Do you teach your children to beware of abuse by a Significant Other?

Do you teach your children to beware of abuse by a Significant Other?
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I have two daughters, one 28 and one 12. I raised my older daughter to be vigilant about the signs of impending abuse, and I have begun speaking to my younger daughter about never taking any shit from a boyfriend.
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