http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Kelly+Nault-Matzen Parenting Kelly Nault-Matzen Thu, 22 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=178981&ca=Parenting “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. What can I do? I am worried that he will either hurt our baby or the dog will hurt him”. - Mom Seeking Biting Solution Parenting Solution... Parenting Kelly Nault-Matzen Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=158410&ca=Parenting "A mother's work is never done" (sigh). Just when you think you're through, you find you've only just begun. You aren’t the only one! If the pressure of balancing your work and parenting is ultimately leading you to give both your work and family less, it is time to find a new parenting strategy and... Parenting Kelly Nault-Matzen Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=167813&ca=Parenting Law of Attraction and Effective Parenting Struggle is not part of the natural order of life. One never sees a cherry tree struggle to produce blossoms when given the right environment. Why? Because the tree is simply following its purpose—its basic nature. Fortunately, struggle does not have to be p... Parenting Kelly Nault-Matzen Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=169413&ca=Parenting Over 200 pairs of eyes are glued to me as a spirited child screams, "ORDER ME MY MEAL NOW!" This child has refused to order his own hamburger (as he has done many times before) and when I calmly tell him he can either order it himself, or go home without his burger, he goes completely berserk. Yes,... Parenting Kelly Nault-Matzen Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=174981&ca=Parenting 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 throw a “hissy fit” when you ask them to clean their room. The Secret Truth About Chores and Childr... Parenting Kelly Nault-Matzen Fri, 21 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=172163&ca=Parenting 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. Not long ago ’bringing home the bacon’ was traditionally the father’s role, but now many working mothers are ‘bringing home the... Parenting Kelly Nault-Matzen Mon, 10 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=170868&ca=Parenting 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 is often the trickiest of all of the above activities! Parenting today is far more difficult than i... Womens Interest Kelly Nault-Matzen Thu, 30 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=173582&ca=Womens+Interest On the eve of my baby’s due date, I am unable to sleep. With baby moving in my belly, Braxton Hicks contractions spontaneously occurring (that often render me helpless, like a beetle on it's back waving its legs), and the enormous pressure in my pelvis that whisks me off to the toilet only to expel...