ChildBuilders’ Program Overview

ChildBuilders' Approach to Keeping Children Safe

We have been serving the Houston community since 1974. Our mission is to promote mental health and prevent abuse by empowering children, parents, and teachers with assertiveness skills, emotional control, empathy, resilience, and the ability to resolve conflict nonviolently.

ChildBuilders envisions a community where all children are respected, nurtured, and protected.

Solutions

Educating children through classroom-based primary prevention TEKS-aligned programs, including Stand Strong • Stay Safe and other programs
Supporting parents, guardians, and other adults involved in parenting through outreach, resources, and in-person or virtual workshops
Supporting educators through professional development and curriculum implementation

“I believe that your program will save so many lives and will resonate for generations of families to come. It is a noble work….”

“…The students in many classrooms began to use language like, 'Stop, I don’t like that,' and treating each other with more kindness when the teachers reinforced the lessons.”

“We actually had a kindergartner share that another six y/o touched him inappropriately and we were able to handle this with his family.”

“A first grader disclosed sexual abuse using the verbiage that was taught in the program.”

“I hear positive feedback from parents who report that they hear their children using the assertive, empathetic language and applying the strategies with siblings and on play dates.”

…My students' young lives are marred by loss: divorce, abuse, drugs and alcohol. ChildBuilders' courses help me mend their hearts, create hope, and instill values and goals, so they can determine their own destiny.…

"If you never tell someone [about the abuse], they're going to keep on doing it. That's why I could tell my principal or my mom or my teacher."

“I really appreciated using the puppets in the lower grades. It was a safe and responsible way to present the information. I also received feedback from the parents that confirmed that the students understood and shared what they learned. I plan to use it again.”

“Students used the language and skills in role-plays and on campus. This program contributes to a positive sense of school community.”

Stand Strong • Stay Safe “created conversation about students’ relationships with friends and family. The students can now verbalize their emotions and dislikes to their friends and to me.”

“Students have improved self-esteem and skills to speak out when they don't feel safe or respected.”

Stand Strong • Say Safe

ChildBuilders' Personal Safety Education

PreK through 1st Grade
Stand Strong • Stay Safe - Early Childhood

Preview Video - Lesson 1: Assertiveness

This video shows an excerpt from the first lesson of our Early Childhood curriculum. It is intended to give you a sense of how we introduce the puppets and what the puppet shows are like.

Is your child learning the Stand Strong * Stay Safe program in school?

Parents and guardians whose children are receiving Stand Strong * Stay Safe presentations at school may preview the curriculum their children will learn. Use the link below to request access.

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2nd through 5th Grade
Stand Strong • Stay Safe - Elementary

Program Overview

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Teacher Guidance

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Health TEKS Alignment

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Character Counts

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Stand Strong • Stay Safe Elementary - Lesson 1 Series

This collection of four short videos was developed for educators working remotely during the pandemic to offer virtual instruction in the Stand Strong • Stay Safe basic skills. Navigate using the arrows in the box in the top left, or watch the videos in sequence one after the other.

Is your child learning the Stand Strong * Stay Safe program in school?

Parents and guardians whose children are receiving Stand Strong * Stay Safe presentations at school may preview the curriculum their children will learn. Use the link below to request access.

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Other Programs

ChildBuilders' three-tiered approach offers educational programs for the three most important influences in a child's life: parents, educators, and children themselves.

Where Are ChildBuilders' Programs?

Public Schools

Alvin ISD

Aldine ISD

Fort Bend ISD

Galena Park ISD

Galveston ISD

Klein ISD

Pasadena ISD

Pearland ISD

Santa Fe ISD

Spring Branch ISD

Private and Charter Schools

Amigos Por Vida - Friends For Life

The Awty International School

Big Little School

Head Start

ChildBuilders’ Program Overview

ChildBuilders' Approach to Keeping Children Safe

Solutions

Stand Strong • Say Safe