Keys to Parenting the Gifted Child

by Sylvia B. Rimm

Unlock the potential of your bright child with more than 40 helpful keys. Discover what it takes to successfully raise a gifted child through practical advice and guidelines offered by Dr. Sylvia Rimm. Parents have many questions and concerns, and Dr. Rimm brings them one step closer to finding answers. Keys How to enhance learning in the family; Parenting with a united front; Homework issues; Underachievement; Perfectionism; Peer pressure; Parent-school communications; Educational alternatives; and much more.

Genres: Parenting

245 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1994

About the author

Dr. Sylvia Rimm’s nine 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.

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 has authored many books 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 written Growing Up Too Fast: The Rimm Report on the secret Lives of America’s Middle Schoolers, 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 book, Rescuing the Emotional Lives of Overweight Children, was a finalist for the Books for a Better Life Award. Many parents and educators seek Dr. Rimm’s help through her books, tapes, q-cards, and newsletters.

In her parenting column, Dr. Rimm answers hundreds of letters each year from parents and grandparents in her nationally syndicated column with Creators Syndicate.

Dr. Rimm speaks and publishes internationally on family and school approaches to guiding children toward achievement, parenting, and the lives of teenagers. She is a dynamic speaker who fascinates audiences, speaking on many topics, 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

Dr. Rimm's expertise on gifted children, parenting, families, teens and tweens, and many more topics, makes her an excellent psychologist, author, columnist and speaker.

Reviews

[Kendra Cox · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent. Rimm has a lot of good advice for raising ANY child - stressing the need to help kids develop discipline and love of learning and trying to prevent problems that can lead to underachievement.

[Myrinda Dixon · Rating 4 out of 5]

good fast read. I like they way each chapter was concise and to the point and stayed in a narrow area of focus. the only thing I didn't get was that the author kept referring to keys and I could not find those...aren't things like that usually in a separate section in the back? if you have just been informed that you have a gifted child, this book is a great starting point

[Susan · Rating 3 out of 5]

I felt like there wasn't much to this book, yet I did keep finding some specific helps that I think would be good to implement, or ideas I need to keep in mind with my kids. I might have given it more stars if it were the first book I read on the subject...

[S. J. · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is a good introduction with some helpful anecdotal insights. It is a quick brush of the surface, however, and would not be that helpful for someone who already has read several books on the subject.

[Sheridan · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a very basic book, covering many different topics regarding gifted kids, but none very deeply. I think it is a nice overview, but not really enough information to help.

[Shantel · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was informational and provided a good basic overview, but I wish it were more indepth.

[Gigi]

I will be reading this continually while my kids are in school...

[Sheridan]

was a bit out-dated. it seemed to tackle the issues facing parents of gifted children, but not many detailed solutions. a good book to start your journey on reading about this topic.