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Why do kids really talk back and how do parents unknowingly make it worse? Amy McCready, founder of Positive Parenting Solutions offers strategies parents can use to minimize the conflict and increase respect. Parent - Family - Home - Magazines and E-zines - Positive Parenting Solutions...

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allDAY: While Suri Cruise teeters in tot heels, plays with lipstick and carries an $850 mini version of mom Katie's Ferragamo bag, Brad and Angelina’s daughter Shiloh Jolie-Pitt dons fedoras like dad and often sports a tie. Angelina Jolie - Brad Pitt - Brangelina - Relationship of Tom Cruise and...

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School holidays and snow days can pose big child care dilemmas for working parents, which sometimes results in bringing kids to work. In some cases it's a great learning experience, but in other cases kids can get too close to the actual work, as recently happened in the air-traffic control...

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Let’s face it, parents. Any illusion of control we have is just that: An illusion. And the craziness really starts to ramp up when moms and dads attempt to work outside the home. Here are 10 things no one bothered to tell you about work-life balance before you became a...

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Bath toys like rubber ducks may look like good, clean fun for kids, but on the inside they are a breeding ground for germs. TODAY’s Amy Robach reports. (Today Show) Amy Robach - Today - Natural rubber - Business - Rubber...

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Children eat an average three snacks a day on top of three regular meals, a finding that could explain why the childhood obesity rate has risen to more than 16 percent, researchers said on Tuesday. Childhood obesity - Health - Obesity - Conditions and Diseases - Nutrition and Metabolism Disorders...

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Alcohol and marijuana use among teens is on the rise, ending a decade-long decline, a study being released Tuesday found. Cannabis - Alcohol - Health - Drugs - Illegal...

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One in four U.S. parents believes some vaccines cause autism in healthy children, but even many of those worried about vaccine risks think their children should be vaccinated. Extensive research has found no connection between autism and vaccines. Autism - Vaccine - Health - Vaccination - Side Effect Debate...

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At Virginia Tech, where tailgating and raucous apartment complex parties are time-honored rituals, university officials are turning increasingly to parents to curb the problem of  underage drinking. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University - Virginia Tech - Legal drinking age - Education - Colleges and Universities...

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When prenatal testing showed TODAY Mom Marisa Langford that her baby had a rare condition known as congenital adrenal hyperplasia, she took on the huge challenge of trying to treat her baby in utero, altering the course of her life and her baby's forever. Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia - In utero...

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Many parents can't wait to get their little ones on the playing fields with hopes they'll excel at the sport mom or dad played. Some parents hope they'll do nothing of the sort. TODAYshow.com producer Jen Brown asks several past and present Olympic champs their thoughts. Some of their responses...

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Ever tried grocery shopping with two young kids? Ever try to do it while one decides to start disrobing in the middle of the store? Many moms can relate and many would agree the patience and stamina required can easily reach the level of an elite athlete. In our latest...

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Unusual baby names like Apple (Gwyneth Paltrow) and Zuma (Gwen Stefani) aren’t just for celebrities anymore: Compared with decades ago, parents are choosing less common names for kids, according to new research. Gwen Stefani - Gwyneth Paltrow - Celebrity - Home - Family...

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French figure skater Isabelle Delobel returned to elite competition with her ice dancing partner Olivier Schoenfelder, four months after giving birth to her son. The skating duo finished sixth in Vancouver. Do you think her return was impressive or too soon? Olivier Schoenfelder - Isabelle Delobel - sport - Ice...

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MSNBC.com anchor Dara Brown shares the special journey she experienced with her husband and 4-year-old son while hiking around the Magic Kingdom seven months pregnant, and shows the extent moms will go to bring joy to their kids. Magic Kingdom - Walt Disney Company - Dara Brown - Msnbc.com -...

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Tiger Woods recently made a public apology to his wife Elin, his children, his family, friends and fans for his irresponsible actions. Do you think he said enough to forgive and forget tigerwoods - Elin Nordegren - Golf - Elin - Tiger...

