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Like Candy?

February 8, 2008 at 2:44 pm | Posted in candy, Culture, food, Fun, holidays, Oprah | 11 Comments
Tags: candy, candy gifts, candy novelties, Dylan's Candy Bar, Oprah, Ralph Lauren's daughter, Valentine's Day gift ideas

On Oprah recently, I saw Ralph Lauren’s daughter, Dylan, talking about her love of sweets and her numerous candy shops called Dylan’s Candy Bar. Three levels of candy, candy from around the world, candy from your childhood, just look at it and you’ll be amazed!

If you want to give a unique valentine’s gift to someone who isn’t necessarily nutty about chocolate, I think these little items are great finds!

Here’s the swag bag she gave to the members of Oprah’s studio audience. It includes things like a “Lollipop Tackle Box, gummy bears, gumballs, Smarties, Tootsie Rolls, Laffy Taffy, Mary Janes and a limited edition Pez Princess set and can be yours (or your daughter’s (?)) for only $50:

Or, if you’d like to surprise your wife with a whimsical trinket, you can get a candy charm bracelet for that same price:

I was so amazed at all the adorable items on this website, I just had to include a few more for you.

That’s Dylan’s Candy Bar Makeup Bag Set (above) for all of you travelers that still like a little whimsy (I’m looking at you, Missives) and the little gummy bear bag (below) for less.

Or just a simple, sassy tee with a good message.

Happy Valentine’s Day!!

Baby Language!

December 17, 2007 at 5:31 pm | Posted in baby language, crying babies, help a baby, how to understand a baby, Oprah, Priscila Dunstan, understand my baby, understand your baby's cries | 2 Comments

Have you heard about this terrific tool for new moms and dads? I recently saw this lovely Australian mom, Priscilla Dunstan, describe her technique for communicating with newborns. She appeared on Oprah and shared the results of her research on the language of newborn babies. She listens to the time just before the babies start their full blown cries (what she refers to as the pre-cry) and has come up with a group of “words” or sounds that she says all babies speak.

This is fascinating! What a huge help this could be for parents of newborns!!

You can see her on Oprah’s website or you can buy her DVD called Dunstan Baby Language.

This DVD would be a great gift for families expecting a baby. It’s important to start listening for the baby language right after a baby’s birth. It’s best to listen and respond to the baby in those early months (birth to three months).

I know that when we were dealing with our first baby, we would have done anything to have a better understanding of what our baby was trying to tell us. Sure, we learned to distinguish the different cries of hunger and fatigue, but it would have been even better to respond to the baby and deal with the problems before she worked herself into a full blown cry.