Sylvia Barkan Rimm (born 1935) is an American
psychologist specializing in parenting, child development and learning. She has written books on raising
gifted
Intellectual giftedness is an intellectual ability significantly higher than average. It is a characteristic of children, variously defined, that motivates differences in school programming. It is thought to persist as a trait into adult life, wi ...
children, success for girls, and communication skills.
Rimm has a PhD. from the
University of Wisconsin–Madison
A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United Stat ...
. She has been a clinical professor of psychiatry and pediatrics at
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.
[ She received her psychology license from the Ohio State Board of Psychology on March 12, 1993.][
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Books
*''Exploring Feelings: Discussion Book for Gifted Kids Have Feelings Too''
*''Why Bright Kids Get Poor Grades: And What You Can Do About It''
*''How to Parent So Children Will Learn''
*''Education of the Gifted and Talented''
*''Keys to Parenting the Gifted Child''
*''Underachievement Syndrome: Causes and Cures''
*''See Jane Win''
*''See Jane Win for Girls: A Smart Girl's Guide to Success''
*''How Jane Won''
*''Gifted Kids Have Feelings Too''
*''Raising Preschoolers''
*''Sylvia Rimm on Raising Kids''
*''Rescuing the Emotional Lives of Overweight Children''
*''Growing Up Too Fast''
References
External links
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American women psychologists
Educational psychologists
University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni
1935 births
Living people
21st-century American women
American educational psychologists
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