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From the slopes to the swingset: Picabo Street talks about her transition from Olympic sensation to wife and working mom of three boys and how she and her husband John balance things at home. Picabo Street - Skiing - Olympic - Sport - Events...

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What happens when your young child wants to try something you’ve never even tried before? Well, like any good parent, you dive in head first and show them that trying something new can be a great adventure -- no matter how scared you are! NBC’s Miranda Patterson shares a brave...

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Trudging to the bus stop before dawn and spending days in mostly windowless classrooms may play a role in teenagers' irregular sleep, a small but provocative school experiment suggests. Adolescence - Health - Sleep disorder - Conditions and Diseases - United States...

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Does your child always like the latest and greatest toys? Before you rush out to buy them off the shelves, TODAY Moms toy expert Elizabeth Werner shares a list of the hottest items your kids will be asking for this year. Shopping - Toys and Games - Toys - Business...

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Across the nation, schools are fighting back against grinding, also known as freak dancing. Some have canceled dances while others require students to sign contracts promising to keep it clean. Is it working? United States - Education - Dance - North Carolina - K-12...

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Zhu Zhu pets, last year's runaway holiday hit, are getting a makeover for boys, officials announced at the American International Toy Fair on Monday. Zhu Zhu Pets - American International Toy Fair - Zhu Zhu - Recreation - Business...

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Suri Cruise was recently seen shopping at Sephora and wearing lipstick and other celeb cuties have been seen in differing degrees of makeup. TODAY style editor Bobbie Thomas asks readers what they think of the trend. Sephora - Travel - Cruises - Specialty Travel - Recreation...

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How do you entertain your kids on a snow day? Share your tricks with TODAY. Maryland - East Coast of the United States - Mid-Atlantic - United States - Virginia...

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With years of marriage, kids and more responsibility than ever imagined, many couples find it very hard to get back to the way things were when they first started dating. Moms and The City's Melissa Gerstein and actress Amber Valetta share some firsthand knowledge. Marriage - Actor - Relationships -...

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As the athletes go for gold in Vancouver, we want to hear the stories of your gold-medal parenting moments. Olympic Games - Gold medal - Vancouver - sport - Olympic...

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Team USA Olympians Jenny Potter and Dustin Brown are real-life hockey parents, balancing training and family life as they prepare for the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. Jenny Potter - Dustin Brown - United States - sport - Hockey...

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Lori Getz of momlogic.com speaks with TODAY’s Ann Curry about the dangers and possible charges of child pornography associated with sending explicit text messages. (Today Show) Child pornography - AnnCurry - Text messaging - Sex Offenses - Crime...

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A judge in Brazil is considering blocking a 7-year-old dancer's participation in a coveted Carnival role  normally reserved for barely clad models. Carnival - Brazil - Dance - South America - Samba...

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Patrick Timoney, a 9-year-old student, was in the school cafeteria Tuesday playing with LEGOs when he was taken to the principal’s office and threatened with suspension. One of his toys was a LEGO policeman that holds a 2-inch plastic gun. Lego - Toy - Plastic - Recreation - Collecting...

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Campus visits are an important part of the college application process, but they can become costly if you're visiting a bunch of schools. College admissions expert Kat Cohen offers some cost-saving help. Education - University and college admissions - College - Colleges and Universities - Admissions...

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The desperate situations of orphans have been covered extensively in the wake of Haiti’s earthquake. Here’s an update on two of them, Charly and Lovely. Haiti - Caribbean - Organizations - Education - Idaho...

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TODAY columnist and former obstetrics nurse Kitty Schindler examines the explosive growth of C-sections around the world and what that means for the health of moms and babies. Obstetrics - Medicine - Home - Caesarean section - mother...

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NBC’s chief medical editor Dr. Nancy Snyderman takes you inside the maternity ward, where a woman is about to experience the miracle of giving birth. (Today Show) NBC - Nancy Snyderman - Today - Shopping - Clothing...

