The Program

TFKP seeks to incorporate a team approach with parents, educators, community leaders and the children themselves. Our goal is to help turn the culture of casual teasing and bullying into one of acceptance, respect and empathy. 

Our Purpose

“Tease-Free Kids” (TFK) is an organization established to combat the culture of teasing and bullying that is pervasive among children in our schools and community. TFK has developed a training program to educate children and the adults who supervise them on the dangers of teasing and bullying, and also offer them skills to combat this problem. Once completed, participants will be equipped to identify and hopefully feel empowered to stand up against this behavior and to create a culture of acceptance and respect for one another.

Our Problem

Teasing and bullying have often been accepted as harmless fun, but the consequences of societal acceptance of this cruel behavior have never been more deadly as they are today. Flashbacks to Columbine and Santana High Schools remind us that we can no longer dismiss teasing and bullying with the old saying, “Kids will be kids.”

In general, this abuse adversely affects the self-esteem, productivity, and morale of its victims, especially in the formative years of childhood. The heartbreaking loss of young life and prevalence of youth violence destroy a child’s perception of their school as a safe haven. The answer cannot be found in school metal detectors and locker searches. These remedies serve only to give a false sense of security, victimize all of our children, and reinforce existing fears.

Our Program

“Tease-Free Kids” provides on-site training in schools, children’s organizations and churches to help eradicate teasing and bullying. We offer specially trained professionals who are passionate about providing a program to reduce and hopefully eliminate teasing and bullying in schools and other youth organizations. By incorporating a team approach, which includes buy-in from each organization’s administrators, faculty, counselors, parents and children, “Tease-Free Kids” is able to help combat the culture of casual teasing and bullying with one of acceptance, respect, and empathy.