Malin

Malin is 8 and lives in Sweden. He asks for the CD every night if his parents forget to put it on as he says he can’t sleep without it. He used to have great trouble sleeping before using Relax Kids and now it takes him less than 15 mins to get to sleep. He used to have great problems waking up with lots of arguing – he now gets up peacefully and happy. His mother says that ‘mornings used to be a pain because it took him so long to wake up and get going. There are less fights and fits in the mornings. There is a better atmosphere in the house now’.

He is now more positive and says good things to himself – all negative self-talk has gone and he is nicer to his sister. He also seems to be getting on with his homework without any protests. Malin insists on his regular does of Relax Kids as he says ‘I can’t sleep well without meditation’.

Lorcane

Lorcane is 6 & a light sleeper. She is French but is living in England with her family and has been using the CDs for 6 months. The CDs help her to sleep with less nightmares. She loves falling asleep listening to the CDs. Her mother says that she is asleep by the third or fourth track and is not as moody as she used to be. Listening to the english CDs, has definately improved her vocabulary.
Lorcane also has a lack of concentration and the affirmation cards have helped her with this. Lorcane chooses one star card and tries to make it the aim for next 2 days. It gives her a focus and direction, for example when she picked - I am a helpful star- and Lorcane is more helpful at school without being asked and gets stickers for being helpful.

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The Hutton family

Phiona Hutton has three children, 7, 5 and 4. She has been using Relax Kids CDs for over a year 'The children enjoy them very much. They are more content to go up to their rooms for quiet time which leads to sleep. By them having quiet time to listen to the meditations, they have a wind down periods and sleep better and then wake more recharged'.

'My crystal child, Elizabeth who is 7 years, very much likes to listen about all the things we believe in, and it makes her feel special.
Victoria, who is 5 years, often has heightened anxiety or outburst of emotion such as anger; she is often in her room for quiet time where we put the CDs on, and she defiantly quietens down quicker while listening to them, than when we don’t use them.

Phiona has also noticed that the CDs have improved their creativity and imagination: 'I have one crystal, one indigo and one rainbow child, so imagination is not too far away in our house, but I find them playing out the characters when they have friends round. It helps them all, to hear the stories come alive, to bring make believe to reality, I often hear them recalling the stories to other children. When the CD is on in the lounge we all relax to it and calm down and recharge. I am an adult indigo and find it difficult to relax in quiet spaces but I am able just to drift away with the CDs.'

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Julia

Julia is 5 and has had difficulties sleeping, mainly due to a fear of being alone. After using the Relax Kids CDs for one year, she is more confident about being alone in her room and own bed has no problem getting to sleep. Her sleep has improved and she wakes up full of energy and rarely needs a 'cat nap'. Julia is now able to sleep without anxiety and is now easily able to understand the concept of meditative imaginative thinking. During the day, her confidence has improved and she is more able to share her anxieties and concerns with her mother. It has been noted that the descriptive language used in the CDs have improved her vocabulary and she uses this in her conversation. Her drawing has become more detailed and when drawing pictures of herself, she adds elements that relate to her thoughts and feelings.

Heidi

Heidi is 8 and has been listening to the CDs and reading the books everyday for three months. She loves them. She took the book into hospital when she had to go for test and said it helped her to calm down as she has a real fear of hospitals. Previous to using the CDs, she had trouble getting off to sleep. Her sleep has improved and the meditations have helped her when she has been upset by nightmares. Her energy levels have increased as h 25/04/08 he used to be tired after school, but now she has plenty of energy. Heidi is in a better frame of mind to cope with the day. She suffered from a very low self worth and the Princess meditations have helped her feel beautiful and special again. She realises now she is important and her confidence has grown. When she has a tantrum during the day, the story meditations help calm her down and diffuse her anger. Her concentration has improved noticeable in that she will sit and finish a puzzle instead of getting up to do something else. Heidi and her friends now make up stories based around the CD instead of watching TV.

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Mrs Davies

Mrs Davies has three children 7, 5 and 2. She has been using the CDs for five months about 4-5 times a week. Emily and Rosa the two older children and are usually asleep after two tracks. The family are in the process of relocating to a new area. Emily in particular is very worried about the move and is scared that she will not make any friends in the new area. She said that when she feels worried she puts the CD on in the 'CD player in her head' and it helps her to feel better and not so worried. She says all her worries run away and she can just fall asleep. Emily says she loves them because they fill her head with so many lovely things that there is no room left for her worries. Her older sister Rosa says she loves them because they make her fall asleep smiling and she is still smiling when she wakes up. Both the girls enjoy listening to the CDs and disappearing into a fantasy world where they are safe and can relax. They love dressing up and role play and it seems that the CDs have almost given them permission to really stretch their imaginations and explore new fantasy situations and recreate them. The whole family is a lot calmer about bedtimes now.

Kian

Kian is 6 and has been listening to the CDs five times a week for one year. Before he listened to the CDs he rarely could get to sleep alone and it would take at least an hour before he relaxed in bed. Now, however he is usually asleep in 20-30 mins. He now goes to bed happily alone every night and drifts to sleep easily. He is a hyperactive child and the CDs help him to 'wind down'. His teachers have said there has been an improvement in concentration over the last few months as he tended to go off into his own world when he is supposed to be listening to the teacher! His school work has improved. Kian's parents split up 18 months ago and he was very confused and angry, but the meditations have definitely help him deal with this as well as made him more aware of his self worth. Kian has a massive imagination and the CD's have complemented that.