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An experimental abstinence-only program without a moralistic tone can delay teens from having sex, a provocative study found. Sex education - Abstinence-only sex education - Sexuality - Education - Kids and Teens...

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Federal consumer safety regulators on Friday announced the recall of "The Princess and The Frog" pendants because of high levels of the toxic metal cadmium, an unprecedented action that reflects concerns of an emerging threat in children's products. United States - Cadmium - Toxic metal - Government - Department of...

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Some people feel participating in pageants can be a great learning experience for their children, while others think it's outrageous and wrong. Would you let your child join the beauty brigade? Beauty contest - Child - Beauty - Health - Children Youth and Family...

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Jan. 28: TODAY correspondent Sara Haines takes a look why children are missing out on learning manners. (Today Show) Today - Sara Haines - Modern history - People - Children Youth and Family...

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A new study has found that five times as many high school and college students are dealing with anxiety and other mental health issues as youth of the same age who were studied in the Great Depression era. Mental health - Great Depression - High school - Health - Disorders...

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Mike Hermanstorfer was clutching his pregnant wife’s hand when her life slipped away in a Colorado hospital on Christmas Eve, and then he cradled his newborn son’s limp body seconds after a medical team delivered the baby by Cesarean section. Pregnancy - Caesarean section - Infant - Hospital - Christmas...

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Parents usually have to wait until the end of the first trimester of pregnancy to find out whether they're expecting a boy or girl. But a new blood designed to screen for medical conditions reveals the gender as early as five weeks. It's also raising ethical questions. Pregnancy - Blood...

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Babies squirm and squeal at moments that are supposed to be serious, moms crowd the aisles and toddlers do laps around the theatre. These are matinees where moms (and dads) can bring their babies to watch new movies without worrying about bothering everyone else. Los Angeles - United States -...

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NBC Nightly News producer Clare Duffy shares her mother’s inspiring story and the message it teaches us all: It’s never too late to do what you love. Parents - Child - Family - Home - Mike McCready...

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Most of us believe that as long as we love and care for our children, raising them can’t be that hard. Parenting should be intuitive, right? Well, the truth is it takes a lot of training that we often don’t get until we’re on the job. In fact, the average...

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Tantrums, whining, not listening, bedtime battles, power struggles. It’s enough to drive parents crazy. So why do kids really misbehave? To answer that question, we must first understand the root cause of those annoying, frustrating, maddening behaviors. Problem solving - Knowledge Management - Knowledge Creation - Root cause analysis -...

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If you throw a birthday party for eight babies on the same day, and those babies have six older brothers and sisters, do you really have to invite any other children? That's the kind of parenting conundrum navigated daily by Nadya Suleman, whose octuplets turn 1 on Tuesday. nadyasuleman -...

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A trip here. A misplaced elbow there. The stumbling art student who tore a Picasso tapped into the worst fears of clumsy grown-ups and every well-intentioned parent who dares to venture into big-people museums with small children. Pablo Picasso - Museum - Painting - Metropolitan Museum of Art - Canvas...

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Federal health officials are announcing a recall of 2 million needles because of a risk they can push bits of silicone into patients' bodies. Silicone - Food and Drug Administration - Business - Polymers - Chemicals...

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One in five American teens has unhealthy cholesterol levels, a major risk factor for heart disease in adults, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday. Heart disease - Center for Disease Control and Prevention - United States - Health - Conditions and Diseases...

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One of the strongest forces on the planet is parental love. As evidence, consider Brett and Kendra Schlenbaker. The U.S. parents brought their two legally adopted children home from Haiti on Wednesday, benefiting from a change in U.S. policy toward some Haitian orphans. Haiti - United States - Caribbean -...

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The average young American now spends practically every waking minute — except for the time in school — using a smart phone, computer, television or other electronic device, according to a new study from the Kaiser Family Foundation. Kaiser Family Foundation - Television - United States - Electronics - Smartphone...

