Dr. Jane Nelsen is the mother of seven children and grandmother to 19 grandchildren. She is also a licensed Marriage, Family and Child Therapist and the author and/or coauthor of eighteen books.
Jane’s doctorate degree in Educational Psychology from the University of San Francisco in 1979 is secondary to the education and experience she achieved from her successes and failures as a mother of seven children. She also taught Child Development at a California community college and was an elementary school counselor for ten years. She now shares this wealth of knowledge and experience as a popular keynote speaker and workshop leader throughout the country.
Jane is very well received by school districts, teacher organizations, conferences, and parent education networks throughout the world. Letters come in daily from parents and teachers worldwide who have had much success with the principles outlined in her books, workshops, and lectures. She has appeared on Oprah, Sally Jessy Raphael, and Twin Cities Live, CBS This Morning, and was the featured parent expert on the National Parent Quiz with Ben Vereen.