Life: Do This, Not That includes everything you wish you could discuss with your children-but that you have trouble putting into words. This comprehensive guide to success, aimed at kids between ten and fourteen, covers the most critical and challenging topics of the tween years and helps open a dialogue between you and your children.

One section is dedicated to the importance of abstinence during middle school and the perils of teen sexuality-from sexting to pregnancy to STDs. Another chapter delves into the Internet and the dangers of online predators. Yet another...