Sylvia Rimm

A psychologist who specializes in working with capable children who are not performing to their abilities in school, Dr. Sylvia Rimm has gained a national following for her practical and effective advice. She directs the Family Achievement Clinic at MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio, and is a clinical professor of psychiatry and pediatrics at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. Families come from all over the United States for her help.

Dr. Rimm speaks and publishes nationally on family and school approaches to guiding children toward achievement. She is a dynamic speaker who can address a variety of educational topics and who fascinates audiences with her tailored speeches. Dr. Rimm hosts the popular national call-in program on public radio called Family Talk with Sylvia Rimm, where she answers listeners’ questions on parenting. Her newspaper column is syndicated nationally through Creators Syndicate (the same group that syndicates Ann Landers), and she has appeared regularly on television including a monthly parenting series on The Today Show. Parents and teachers value and enjoy her question and answer format on parenting.

Dr. Rimm understands that parenting is more challenging than ever before. Many parents and educators seek her help through her books, audio, and videotapes. Among the favorites are: Raising Preschoolers, Dr. Sylvia Rimm's Smart Parenting, Why Bright Kids Get Poor Grades - And What You Can Do About It, Sylvia Rimm on Raising Kids, See Jane Win: The Rimm Report on How 1,000 Girls Became Successful Women, and Keys to Parenting the Gifted Child.