Kira ProudfitMay 64 min readDeterrence: Preventing Sexual AssaultTeaching deterrence prevents sexual assault. Deterrence can be taught through consequences, personal values, and empathy.
Kira ProudfitMar 124 min readEmpowering Kids: Teaching the Importance of Saying No and Refusal SkillsWhen we are very young, refusals often come as easy as breathing. “No!” is a favorite word among many toddlers, and their temper tantrums...
Kira ProudfitFeb 193 min readGreen Eggs and Ham: Dishing Out Coercion“What happened next? Can you guess? I did not stop until he said yes.” So reads one of the final lines in I am Sam-I-Am, a book by Tish...
Kira ProudfitFeb 93 min readCoercion: Learning to Live with NoIn the perfect world, everyone wants the same pizza topping on their shared order, all friends want to watch the same movie and are...