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How you present yourself matters, so Susan Harrow teaches teenage girls to stand up straight and make good eye contact. She coaches them to speak with a forceful, no-nonsense voice. She talks about different faces — the "hard" face that brooks no argument and the "soft" one that invites cooperation. Hands are both weapons and signals, able to push someone away if needed, or simply convey "Stop that!"
Delivering the no-go message could have grave importance. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says as many as one-third of teens (33 percent) will find themselves on a date in which abuse, coercion or actual violence takes place. That compares to adults where one-fourth of women who date and one-seventh of men who date experience dating abuse or violence.
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