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Superheroes

Help your child manage their anger and anxiety by calming down and relaxing to these visualisations

£14.99

Superhero Fairytale Meditation CD

This CD is designed to engage your child whilst introducing them to relaxation and simple stress-management techniques. These unique story relaxations incorporate visualisations, muscle relaxations and affirmations.

Children imagine they are the characters in the fairytales and go on relaxing journeys in their mind so enhancing their creativity and imagination. These proven techniques encourage mental and emotional health and provide tools for children who suffer from sleeping problems, anxiety and worries.

Suitable for:

creative play and vocabulary • developing imagination and creativity • storytelling • nightmares • bedwetting problems • aid restful sleep • hyperactivity

Reviews of Superheroes

Busy mum

This is a fabulous CD. My child had lots of trouble dropping off to sleep before. Since purchasing this bedtimes have been much less stressful for both of us. I put this on for him to listen to when I leave the room and within 10 -15 minutes he is in a deep sleep.

Caroline Maher

I recently purchased one of your Superheroes CD for my six year old. We were having real problems getting him to sleep at night and he is afraid of being alone, since listening to the Superheroes CD his nightime routine has improved enormously it no longer takes up to 2 hours to get him to sleep.

Marie Silver Rose

My 8 year old has been listening to the Superheroes CD for 5 years. She is very active, but after 6 months of using the CD, I noticed that she had become calmer. She can now relax for about 40 minutes! She now likes to get her friends to relax and sit for 5 minutes and tells them a relaxing story - she particular likes the Alladin stories and even lays out a blanket as a magic carpet.

Sarah Hollidge

Fantastic CD. My 7 year old son has struggled to go to sleep for the last 2 years, we bought him your CD about 4 months ago and now he always falls asleep listening to it within about 5-10 minutes. One problem - if I lie next to him at night I can only listen to 2-3 stories before Im also asleep.

J Hawkins

Morgan has asked for the CD to go on and doesn’t whine to watch TV. We are all calmer because we know once the CD goes on we have the chance of a peaceful evening

Jeanette

Every night my daughter(6) listens to Magical meditations for superheroes and often empower her friends and family with wonderful qualities like patience, love, peace. She regularly empowers herself by saying I can do it or I must stay calm.

Claudia Cartwright

My middle son is 100 miles an hour and enjoys relaxing to them. I know our local school used this CD in the summer term during the heatwave. The Reception kids were lying on the floor listening to them when the temperature meant they couldnt teach.

Emma Cheaney

This CD is truly beautiful to listen to. There has been an amazing change in this household. From the first night of using the cd one of my boys had the best day in school that he has ever achieved. His anxiety levels have dropped and he is generally much calmer. We have been using them for nearly two weeks now and I guarantee they are asleep by track 3/4. No promises it will last but so far so good.

Vicky

After many sleepless nights with my 3 year old son, i was sure there wasnt an end to the cycle of waking 3-4 times in night. I didnt think the Relax kids cd would work straight away but i put it in my sons dvd player and left the room. He loved it and for the first half hour he was messing about as it was something new. After about 45 mins it was totally quiet which is extremely unusual and he was sound. When morning came i realised he hadnt woke once in night, so i was truly shocked. Next night was the same, except he just led down in bed and closed his eyes to listen and was asleep within 15 minutes. I will definatly be looking at more in the range as its brilliant and definately works.

Tessa Bins

Rachel

I use this CD in my nursery school. It is perfect for calming the children down. It is great for nap time.

Karen Perrins

We are delighted with the CD. I have two boys of 6 and 3 and they are thoroughly entranced by it. it is wonderful to be able to recognise and encourage a sensitive side in two very boisterous little boys. Thankyou so much for this treasure to share with my children and we will be purchasing more in the near future.

Hanneke Birch

My son listened to the track last night, over and over again and when I took the mp3 player away from him he said at some point while listening he had stopped thinking, which is unusual for him. Shortly after that he fell asleep and awoke happy and cheerful this morning.

Christine

I have played you Relax Kids Superheroes to my 5 year old son and 7 year old daughter and have seen their reaction and I am blown away. I myself (41 year old mother) have been thouroughly enjoying listening to it and following the visualizations. I got this CD from a friend and now I want more !!!!

Joshua, age 7

I haven’t been sleeping well. My friend let me borrow his superheroes CD last week and now Mum is going to buy me my own so I can give his back. It helps me to think of nice things and to sleep better. Sometimes I ‘ve been awake for ages in the night but now I put the CD on and listen – it helps me sleep. I like Robin Hood.

