Indigo Dreams (3 CD Set): Children's Bedtime Stories Designed to Decrease Stress, Anger and Anxiety while Increasing Self-Esteem and Self-Awareness Audio CD – Audiobook, September 16, 2007

I have two boys (10 and 7). Even with a quiet story before bed there were nights when they just could NOT calm down. The evening would go from a calm, sweet bedtime to me yelling and threatening dire consequences if they were not still and quiet.Also, there are times when they both suffer from anxiety due to school or other pressures, and will finally fall asleep but have immediate nightmares and wake up again. I have used relaxation techniques with them before bed with limited success, so I thought I would give these CD's a try.At first my boys poopooed the stories as boring and silly. I even thought they were a little goofy at first, and maybe better suited to a younger child. BUT we kept listening to them off and on for the past few months and now the boys request them, in fact they begged for them last night!I also gained more respect for them as we listened to them more. I really like: - that as they fall asleep to the calming story, the narrator tells them that they can use the same calming breathing techniques during the day if they feel angry, or stressed - that they work IMMMEDIATELY. Before, it might take my boys 25-35 minutes of tossing and turning in the bed, in the dark to fall asleep. With the CD they are sound asleep in about 5-7 minutes, which means more sleep for them and a better morning the next day. - that I don't have to stay awake in the same room to tell them the relaxation story. Honestly, I go to bed at pretty much the same time and these stories let me kiss them good night, turn on the story, turn off the lights and leave, and they are out in moments.I have to say we listen almost exclusively to the purple one "Indigo Dreams: Relaxation and Stress Management Bedtime Stories" and the blue one "Indigo Ocean Dreams", but we do like the other too. It is more of a daytime relaxation moment than bedtime.I swear you won't regret buying these!

I have to admit that I was skeptical about these CD's and their ability to work "magic", but after spending countless nights unsuccessfully dealing with my daughter's recent bed-time anxiety, I was willing to try just about anything. We tried these for the first time last week. My daughter had slipped into "fight or flight" mode and was ready to start arguing and postponing the dreaded bed-time routine. I popped in the affirmation CD, and we listened to the first three stories by candle-light. Amazingly, I could feel her body relax and I could sense the stress moving right out of her in waves. I'm sold! The most amazing part is that she has an ADHD-innattentive type diagnosis, which usually means that she finds it hard to be focused on something. She sat perfectly still listening to these stories and she didn't even flinch when the cat jumped up on her. I was in awe of how peaceful and relaxed she had become. I carried her to bed while she was still awake, and she gently melted from my arms under the blanket. Thank you so much to Lori Lite for this wonderful, calm way of helping my daughter to get to a happy, safe place. I can already see my daughter learning to generalize the techniques and breathing, which will enable her to find this sense of calm on her own in the future. Sleep still isn't perfect, but it is getting so much better with the help of these CD's. My son enjoys listening too, and it makes for a nice bedtime ritual. I even find myself breathing and visualizing along with the octopus and otter and I'm more calm as a parent! THANK YOU Lori Lite!!EDIT on 4/23/12Just wanted to update and let people know that my children are still listening to Lori's CD's and they continue to work their magic!

In desperation looked up children's progressive relaxation CD's and came across a great deal on all three so tried them. We were dealing with a 7 year old girl who was trying to get to sleep at night but was tossing and turning, getting water, going to the bathroom, and just plain needy for about an hour! Now with these, we have been using for about a month and she is asleep EVERY night within about 10 minutes. She picks the CD she wants that night, I turn it up pretty loudly and she is content, happy and does not get back out of bed. Her only complaint to me is that "mommy I never get to hear the next stories!" because she is already asleep by the time the next stories come on. So now we are starting on different tracks each night. My son, was complaining because he could hear the CD's every night, he is 11 and too cool for them, but I began to notice that he too, was asleep within about 10 minutes of going to bed...a true first for him too! He still complains, but I still keep playing them and keeps falling asleep oh so quickly every night.

my 4 year old twins love the stories specially the one about the angry octopus, they follow up with the breathingand understand what is going on with the octopus, they recognized when they became like the angry octopus.they like the stories with the male voice over the female a down size is that two of the CDs are basically the same storieswith different animals but if we look at it on a positive way it provides an option earth creatures over the ocean creatures, my boys enjoy the ocean stories more, I personally like the affirmation meditation we listen to cd at night and early in the morning,the twins turn on the cd player as soon as they wake up and come in to my bed so we can follow the exercise.they love to listen to the stories i highly recommend this product

After playing snippets of these for about a week, my older son (8YO) really liked them, but my youngest (6YO, and the one for whom I was hoping the CD would help settle down for bedtime) didnt seem to like them at all ... Until last night, when I surprised him in his room, "secretly" listening to the angry octopus. ;-) Even if they ultimately don't help him fall asleep, they nevertheless provide a few minutes of calm reflection and brathing, which can't hurt.Fair warning: these are a bit new-agey, which is not at all my thing. But if you can listen past a few silly bits (which dont bother my kids in the least) and stifle a giggle now and then, I'd say buy it and try it.

Bought this for my 10-year-old nephew who is having problems sleeping. He tends to worry and get anxiety at night thinking about past bad memories. Things like people and pets dying. He is a very compassionate and empathetic boy but sometimes this can come at a cost. I have these issues with anxiety too so I knew I wanted to help him right away. He asked me to read to him a few times and that really helped him get his mind off of things and falls asleep unfortunately I am not there to do it every night so I got this CD's so he can listen to a story on his own when he needs to. I like the voice of the storyteller and it is a bonus that it includes relaxation techniques. I bought him the whole series so he doesn't get bored of 1 CD. He was quite happy about me getting it and very thankful that I took this problem seriously and gave him some real solutions instead of just telling him don't worry as a lot of adults do. Worries in a child will turn into Anxiety as an adult. If we can help them understand now it will help them a lot in the future

I got this for my daughter to help her deal with some self esteem issues - I must say she really likes it and will often listen to it as she's drifting off to sleep. I haven't heard it all as she listens to it on her own - it's quite American (narrators are american) in both voice and style, but my daughter does seem genuinely to enjoy it and it does help to calm her and keep her positive. I recommend it on that basis.

Bought this because a child psychologist recommended it for anxiety. Would probably be ok for ages 6 and under but we were way beyond its use. Found apps that are better suited and free.

Seems to be a positive story for them to listen to. I thought it was kind of odd but they really seem to enjoy it before bedtime to help relax.

Love this! I wish it was available for digital download