Most parents will agree that raising a child, while rewarding, is never easy. You want your kid to be happy, secure and productive but the journey to get there can be frustrating. Especially when that child underachieves.

Parenting expert and NY Times best-selling author Dr. Sylvia Rimm cautions against blaming the child for not performing up to potential. She says it’s the parent’s fault:
A child’s ability to learn and conform is affected by their parent’s own behavior.

To help parents put things back on track, Sylvia will discuss:

• The 12 foundational principles of parenting.

• How to make your child smarter in six steps.

• Why you should never talk about your child’s problems when they’re within earshot.

• Why if you hate your job it can make your child an underachiever.

• National Parenting Gifted Children Week (July 14 – 20).

CREDENTIALS: Former NBC Today show correspondent Dr. Rimm specializes in parenting and how children learn and develop. Based in Cleveland, she’s director of the Family Achievement Clinic and clinical professor of psychiatry and pediatrics at Case Western Reserve School of Medicine. She’s also written hundreds of articles and dozens of books on child rearing including WHY BRIGHT KIDS GET POOR GRADES: And What You Can Do About It and HOW TO PARENT SO CHILDREN WILL LEARN: Strategies for Raising Happy, Achieving Children.

AVAILABILITY: Ohio, nationwide by arrangement and via telephone
CONTACT: Lori Butler, 1-800-795-7466 (OH); lori@sylviarimm.com