Charlie, age 10

My mum got me the superheros cd. She puts its on at bedtime. Its made things much better at bedtime. I worry alot at bedtime and cannot go to sleep. I lay and listen to the cd and feel myself getting sleepy. Even if I wake in the night from a bad dream I put the cd on myself and it helps me feel less scared and I go back to sleep. This has made a real big difference in our house cause everyone gets to sleep at night now. I have had sleep problems for lots of years and have tried lots of different stuff, this really works. Now I can sleep better I feel happier at School cause I have had enough sleep.

Diana

Recently we were given a gift of this CD. At first glance it had a pretty picture and sounded interesting. We weren’t to know its true value until one of our munchkins wandered off to their bedroom with it. It was like magic, said child sound asleep all night…no waking up for a drink…no 5am wake up call for us…and a happy smile over breakfast!!! Since that evening the CD has swapped between our houses, been lent out to friends. ! Word is obviously spreading.

Sprogs N Dogs Blogspot

What’s impressive about these stories is that they really are incredibly soothing and almost meditative. To get an idea of what I mean you can listen to an intro of each CD on the Relax Kids website. For example, turn up the sound on your computer, then click on Magical Meditations for Superheroes and within seconds you’ll be transported to a magical land of enchanted make-believe.

My children now both sleep soundly, and tell me that they have wonderful dreams. I think it`s Marneta`s voice that reads the meditations on the CD - she has an incredibly calm and relaxing voice. I would thoroughly recommend any of the CDs - such a superb way of getting your kids off to sleep at night, AND giving them positive messages about themselves. My boys tell me they like them because "they make you really relaxed and have a good sleep" and "they make you have good dreams".

Took the superhero one with us to the dentist today - really helped my 10yr old cope with his first filling

Isabel

A total of 4 hours in the car meant that we all heard the wonderful Superheroes CD twice! OK, my nearly 16-year old was plugged into his iPod so probably wasn`t listening but my husband, Nikolai and I really enjoyed it, especially on the return journey when we were tired and stressed. It sent Nikolai to sleep but we carried on listening to the end and I`m sure it helped me to focus and stay calm. So far, then, good results!!

anon teacher

One of the predictors of reading comprehension is whether a child can visualize the story. So, in order to help with this skill, we called our Relax Time - "Relaxation and Visualization". We would listen to one of the tracks off the Nature or Superheroes CD twice a day - once before instruction began and the other time after recess. Then one to two times a week, they would get out their journals and draw what they pictured in their minds when listening to the story. I could not believe the first time I did this because my students who struggled with comprehension, drew nothing that went with the story. We had listened to the track "Clouds" and one of the struggling students drew a house with flowers. From that point on, I began "think alouds" on the days we did not draw in order to demonstrate the visualization process. Over the course of 5 months, of the three struggling students, two of them were consistently answering comprehension questions correctly The third student who continued to struggle was later diagnosed with a learning disablity. I was so pleased with how I saw this "Relaxation and Visualization" time benefit the students, I will implement this again next year and the students will have a journal just for their visualizations. As far as behavior goes, one students in particular who was extremely active, would ask if we could "do our relax time" if our schedule was different for the day. He really took this time to focus his behavior. His focus would last about 2 to 3 hours - that is the reason why we would repeat the same CD track after recess.

teacher and mummy

After a long conversation about how late he should be allowed to stay up, my nephew went to bed 30 minutes early and layed there after the recording finished because he was so relaxed. Bed time became much more "exciting and fun". I also use it in the schools with students. They have shown much less disruptive behaviour and greater emotional regulation abilities.

happy monster free mummy

My son has a diagnosis of `extreme anxiety` which affects his life at school and at home. SInce using the Wizard and Superhero cd`s as part of his bedtime routine he has slept better and has not come into my room at night (scared the monsters will have eaten me) for a long time.

I was recommended this cd by a friend and I have found it fantastic. My 3 year old son sometimes get over excited and all i have to do is play this cd and it definetly seems to calm him down. He just loves the stories. Unfortunately it is so relaxing i feel i am nearly going to fall asleep listening to it. A must for any young children who need help to relax.

