Dr. Sylvia Rimm
"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." — says Katie Couric, former NBC Today show host.
Dr. Sylvia Rimm’s many years as a contributing correspondent to NBC’s Today Show and as a favorite personality on public radio make her a familiar child psychologist to many audiences. She gained a national following by her common sense and practical parenting and teaching advice. She has a deep understanding of how kids think and interact, and is an inspiring and motivating presenter. In her nationally syndicated parenting column with Creators Syndicate, Dr. Rimm answers hundreds of letters each year from parents around the world.
Dr. Rimm is a psychologist, director of Family Achievement Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio, and is a clinical professor at Case Western Reserve School of Medicine. Families come from all over the United States for help. She also counsels gifted children and their families at Menlo Park Academy, a charter school in Cleveland.
Many books have been authored by Dr. Rimm, including How to Parent So Children Will Learn and Why Bright Kids Get Poor Grades, both 2008 National Best Books award winners from USA Book News. In addition, Dr. Rimm has also written Growing Up Too Fast: The Rimm Report on the secret Lives of America’s Middle Schoolers, Rescuing the Emotional Lives of Overweight Children, Keys to Parenting the Gifted Child, Raising Preschoolers, See Jane Win, How Jane Won, and See Jane Win for Girls.
See Jane Win, a New York Times Bestseller, was featured on the Oprah Winfrey and Today shows and in People Magazine. Her newest book is Jane Wins Again: Can Women Have It All? A Fifteen Year Follow Up.
Dr. Rimm is co-author with Gary A. Davis and Del Siegle of the textbook Education of the Gifted and Talented (6th edition). She served for many years on the Board of Directors of the National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC), and received the prestigious Anne F. Isaacs, Robert Rossmiller and Palmarium awards for her lifetime contributions to gifted children.
Dr. Rimm speaks and publishes internationally on family and school approaches to guiding children toward achievement, reversing underachievement, gender issues in achievement, and social and emotional issues related to giftedness and creativity. She is a dynamic and inspiring speaker who fascinates audiences of all ages and backgrounds, tailoring her educational talks to the special themes of the audience.
Dr. Rimm draws experience and inspiration from her wonderful husband; her very successful children: 2 daughters and 2 sons, and their spouses; and 9 vivacious grandchildren.
Dr. Rimm's Resume (Click here for PDF)
Family Achievement Clinic
Cleveland
Sylvia B. Rimm Ph.D., Director
Family Achievement Clinic specializes in working with capable children who are not performing to their abilities in school.
Family Achievement Clinic
The Clinic also offers a comprehensive range of psychological services centered on children, adolescents, and their families. Services include therapy for underachievement, attention deficit disorders, anxieties, and oppositional problems, as well as parenting and marriage therapy, divorce counseling, and career planning.
Family Achievement Clinic includes Dr. Sylvia Rimm, Director, Dr. Daniel Weinberger, Associate Director, and Dr. Christine Brewer, Psychologist.
Dr. Sylvia Rimm resides with her husband in Cleveland, Ohio. She also sees clients (on a limited basis) in Wisconsin.
Bring Dr. Rimm to Your Community
Dr. Rimm speaks to thousands each year at schools, conferences, and meetings throughout the world. Her energizing and inspiring messages make her an ideal speaker for parents, educators and students.
She is able to adapt her wide range of messages to suit keynote addresses, seminars, one-, two-, or three-day workshops, or college credit workshops to fit the needs of particular audiences.
One Parent Chairperson stated "On behalf of our entire Academy community, thank you so much for speaking at our school. Your talk resonated with all the parents. People are still talking about it! We hope to have you back to share more of your insight, wisdom and advice. You were certainly the highlight of our parent program series."
Dr. Rimm speaks on many topics for educators, parents, and students, and also to community leaders, administrators, and health care professionals. If a specific topic from the list below interests your group, Dr. Rimm will be happy to tailor her talk to the special themes of your meeting. If desired, she will also accept written questions from the audience.
For further details or to make arrangements for Dr. Rimm to come to your school, church, or community, call 1-800-SYL-RIMM (800-795-7466) or email booking@sylviarimm.com
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Topic List (not limited to): - (Click on a topic to view it's description)
Underachievement Syndrome: An Educational Epidemic
Marching to the Beat of a Different Drummer
Parenting for Achievement
How to Parent So Children Will Learn
Pressures Gifted Children Feel
Gender Issues in Achievement
See Jane Win: How to Engage Girls to Become Successful Women
Raising Girls with Optimism and Resilience
Raising Happy and Well-Behaved Preschoolers
Identification of Gifted and Creative Students
Growing Up Too Fast (for Middle- and/or High-School Students)
How to Respond to Bullying
Getting Along with Your Adult Children: When You Can Be Friends
Rescuing the Lives of Overweight Children
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