SAGITTARIUS. (Nov. 21 - Dec. 20): Although the end is in sight, it’s still out of reach. You’re going to have to live with the transition a little longer.
From hearing lullabies to the sing-song lilt of a parent’s voice, babies form strong connections with their caregivers through sound and song. Think about the way we instinctively bounce or rock fussy babies.
That rocking is rhythm, one of the core “ingredients” of music, according to Nina Kraus, a neuroscientist and author of the book “Of Sound Mind: How Our Brain Constructs a Meaningful Sonic World.” “Before babies learn the words, they learn the music,“ said Kraus. "Why do we use the intonations and inflections that we do with babies? It’s because they respond to that and they learn.”
Around 1530, when Hernán Cortés’s conquistadors, amid shipwrecks, mutinies, and the destruction of the Aztec Empire, arrived at the peninsula on Mexico’s western side, they christened it “California,” after a fictional island in a Spanish book published decades earlier.
Stocking stuffers are easy to forget about, so if you still need to grab a few cheap products to place over the fireplace, we’ve rounded up 30 small gifts under $25. From spicy honey and an ice roller to a Lightning cable and a fidget cube, here are our favorite stocking stuffer ideas for adults and for kids.
