Sylvia Rimm
Dr. Rimm speaks and publishes internationally on family and school approaches to guiding children toward achievement. She is a dynamic speaker who fascinates audiences, speaking on many topics, tailoring her educational talks to the special themes of the audience. Her newspaper column, Sylvia Rimm on Raising Kids, is syndicated nationally through Creators Syndicate. A favorite personality on public radio for many years, Dr. Rimm was a longtime contributing correspondent on NBC's Today and Weekend Today.
Dr. Rimm understands that parenting is more challenging now than ever before. Many parents and educators seek Dr. Rimm's help through her books and tapes. Among the favorites are:
Growing Up Too Fast: The Rimm Report on the Secret World of America’s Middle Schoolers
Rescuing the Emotional Lives of Overweight Children
See Jane Win: The Rimm Report on How 1000 Girls Became Successful Women
CA New York Times Best-Seller . . . and featured on Oprah!
How Jane Won: 55 Successful Women Share How They Grew From Ordinary Girls to Successful Women
See Jane Win For Girl: A Smart Girl’s Guide to Success
Keys to Parenting the Gifted Child
How to Parent So Children Will Learn
Why Bright Kids Get Poor Grades
Raising Preschoolers
# "Dr. Rimm is a welcome voice of calm and reason someone who offers practical advice, with almost immediate results. She's a guardian angel for families who need a little or a lot of guidance."
Katie Couric, NBC Today Show
# "These books are smart and caring and full of insight. I've read parts again and again."
Jacquelyn Mitchard, Journalist & Author of The Deep End of the Ocean
# "The kind of down-to-earth advice parents desperately seek when struggling to motivate their under-achievers."
The Washington Post
# " . . .The book (See Jane Win) is a fascinating look at why people become who they are...Parents will take away many practical tips and good advice on how to encourage their daughters to aim high."
Los Angeles Times
# How Jane Won is a great book for our daughters. It's a road map to living an extraordinary life."'
Ann Curry, NBC Today Show
# "Mix of common sense, ethics and commitment to kids earns Sylvia Rimm respect."
Cleveland Plain Dealer
# "Only two, Dr. T. Berry Brazelton and Dr. Penelope Leach, have achieved near Spocklike popularity with parents . . . In her own mild-mannered way, Dr. Rimm is scrambling to pull ahead of the pack."
The New York Times
# ". . . A wise and sensitive observer of children."
Jerome Kagan, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, Harvard University
# "This practical and wise book is a good selection for public libraries and . . . is sure to be popular."
Library Journal
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