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

I bought this cd as a last hope really as my little five year old daughter has had trouble falling asleep for about a year. She is very bright and reads all the time but cannot switch herself off to sleep. I prepared her for the idea of relaxation by making up my own little stories for a couple of evenings then tried the cd. Well, honestly it has made the most incredible difference to all of our lives! My daughter loved it and fell asleep before the end of the first story, she slept soundly. I waited a week or so before writing this review in case the first night was a fluke :o) My little girl is happier every day, we have evenings to ourselves and I am about to order all the other cd's I can lay my hands on! Also tried indigo dreams which she loved. I appreciate this kind of technique may not suit all children but my daughter is so full of beans 24-7 if it works for her then it must be good! The stories are simple and lovely and seem to promote healthy sleeping habits. Lets hope it lasts!

My son, 6, has had trouble sleeping and worrying. He has been taking upto 3hrs to fall asleep and then waking during the night and then being exhausted and anxious during the day as he is so tired. Story tapes did not help. The second night of playing the tape he was asleep quickly and happily and woke early and full of life next morning. BRILLIANT! Although he has had a few tricky nights since, the tape has made a real positive difference. He really enjoys the stories and they really do help him relax and get better quality sleep. He knows he can get to sleep and feels more in control. The stories are adventurous and the voice is lovely. Highly recommend.

This CD has been great to help my very restless 7 year old son unwind at bedtime. He has a very active mind and these meditations help him to clear his mind and have improved his sleep. My only grumble (hence the 4 stars) is that the download version is one continuous track rather than a new track for each story. This makes it fiddly to find the start of the second or third one (the second story - the rocket one - is his favourite), particularly once transferred to CD. Also it is preceeded by a harsh American voice (no offence intended, but not at all relaxing compared to the Scottish voice doing the rest of the talking) introducing the download version "brought to you by Audible..." Therefore DO NOT BUY THE DOWNLOAD VERSION, but order the CD instead. I have just ordered the Enchanted Meditations title for some variation - hoping that it will be separate tracks.

My daughters are 5 years old and they absolutely love this CD. They listen every single night and sometimes even just go and lie down on their beds in the daytime and listen to either that, or the Enchanted Meditation for kids by the same lady. They talk about Christiane as if they know her, and the Enchanted CD is simple known as 'Rainbow Mummy' in our house!The CDs put them in a calm, relaxed mood and they drop off to sleep easily.I have recommended them both to friends and posted on FB too!!!Thank you Christiane! Looking forward to any further releases!

I have a 7 year old with a very active imagination. She was struggling to get off to sleep with the mass of thoughts and worries that were going through her head and was constantly getting up for the first hour after her bedtime. This had been going on for a couple of years. We have had this c.d now for almost a week and she has not come downstairs once! In fact, when I go to check on her she almost looks more peacefully asleep than before. She has asked for a worry tree on her bedroom wall so that she can put post-it notes on it with her worries. I am so very grateful to have found this CD! It is amazing and has transformed both of our evenings :-)

This works like magic! My 2 nieces (aged 7 and 6) are usually still jumping around until about midnight - after being put to bed between 7 and 8. Parents have tried everything to get them sleeping but failed. Literally, within 5 minutes of putting them to bed with this on, they were both zonked, flat out! It's never been known before. It's now known as the magic CD in their household! I bought it initially for my 3 year old (as I'm quite into meditation etc myself) and although we don't have bedtime problems with him anyway, he listens and falls asleep pretty quickly.

Lovely CD - dissapointed that there are only 3 tracks, but there are lengthy so not too bad.Bought to help my 5 year old get to sleep on his own, but I think he found it hard to concentrate and engage with what was being said, so it didn't work for him.However, my 8 year old loves it and it does send him off to sleep - a nice introduction to meditation for him I think.I'd say suitable for 7+, perhaps though my 5 yo (and possibly 3yo) will get to grips with it sooner as they have been introduced to the concept earlier - we now alternate between this and David Walliams audiobooks every night!

From the reviews I had read I was expecting this to be more story telling with meditation sounds etc. It is a meditation CD, using a story that is telling your child that 'you are walking on the beach" etc. For some reason, I don't really like the CD's and I'm not very keen on the worry tree, it makes me feel uncomfortable. I know thats not a specific reason but its best how I can describe it.Having said this, it seems to be working. For months and months I have been spending 2-3 hours each evening trying to get my son, who's 6, to go to sleep and I have tried everything. I have only used this for 4 nights so far but he has fell asleep within the hour, the first two nights within 25 mins, which is a vast improvement! I'm not sure that it will last but if nothing else he is more relaxed and calm when in bed, not asking questions and being crafty trying to make excuses not to go to sleep. He also wanted to listen to the CD, so he must enjoy it. Worth a try if you are having trouble getting your child to sleep.