I got this for my 3-year-old for her birthday, and she really loves it. It's easy to use and figure out--it took her almost no time to know what the buttons did. Putting music on was easy because we just used the CDs she already had. The two major flaws with it are:1. It EATS batteries like crazy!! It takes four AA batteries, and within just a few hours they were dead.2. There is no way to find a track on the system other than hitting the forward button until you find the song you're looking for. For a 3-year-old who keeps insisting on hearing a specific song, it's very frustrating. Also, when you turn on it returns to the beginning of the list of songs so you have to scroll through again.It's a great idea for kids, but it would be much better if they had a rechargable battery and a way to scroll through the songs to select the one you want.