definitely recommend.

This book is not meant to be for kids. It’s very confusing and not engaging any of my girls (4,6 & 10). Non of them have any interest to listen and look at the pictures.The idea of the book is great.

This book has been SO useful so far. It is great for my 4-year-old and 7-year-old kids because of the format. It keeps their attention, delivers the message in a succinct manner, but has a lasting impression. I have the full version of the kidpower book and haven't gotten through it yet. I know there is good, important information in there, but it's very long and wordy. This has been a perfect 'cliff notes' version.

Great tool for my kids. Very important for safety, and also useful basic skills for interpersonal relationships and managing one's own emotions (e.g. de-escalation instead of lashing out). I wish more kids had these books to better learn this stuff from an early age.

I think this is so important to read to young children. While, the terms do sound a bit cheesy(and contrived) it speaks to children in a way that makes them feel more in control and mature in dealing with scary situations they have anxieties about.

I bought this for my 6 1/2 year old. There are a lot of comics to go over and it was a bit too lengthy to get through. I imagine that a child who is a little older and is reading this on their own would benefit and enjoy it more.

Drawings are black and white so thought my son wouldn’t like it. But once we started reading he was completely engaged. Easy to read, fun to act out, and really help describe how to handle most challenges that I didn’t know how to talk about. So helpful!

A really good tool for providing a basis for discussing a whole range of challenging subjects for youngsters. Also really good for providing simple strategies kids can use to keep themselves safe. Although written in the US this worked really well for in the UK for discussing issues with my 5 and 11 year old.

I bought this to read with my 7 year old daughter. It covers various safety topics and encourages family discussions about different scenarios. My daughter likes the comic format and enjoys discussing how each situation may apply to her.

This book is for EVERY Kid and adults who love them!!!