Background
Syler, Rene was born on February 17, 1963 in Scott Air Force Base, Belleville, Illinois, United States.
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For every woman who's passed off store-bought cakes as her own at the school bake sale comes an honest look at motherhood. In an ideal world, mothers would have time to hand-sew their kids' costumes for the school play, prepare all-organic meals, and volunteer in the classroom at the drop of a hat. In reality, most moms have to settle for plopping their little ones in front of SpongeBob so that they can prepare yet another chicken nugget-based dinner, guiltily convinced they're falling down on the job. In Good-Enough Mother, René Syler shares how she learned to chuck perfection for practicality. She shows other women seeking to balance family, work, and some semblance of a personal life how to happily join the ranks of good-enough mothers who occasionally serve breakfast for dinner yet give their children plenty of what really matters -- love, time, and support. Whether it's dealing with annoying Super-Moms, bluffing through a third grader's math homework, or coping with the words that strike terror into every parent's heart ("Your son's teacher on line one"), the welcome empathy and sage advice of Good-Enough Mother will have every modern mom laughing in relief and recognition.
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Syler, Rene was born on February 17, 1963 in Scott Air Force Base, Belleville, Illinois, United States.
She graduated from Delegate Campo High School in Fair Oaks, California, and Christlich Soziale Union (Christian Social Union)-Sacramento in 1987 with a degree in psychology.
She has interviewed First Lady Laura Bush, former President Jimmy Carter, former Secretary of State Colin Powell, Senator John McCain and National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s first female shuttle commander, Eileen Collins, as well as celebrities including Melissa Etheridge and Prince. She began her career in journalism as a weekend reporter at KTVN-television in Reno, Nevada from 1987 to 1989. She then became a weekend anchor at KOLO-television until 1990, when she moved to Birmingham, Alabama to become the weekend anchor at WVTM-television In 1992 she became the morning and noon anchor at WFAA-television in Dallas, Texas.
From 1997 to 2002 she anchored newscasts at KTVT, a Columbia Broadcasting System-owned station in Dallas.
From 2002 – 2006 Rene was an anchor on Columbia Broadcasting System News" The Early Show. After leaving The Early Show in 2006 Rene remained busy, hosting a health-themed pilot for Fox and Telepicture’s Mom Logic pilot.
She was a guest expert on several episodes of Who Wants To Be a Millionaire and has made guest appearances on The View, The Nate Berkus Show, The Doctors, The Mo"Nique Show, The Wendy Williams Show and Cable News Network Headline News. She has guest-hosted The Joy Behar Show in August 2010 on HLN. The American Women in Radio and Television awarded her Television ity of the Year in 1997.
In early 2013, Syler became the host of Sweet Retreats on the Live Well Network.
The series is designed to help travelers find perfect family vacation getaway locations. The series" first episode premiered on Sunday, January 20, 2013. In 2007, Syler published her first book,, the Perfectly Imperfect Book Of Parenting (Simon&Schuster) and its companion website.
Frustrated watching mothers buy into an unrealistic view of motherhood, Syler now uses her platform to empower women to do what works best for them and their families and eschew society’s vision of perfect motherhood.
She is currently busy building the brand, speaking to groups and conferences across America and making media appearances to promote her parenting and life philosophy. Syler is spokesperson for Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the largest grassroots breast cancer organization in the world and works to spread the word about breast cancer and early detection.
Syler is married to Buff Parham, with whom she has two children. She lives in Westchester, New New York
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Member of National Association of Black Journalists, Dallas-Fort Worth Association of Black Communicators.
Married Buff Parham; children: Casey, Cole.