Dr. Sylvia Rimm Books and Media
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How to Parent So Children Will Learn
As the Today show's contributing correspondent and the director of the Family Achievement Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio, Dr. Sylvia Rimm is our foremost expert on how to raise children in an environment that encourages learning and achievement. In How to Parent So Children Will Learn, Dr. Rimm gives practical, compassionate, no-nonsense advice for raising happy, secure, and productive children, from preschool to college. Easy-to-follow parent pointers, sample dialogues, and boxed step-by-step examples show parents how to:
• Select appropriate rewards and punishments
• Decrease arguments and power struggles
• Encourage appropriate independence without overempowering your children
• Guide your children toward good study habits
• Help your children improve test-taking skills
• Encourage creativity in your children
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Why Bright Kids Get Poor Grades: And What You Can Do About It
Millions of gifted children with average, above-average, or even gifted abilities--including those from homes where education is valued--simply do not perform up to their capabilities. This is what Dr. Sylvia Rimm terms underachievement syndrome. Now Dr. Rimm offers desperately needed help for parents of underachieving children. Drawing on both clinical research and years of experience counseling families, she has developed a "Trifocal Model" to help parents and teachers work together to get students back on track. It is effective for both average and gifted students, from preschool through college. Dr. Rimm spells out a practical, six-step program that really works. If you are the parent or teacher of an underachiever, don't give up--get this book.
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See Jane Win for Girls: A Smart Girl's Guide to Success
In the 1990’s, child psychologist Sylvia Rimm and her daughters surveyed more than 1,000 satisfied, successful women. Their goal was to "identify the essential childhood elements that encouraged these women to achieve fulfilling careers" so other parents could give their daughters the same advantages. Their findings were published in See Jane Win, a New York Times best-seller. See Jane Win teaches parents how to help their daughters. See Jane Win For Girls teaches daughters how to help themselves. The comments and experiences of successful women inspire young readers; practical advice helps them make positive changes and choices. Girls learn to win in all areas of their lives, from family and friends to school and learning, motivation, character development, and more.
