Sylvia Rimm, PhD

Says Katie Couric, former NBC Today show host, "Dr. Rimm is a welcome voice of calm and reason

See Jane Win For Girls
Women have indeed come a long way. Dr. Sylvia Rimm's New York Times best-selling book, See Jane Win and her sequels, How Jane Won and See Jane Win for Girls, provide inspiring stories of over 1,000 successful women in traditional and nontraditional careers.

School and life achievement patterns for girls and women differ considerably from those of boys and men. This presentation will provide the main themes in the childhoods of these successful women and feature research-based advice for raising and teaching girls as well as teacher, parent and counselor activities to help girls build self-esteem, develop interests, cope with competition, discover mentors, manage social skills, handle bullying and improve family relationships.

Information from See Jane Win, How Jane Won, and See Jane Win for Girls will sensitize audiences to both the similarities and individual differences among successful women and show how girls can live The American Dream.

Parenting in the 21st Century
Parenting is more complex than it has ever been. Dr. Rimm will share some of the current issues she has discussed with the listeners of her national public radio program, with viewers on her NBC-TV "Today Show" interviews, and with the readers of her syndicated newspaper column. Perfectionism, competition, peer pressure, the changing roles of parents, single parents, divorce, creativity, sibling rivalry, and of course, school achievement will be among her topics. Parents will have the opportunity to submit questions before the program as well as to ask questions directly of Dr. Rimm. Dr. Rimm's emphasis, as always, will be on providing practical help in guiding children toward success, confidence, and kindness in a time when parents face continuous challenge.

Dr. Rimm will share the foundational principals of parenting which she provides to parents at Family Achievement Clinic and in her parenting book, How to Parent So Children Will Learn. She will describe the four cornerstones of raising happy achieving children.

1) Empowering Your Children With the V of Love - How to praise and empower moderately so children do not feel excess pressure, are not given adult power too soon, and are encouraged to love learning.

2) United Parenting - How spouses can support each other and their children's teachers to strengthen the educational process and prevent their children's underachievement. Single parenting, grandparenting, and child care will be included.

3) Teaching Habits That Encourage Learning - How to teach study habits as well as independent daily routines which will foster achievement and self-confidence.

4) Setting Positive Expectations - How parents can communicate messages about achievement to their children by what they say about their own work. Gender expectations for achievement will also be described.

Why Bright Kids Get Poor Grades: An Educational Epidemic
Underachievement Syndrome has become an educational epidemic. Many capable children who sit in our classrooms do not work up to their ability. Patterns which cause underachievement begin at home and are continued in the classroom. Parents and teachers may overlook or misinterpret the symptoms and may be manipulated by children in ways that accidentally maintain the problems. This presentation will focus on ways that teachers can identify the patterns of underachievement and on ways they can help these students in the prevention and cure of Underachievement Syndrome.

Other titles:
Practical Strategies to Raise Student Achievement

How to Parent so Children will Learn