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*not their real names

Sarah*

Sarah is 7 and has been listening to Relax Kids for four weeks and she loves them.
She now falls asleep within half an hour. Her parents are thrilled with the improvement in her concentration. Her spelling is better and as a result of listening to the visualisations, she is using more grown up words and expressions. She now asks for the CD every night. In her own words - ‘Can I have that one again mum, I didn’t hear the end feel asleep!’.

 

Sophie*

Sophie is 4 and her mother reads the Relax Kids book to her every night.
It is hard to get her to listen to anything else. It used to take nearly an hour to get her to sleep and now she sleeps in under 20 mins. Her mother says that she sleeps beautifully and mornings are more fun as she isn’t grumpy anymore. She is so much more positive and content, open and expressive. Her imagination has improved and she is constantly repeating the Relax Kids stories and making up her own amazingly imaginative stories.

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Child A

Child A is 3 and a half and has been listening to the Princesses and Stars CD for five weeks every night at bedtime.

Her Mother says:
"I started using the Shining Stars CD to improve my daughter’s bedtime. She doesn’t like going to sleep and can keep herself awake for hours (shouting ‘Mummy’, sitting in the bathroom, coming downstairs or playing in her room). A friend recommended the Relax Kids CDs and lent me the Shining Stars, Princesses and Nature ones. I started using the Shining Stars CD and as my daughter is used to movement/dance classes, she is very aware of her body and enjoyed following the instructions to tense and relax different body parts. She doesn’t want to close her eyes (as instructed), but stays in her bed whilst listening to the CDs and gradually drifting off to sleep. At first it didn’t work every night, but for the past 2 weeks we haven’t had any problems at bedtime at all!
I often hear her change the CD or put on favourite tracks again. We usually listen to a few tracks together (one or two tracks with her on my lap, cuddling together, followed by a few tracks with her in bed and me sitting next to the bed) after which I leave the room, so I’m not always sure when she is actually asleep.
She is generally a happy child, but has recently started to be scared of the dark (even though she does have a night light). I am hoping that with continued use of the Relax Kids CDs she will learn to appreciate her quiet time on her own in bed.  Because we listen to the meditations together, I make sure she understands unfamiliar words (for example “caress” or “royal”) and I have noticed that she is using her new words in her own play. She talks a lot about her favourite meditations and can quote whole passages (mimicking the calm, meditative voice as well!).
She has always been very imaginative in her play and is now incorporating images and storylines from the meditations into her own play (with dolls/duplo and dressing-up). She enjoys playing “princess”, “fairy” or “angel” and will narrate what the “special angel of happiness” does or re-enact how the princesses go through the tunnel to dance at the secret ball or how the fairies dance in the garden.  She still has an occasional off-day, but bedtimes have improved significantly, especially in the last 2 weeks.
The Relax Kids CDs have turned our bedtime battles into peace!".

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Child B

Child B is 4 and has been using the princess CD for 2 months. She loves it!
Her sleep has improved and she is more confident and generally happier. She is calmer and her tantrums have stopped. Her mother has noticed that she is more positive and less stoppy. She often asks for the CD to be put on and even when the CD is not on will pretend she is a mermaid or Cinderella. She also seems much more aware of nature around her.
Her mother adds the CD has brought her 'Pure Pleasure' .

 

Child C

Child C has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and goes to a special needs school. He has been using the CDs as part of a rest and relax program. He is much calmer after sessions and is now able to listen to the meditations without moving around. He has less tantrums and his aggressive behaviour has decreased as he seems much happier in himself. He has opened up more and is more in touch with his feelings and even wrote a letter to people who have hurt him - which he felt released his anger and stress. He now likes to draw a picture of the wishing star and whisper his secrets to the star. He as now asked for a copy of the nature CD to use at bedtime at home and for when he feels stressed.

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Morgan

Morgan is 5 years old and has been using the CDs everyday without complaint (which is unusual for him) for 1 month. He asks for the CDs to be played now. His parents have often battled to the early hours just trying to keep him in bed. The CDs have now already established a routine. When the CD is put on (after his bedtime stories) the lights are turned down and he gets in a relaxed position and closes his eyes. Only four times in as many weeks has Morgan gone down stairs to say that the CD has finished. He has then been happy to return to bed and listen to some more. There has been such a positive change that his parents are a little cautious about getting excited in case it stops working. Morgan has difficulties with his confidence and self esteem. He had experienced bullying and the community pediatrician is exploring the possibility that Morgan has autistic spectrum disorder and/or Aspersers. Since using the CD Morgan has stopped saying that he is 'stupid', which is something that he started doing last year when he changed schools. His self worth has improved. Previous to using the CDs, he was often the last in the house to get up. He was often lethargic and 'fed up' in the mornings. Morgan is now the first to rise. He is chatty and happy. He will get up and start making something with his Lego or draw a picture. He even made his parents breakfast in bed (bread and butter!) which he proudly told everyone about. He now has had more calm days at school since using the CD. He is more focused and still. The whole family have become more calm since using Relax Kids CDs and this has affected Morgan as he is expressing his anger and frustration in better ways especially when he can't make himself understood. He has had less tantrums and arguments since being introduced to the CD. Morgan's artwork is fantastic. Very detailed. He will often go back to things to work on them again, which he did not do before. He is also more aware of his environment. During a recent walk he didn't stop talking about all the wildlife and nature around him. He hadn't appeared to take so much interest before. He would just focus on the one thing he was interested in - usually bugs! He has also started to notice the environment when driving in the car. He looks out for birds and different kinds of flowers, whereas before he would be playing with something in the car. His story writing is now more descriptive and he appears more confident in telling/showing others. He has taken an interest in dressing up and action play.

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