Jo Ryan

About Jo Ryan

Jo Ryan, BA MPH was a Registered Nurse for nearly 20 years, with much of that time spent working in paediatrics. She also worked as a full-time nanny for many years both in Australia and overseas which greatly enhanced her understanding of babies and young children and the pressures of parenting.

As well as being a Registered Nurse, Jo has a Bachelor of Arts and a Masters of Public Health. When doing her Masters degree Jo focused her study on the health and wellbeing of women and their children in a Public Health context and the levels of support available to them within the community.

Jo also conducted research into the types of support services women prefer and how home visiting provides much needed support and helps reduce the stress and anxiety that is part of early parenting.

Jo’s book, BabyBliss is the Australian must-have guide to sleeping, settling and establishing routines for your baby and has sold more than 8,500 copies.

Jo’s philosophy of assisting parents within their own environment helps them to feel more confident in dealing with their child and it ensures that parents feel secure with new the routine and techniques before leaving them to carry on alone.

Jo firmly believes that the parents’ lifestyle and beliefs should be considered and accommodated when planning Babybliss programs and teaching skills. Jo’s techniques are gentle and effective and do not involve ‘crying it out’ or ‘controlled crying’.

Jo Ryan has appeared regularly on television including Sunrise and Studio 10, radio and in print media including The Sunday Telegraph commenting on a host of issues related to babies’ sleep, settling and feeding.

About BabyBliss

BabyBliss is Australia’s best known and most respected parenting support service having helped more than 3,500 parents with its services and reaching hundreds of thousands of people through its blog and website advice over the last ten years.

Established in 2004 by best-selling parenting author Jo Ryan, BabyBliss provides advice, support and assistance to parents to manage their children’s needs, from newborns to toddlers and beyond.

BabyBliss uses the gentle BabyBliss Settling Technique when dealing with all babies and toddlers.

BabyBliss believes that confident parenting is essential in day to day family life and helps young babies and children feel secure and confident.

Jo and the BabyBliss consultants work with families in their own home, in their environment, to their own standards and in a way that is suitable to each family’s unique beliefs and practice. For more information on our service, click here.

BabyBliss also offers a phone support service, and provides a variety of different visits to suit your individual needs.

The support and advice provided by Jo Ryan and BabyBliss will ultimately assist in reducing the stress that is felt by all parents, creating a better experience of early parenthood and young family life.