"Today" show child psychologist and author of "Why Bright Kids Get Poor Grades" Dr. Sylvia Rimm offers effective, down-to-earth advice to help parents raise their children to achieve their greatest potential, during and "after" the schools years.

Dr. Rimm provides practical, compassionate, no-nonsense advice for raising happy, secure, and productive children from preschool to college. This book contains easy-to-follow parent pointers, sample dialogues, and step-by-step examples to show parents how to select appropriate rewards and punishments, decrease arguments and power struggles, set limits, nurture creativity, encourage appropriate independence without giving children too much power, guide children toward good study habits, and much more. Parents will refer to the topics in this book again and again.

See Jane Win for Girls A Smart Girl's Guide to Success Have you ever seen successful women and wondered, ''How did they get to be that way? What did they do when they were kids? How did they feel? What kinds of experiences did they have? How did they become so confident, capable, and strong?'' Dr. Sylvia Rimm wondered the same things. She decided to get answers - from women themselves. She and her daughters surveyed more than 1,000 successful women, then wrote two books for adults: See Jane Win and How Jane Won. Those books are helping many parents raise amazing daughters. But you don't have to wait for someone to help you. You can help yourself. This book shows you how. It's full of ideas you can start using now to shape your own future. Look inside to find: Specific, practical ''I CAN'' tips for following your dreams, building healthy self-esteem, using your brainpower, improving your social smarts, forming new interests and talents, exploring the world, dealing with big changes, finding role models and mentors, learning and growing with your family, and more.....Quick quizzes and questions that keep you on track.....Fill-in-the-blank charts and pages that help you learn more about yourself.....True ''I CAN'' stories from kids and teens.....Inspiring words from real women - teachers, attorneys, astronauts, musicians, physicians, photographers, publishers, congresswomen, businesswomen, radio announcers, TV news anchors, homemakers, and others......A ''Digging Deeper'' discussion guide to share with caring adults.....And more! Even if you think you're ordinary or average, the truth is, you're full of potential. This book helps you make the most of it. Because anything's possible when you're an ''I CAN'' girl.

A leading child psychologist draws on a wide-reaching survey of American pre-teens to reveal the earlier ages at which today's young people are being introduced to sex, drugs, and body-image issues, in a guide for parents on how to help young people address modern pressures. By the author of See Jane Win. Reprint.

Why are some gifted children willing to tackle new challenges whereas others seem insecure or uninterested? Why do some gifted students achieve while others become caught in a cycle of underachievement? Are there strategies teachers and parents can implement that promote an achievement-oriented attitude? The Underachieving Gifted Child: Recognizing, Understanding, and Reversing Underachievement answers these important questions. Although there are many factors that contribute to achievement, achievement-oriented students exhibit four key traits: they believe that they have the skills to perform well, they expect that they can succeed, they believe what they are doing is meaningful, and they set realistic expectations and implement strategies to successfully complete their goals. This book offers specific strategies to help increase student achievement by improving students' attitudes in these four important areas.

Discover a way to end constant power struggles with your defiant, oppositional, "impossible" 5- to 12-year-old, with the help of leading child psychologist Russell A. Barkley. Dr. Barkley's approach is research based, practical, and doable--and leads to lasting behavior change. Vivid, realistic stories illustrate what the techniques look like in action. Step by step, learn how you can: *Harness the power of positive attention and praise. *Use rewards and incentives effectively. *Stay calm and consistent--even on the worst of days. *Establish a time-out system that works. *Target behavioral issues at home, in school, and in public places. Thoroughly revised to include the latest resources and 15 years' worth of research advances, the second edition also reflects Dr. Barkley's ongoing experiences with parents and kids. Helpful questionnaires and forms can be downloaded and printed in a convenient 8 1/2" x 11" size. Mental health professionals, see also the related title, Defiant Children, Third Edition: A Clinician's Manual for Assessment and Parent Training. For a teen focus, see also Defiant Teens, Second Edition (for professionals), and Your Defiant Teen, Second Edition (for parents), by Russell A. Barkley and Arthur L. Robin. Winner-- Parents' Choice "Approved" Award

Millions of children with average, above average or even gifted abilities simply do not perform up to their capabilities. This guide offers desperately needed help for the parents of underachieving children. Dr. Rimm suggests that parents and teachers work together to get the student back on track.