Hi, my name is Ashley Ryan, this is Dr. Blaise Ryan, and this is our son.
Years ago something unexpected happened to us both. Blaise and I sat down at a table in a coffee shop next to an interesting gentleman. He was doing this PhD in early childhood development and behavior. Our little boy was in my tummy at the time, so we were naturally interested in what he had to share. He recommended some books to us and told us that he was going to teach a workshop on "Discipline Without Punishments or Rewards".
Discipline Without Punishments or Rewards???
"How are you supposed to do that?" We thought to ourselves; "how can you discipline a child any other way?"
Well, we were intrigued... We were already learning as much as we could about raising a child. At the time we were both studying Chinese Medicine. Dr. Ryan was working on his thesis and was also doing his clinical practicum. He was reading books on pre-natal brain development. I was reading about different approaches to the birthing process. I was drinking all kinds of herbal tonics and taking supplements that Blaise and my mother (who worked in natural vitamin store) were giving me for prenatal development.
As young first-time parents, we knew that we knew absolutely nothing about raising a child. So we wanted to learn as much as we could... In this spirit we jumped into the books recommended by the gentleman in the coffee shop and when his workshop came around, we signed up... What we learned shocked us!
Before learning about this revolutionary new way to discipline children, we'd probably be pulling out our hair by now. But thankfully we discovered a different approach based on some very sound biologicial evidence.
Now our child is very cooperative. We never have to raise our voice or get into stressful arguments. Sure he still defies us at times, because that's what all healthy children do as they grow.
But now, instead of freaking out on our child, we use the skills that we teach in The Happy Child Guide. We only need to ask him to do something once, and 9 times out of 10 he'll do it without another word. And for that 1 time out of 10 where he gets distracted, defies me, or tries to ignore me, we know the formula to get him "back on track". And it's so simple!
The skills you'll learn in The Happy Child Guide are all things that we've learned from a variety of experts, authors, parents, caregivers, teachers, doctors, researchers, and scientists that have worked for us. Over the years we've practiced all these methods and simplified them for you in this book.
The real essence of the methods we teach are connection, respect, trust and healthy habits. Once your child has this firmly rooted, then they listen to you every time.
When we stumbled upon the information that’s in this book we were thrilled with the results these had with our child…
We know that much of the struggle that parents go through on a daily basis with their children’s behavior can be resolved with some simple skills and a little patience to try them out.
As you practice the skills in this ebook more, you’ll get much more effective with them, and you’ll soon find challenging behavior much easier to deal with.
In fact, you’ll learn how some challenging behavior is really a door to developing a deep respect and trust with your child.
Remember, parenting is an art and a science. And like all sciences, there are certain principles and theories based on statistical biological and psychological child-developmental research that helps you be more effective.
And like all arts, you need some skills in order to create a masterpiece. And just like starting anything new, you won’t be very skilled when you first start. But by learning some key skills and practicing them overtime, you’ll eventually become a masterful parent, responding elegantly and lovingly to even the unexpected challenges that come up with your child.
Parenting is a process of never-ending learning. We welcome you on this journey of learning and we hope that you and your family benefits from applying the skills taught in this ebook.
In fact, what we soon realized was that most parents struggle to get their kids to listen to them. So, after years of collaboration, research, and writing, we've put these principles into an easy to follow "Guide".
The Happy Child Guide is exactly that.
The GUIDE to Raising a HAPPY, Confident, and Smart Child
I'm also a recognized Parenting Coach , International Web Publisher, Performance Artist, and I'm the Faculty Dean at Parent Learning Club .
Dr. Blaise Ryan is a Natural Medicine Doctor, Child Behavior Researcher and the Chief Medical Researcher at Child Brain Health Research Institute .
And for the 4th Edition of the Happy Child Guide, we tracked down our friend who we met in the coffee shop so many years ago, who first introduced us to so many of the skills that we teach in The Happy Child Guide, Isaac Romano, who has over 30 years of expertise in child behavioral development. We're delighted to have Isaac Romano as our contributing editor. Isaac is also a senior faculty at the Parent Learning Club, where he offers coaching for parents using the principles in The Happy Child Guide. Together we have had dozens of parenting articles published on over 300 websites around the world. Over the years we've also interviewed dozens of the world's most famous and knowledgeable parenting authors and child behavioral experts. You may have also heard us as guest speakers on various radio shows throughout the country. |
1. The e-Report, 11 Superfoods That Super-Charge Your Child's Brain - Natural Secrets To Overcome Misbehavior, ADD, ADHD & ODD (a $19.97 value), with loads and loads of easy food tips you can start to use right away for controlling your child's behavior! 
