Jane Nelsen

Dr. Jane Nelsen is a marriage and family therapist currently residing in San Clemente, California, and South Jordan, Utah. She is a mother of seven and a grandmother of eighteen. Dr. Nelsen has worked as a counselor in elementary schools and taught child development at the college level for ten years. She is the author or co-author of eighteen books, with over two million copies sold and translations in more than fifteen countries. Her works include "Raising Self-Reliant Children in a Self-Indulgent World," "Positive Discipline in the Classroom," "Positive Time-Out and Over 50 Ways to Avoid Power Struggles in Homes and Classrooms," and "Serenity: Eliminating Stress and Finding Joy and Peace in Life and Relationships." She has appeared on television shows such as Oprah, Sally Jessy Raphael, and Twin Cities Live and is frequently cited as an expert in various parenting magazines. Her popular website, www.positivediscipline.com, offers articles, answers to questions, a newsletter, and online radio shows.