I have been using The Wishing Star book of meditations for a couple of years now. I am a primary school teacher and initially began to use it with my Year 2 class. They loved hearing the meditations and as they got to know them began to request them by name or description. It was a great way of calming the children down and getting them to use their imagination. I began to use it when I taught other classes or took an assembly and the word soon spread. Soon most of the teachers in the school had used it and asked me to buy more products.
As I had seen the success in the school I also decided to use it at home with my daughter (age 3) who was going through a stage of being very difficult to get to bed. After a few weeks of perseverance she was going to bed like a perfect child without my husband and I getting cross and grumpy. When we moved last year she became quiet unsettled and emotional so we began to use meditations during the day when I could see she was building up for a tantrum – much better for both of us. I had my second daughter in September and plan to start reading the meditations to her at bedtime very soon.
I would recommend the book as it has loads of different meditations so you can pick ones that are appropriate for your child and it is a great way of bonding with your own child. I like to do the mediations myself and it really helps to avoid those explosions that can easily happen in a busy family.

(Posted on 7/19/08)