Kelly Nault-Matzen, M.A., is a corporate spokesperson, mother and wife, family counselor and

founder of UltimateParent.Com—a company that provides parenting resources such as the Mommy Moments

online parenting course. Kelly is a popular and entertaining guest on radio and television stations across North

America and is the parenting expert regularly featured on Rochester, New York’s number one hit music show

98PXY. Across the country she regularly facilitates workshops for parents, corporate audiences such as

GlaskoSmithKline and was most recently the parenting media spokesperson for the Fountain Tire Gift of Time

for Families campaign which reached over 1.8 million parents.

Parenting Toddler Biting Question: “Kelly, my 1.5 year old has taken to biting both the dog and the baby. I've tried many things and have read many parenting books but am still without a solution...

“Dinner’s ready!” I yell.Nothing. No pitter patter of feet. Not even a polite “Coming” or “OK.” “DINNER’S READY!” I yell louder.I strain and listen. All is calm. Not a creature stirs, not a sound can ...

“Pick up your feet. We’re going to be late for school!” I hiss. What I actually want to say is, “I’m going to be late for work for the third time this week because of your dawdling!”

Despite what you think, children (even yours) like to do chores. This may be tough to believe when the majority of children fuss when asked to clear the table, “forget” to pick up after themselves and...

On the eve of my baby’s due date, I am unable to sleep.

To focus on the family and put them first is as natural to mothers as breathing. Failing to focus on the family is rarely a choice for any Mom—it is simply a way of life.

Even though we need a license to do many things in life — everything from driving and operating a forklift to practicing medicine and fishing — there is no license required to become a parent and this...

Over 200 pairs of eyes are glued to me as a spirited child screams, "ORDER ME MY MEAL NOW!"