Weston Super-Mum blogger

I let the whole disc run, noticing how my daughter had completely chilled out and it’s fair to say that she stayed that way for the rest of the evening. When "Aladdin’s Magic Lamp" came on, I saw her rub the small lamp on my computer desk and then head over to the fridge. “Oh, it’s not there!” she said, disappointed. “What’s not?” I asked, half guessing. “The chocolate!” That had been her wish: she was Master of the Story and by now we were on track 11. Impressive: that’s staying power. When it was bedtime, I asked whether she wanted to listen to the CD again. She did. While she was brushing her teeth, I prepared the system for our meditative bedtime stories. “Don’t put it on until I’m ready,” she shouted, dribbling toothpaste down her pyjamas. As if I would!

Baby Budgeting Blogger

The guided meditation is wonderful, the music and the voice are intriguing and relaxing and the child is toatlly taken on a fabulous journey. Beautiful. The characters of Aladdin, Pinocchio, Jack and the beanstalk…well they are all so familiar to them and my children were totally engaged in each story.

Elizabeth

My 3 year old says to say `good night Marneta, I`m on the carpet with Aladdin` Bless him!

Comments

How to use:

How to use this CD at home

Before School

This is often one of the most stressful times in the day. If you could introduce just 2 mins relaxation, it will help set your child on the right track, for a relaxed and positive day.

1 As your child is waking put on one track from the CD and allow them to have a few moments relaxation before they rise.

2 Find time to sit together as a family for 3 mins on the sofa and share a quick relaxation together. This will help your child feel safe and secure.

3 You may like to pick a Star Card or a Mood Card together and share a positive thought for the day. This would take less than a minute and is very unifying.

4 Children could listen to a CD on their headphones on the way to school in the car.

5 If your child appears to be particularly nervous or anxious, allow them to pick a Star Card to help give them courage and strength.

6 Practice breathing exercises together. Take in a deep breath into the tummy and breathe out slowly. This is a simple exercise and can be done on the way to school, in the car or walking.

After School

1 You might like to build a short relaxation session into the home routine after school. Include a snack and the promise of their favourite game or tv show and children are more likely to cooperate.

2 You could put on the Relax Kids DVD and allow children to watch a 3 mins meditation before or after their favourite TV show. Tell children it is only 3 mins so they know what to expect.

3 You could chat about the day over tea or dinner with the whole family. Discuss how the children (and parents) remembered their positive Star Card or kept their positive mood.

4 Practice a simple yoga stretch together to relieve the stress of the day.

5 Offer your child a massage or encourage siblings to massage each other shoulders.

6 3 mins relaxation before homework, will calm your child, bring clarity and concentration and set the mood for study.

At bedtime

1 Ask your child to lie on their back with their arms by their side and feet and ankles relaxed

2 Play the CD at a comfortable volume

3 Let your child know before playing the track that it is 3-4 mins so they know what to expect.

4 Gently resist the urge to be drawn into conversation while the track plays.

5 Be patient - there may be giggles and fidgets and talking. This is normal as it is a new experience. Continue to model

6 Let the tracks continue if you find that your child is comfortable and relaxed

7 When they are ready, they will naturally move to their favourite sleeping position and drift off to sleep

8 It is a good idea to start on a different track each night

Caution:If using headphones. Your child WILL fall asleep while listening. Remove headphones as soon as possible or remain close to supervise any cords.

How to use Relax Kids in school

You could try taking just 3-4 minutes out at the beginning of the day to start the day on a calm and peaceful note. You could try a short relaxation session during assemblies, as many of the meditations incorporate values such as showing respect and loving and caring for others. Listening to a Relax Kids meditation after play times or lunch times can really help calm children down. (In one school, the dinner ladies play the meditations to help keep the children quiet during dinner times!)

You may like to read a Relax Kids meditation story at the end of the day to mark the end of the day, so children go home calm and relaxed and happy. A quick relaxation session, can also be used at the end of one session, to mark the beginning of a new topic.

You might even like to have chill out sessions during lunch times. Children can pick a star card at the beginning of the day, to give them a positive thought and way of working for the day. You could use the star cards during circle time or conflict resolution.

You could set up a Chill out zone in the class room and children could go there when they need to calm down and think about their actions and take a mood card to help them change their mood.

Some teachers set up a rota and have a child of the day who picks a star card for the class and a relaxation for that day.

The child of the day also has a Relax Kids Star sticker to remind them they are the Star child for that day. (stickers are also available from the shop for only 99p for 35 stickers).

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