Enchanted Meditations for Kids Audio CD – Audiobook, 14 Nov. 2005

I bought this about a year ago for my 7 year old son who said it was crap and it has sat unloved/unused in his Audio CD collection ever since. I was having a clear out after Xmas and came across it and decided to let my 5 year old daughter have a listen. Curious why my son thought it was crap, I laid next to my daughter to listen with her and I didn't make it past the first visualisation scene and woke up the following morning. I have been having difficulty sleeping since the New Year when I gave up smoking and have not been able to switch off and hey presto I can't believe its actually working for me so each night I let me daughter use it then I take it for me and so far it works every night - I'm shocked. It is aimed at children but the first relaxation step seems to really work for me and I seriously don't make it past the visualisation scenes. I've now ordered a couple by Charles Vald and one aimed at teenagers by Christiane Kerr, her voice relaxes and works for me. I am going to look into getting some for adults but they are really pricey.

I bought this CD after reading the wonderful reviews. My six year old daughter is going through an anxious phase, and seems frightened of almost everything at the moment. Night times are particularly difficult. Since both my husband and I have benefited greatly from meditation, I thought this might be the answer. Unfortunately, my daughter cannot "get into" it. She will listen to the "story" in the meditation, but cannot imagine herself actually participating in it. She fidgets all the way through, has difficulty keeping her eyes closed, and as soon as the story is over, and just the calm music is playing, she jumps up and wants to do something else.Also, this CD only contains four meditations (I had expected eight, from the description); the other four tracks are preparatory relaxation exercises. It is really difficult to stop the CD after the relaxation, so you end up always doing both a relaxation and a meditation each time, which is not what I had expected. Finally, I might be the only one, but I find Ms Kerr's voice and her choice of words often rather annoying.All in all, however, I think this is a good quality product, and clearly works for a lot of children. Just unfortunately, not for all of them.Added two year's later: my daughter (now eight) has begun listening to this again, and seems to like it better than she did when she was six. She does get bored of hearing the same things several times though. Not like an adult who knows that meditation / relaxation is less about what you hear but about how you hear it ...

I bought this CD for my twins aged 2 to help them go to sleep. It is so soothing and relaxing that when I can hear it through the baby monitor it almost sends me to sleep too!There are a few 'guided meditations' (relaxing visualisation stories) where your child pictures in their mind "a butterfly landing on your hand" and "swimming with your dolphin". Its really sweet and gets the imagination going whilst relaxing them and sending them into a dreamy, deep sleep.They love it and I can hear them following the instructions.. ie "take a long deep breath" "blow the butterfly into the air softly like blowing out a candle" etcI am really pleased with my purchase - it was well worth every penny and wouldn't hesitate in recommending it.(edited to add... My twins are now 5 and still love the CD - we also have the bedtime meditations one now too and they haven't stayed awake until the end of it yet :D They cannot help but sleep Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz)Edited to add - I have recommended this to about 4 friends with troublesome sleepers and it knocks their kids out too!

I bought this cd in a desperate attempt to find something that would settle my 8 year old boy at bedtime. He is an anxious child and finds it very difficult to switch off and fall asleep. We played it for the first time tonight and I must admit I wasn't sure whether this would be for him or not. Anyway it starts off with relaxation techniques which my son followed with his eyes shut, I left him to it and peeked back ten minutes later and he was lying nice and relaxed listening to the calming voice taking him on a journey under the sea. I popped down stairs waiting for those foot steps on the stairs to tell me he can't sleep but they never came. I went upstairs to check on him and he was fast asleep! It was so nice to see him having gone to sleep feeling safe and relaxed. I really would recommend this to any parent whose child finds it difficult to settle at bedtime. Now going to order some more in the series!

I was sceptical, but decided to give this a try, as both our kids (5&7) were not able to switch off and fall asleep any more. It mostly took them close to 2 hours to finally drop off and was wearing our patience down day by day, month by month...First day with this CD they were asleep in 5 mins! Coincidence we thought! But next day they were both asleep in 15 mins and this seems to be holding out for more than 2 weeks now! Success! By now they are saying they get bored to sleep, but heyho, as long as they go to sleep, I don't mind how it works! And one evening Mummy and Daddy tried it out themselves and were asleep long before the first meditation was halfway through...If you are desperate to get your kids to sleep quicker, this is definitely worth a try! It might not work for everyone, but seems to send our family into the land of nod in a very relaxed and easy way! :-)

I have an 11 year old daughter who suffers with anxiety soon as it’s bedtime this has been amazing. She loves all the different mediations. Not every night is perfect but so much better than what it used to be.

My daughter has listened to this non stop for months now. I've fallen asleep with her numerous times listening to this. Very soft and enjoyable voice, guided meditations are wonderful and magical. 100 percent recommended to any parent who's child struggles with nightmares, had any trauma that makes it difficult for them to shut their brain off at night or just to help relax their child down to sleep without any problems. Only downside is she is addicted to it 🙈