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Tammy Gage cries every time she turns on the TV and sees the devastation in Haiti. She's among many Americans expressing interest in adopting children who have been left orphans from the earthquake. Officials warn that caution is needed in the wake of a natural disaster. Haiti - United States...

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Your child wants to invite every “friend” he knows to his birthday party, but for many reasons it’s just not feasible. So you’re left with the question: Who makes the cut? And how do you avoid hurting any feelings? Welcome to the birthday party conundrum. TODAY producer and mom Joanne...

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About 1.5 million strollers made by Graco Children's Products are being recalled after reports of children's fingers being cut when the canopy is opening or closing. The recalled strollers are Graco's Passage, Alano and Spree strollers and travel systems. Graco - Children - Baby - Shopping - Business...

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As women we may rise above our challenges at work and at home, but why does it seem our toughest critics are often our own female peers? Why don't women support each other more? Are we our own worst enemies? Women - People - Science and Technology - Arts and...

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There are gains to be made for women in the workforce -- salaries are still far from equal with men. And some glass ceilings need to be broken. But I think our biggest problem as we move forward may be with each other. Where do we go from here in...

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A single mom was faced with a dilemma: Should she let her 2-year-old son see his terminally ill father and risk her son coming to love him, only to lose him again? Terminal illness - Single-parent - parents - Home - Family...

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A single mom is faced with a difficult dilemma. Should she let her 2-year-old son and his terminally ill father — who left her while she was pregnant — form a relationship and risk her son coming to love him, only to lose him all over again? Or should she...

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It wasn't simple and there was a lot of red tape, but seven Haitian children who were adopted by American parents arrived in the U.S., leaving behind the aftermath of a devastating earthquake and uncertain futures. Haiti - Earthquake - United States - Caribbean - Adoption...

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In the wake of the Haiti earthquake, hundreds of adoptive parents in the U.S. have no way of knowing whether the Haitian children they have bonded with are alive or dead. They're terrified that food and water will run out for their kids, and that the cumbersome adoption process in...

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The number of working moms who are the sole breadwinners in their families rose last year to an all-time high, and the number of stay-at-home dads edged higher. Parenting - Family - Home - Mother - Staying at Home...

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Young children can bring up questions about sex at the most inopportune moments, leaving you embarrassed and wanting to avoid answering them. Parenting magazine offers advice on how to calmly and honestly answer some of these common queries. Magazine - Child - Parenting - Family - Home...

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As images of 3 1/2-year-old Suri Cruise in sparkly heels circulate, reactions have ranged from cries of “inappropriate” to defense of a little girl's right to be girly. But this new fashion trend isn't just in Hollywood; for some parents, it's right in their own homes. Relationship of Tom Cruise...

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Earlier bedtimes make for happier, less depressed kids, according to a new study in the journal Sleep. Major depressive disorder - Health - Mental health - Depression - Disorders...

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Getting admitted to the college of your choice is only half the battle; the other half is figuring out how to pay for it. Princeton Review shares tips on planning so that you can take advantage of financial aid. The most important rule? Start early. Princeton Review - Student financial...

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Princeton Review releases its annual list of schools that give you the most bang for your buck. Colleges are chosen based on factors in three areas: academics, cost of attendance and financial aid. Princeton Review - Student financial aid - Education - Colleges and Universities - Cost of attendance...

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If you've had a baby you've probably heard the questions: "Are you breast-feeding?" "How long did you nurse?" or even, "You're not breast-feeding?" In any case, are your choices everyone's business? Moms And The City's Melissa Gerstein weighs in on the case and shares some thoughts from TODAY's Natalie Morales. ...

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Articles on circumcision recently published in two reputable medical journals came to opposing conclusions — leaving parents of newborn boys with a stark realization they have to figure it out themselves without a medical  consensus. Circumcision - Health - Medical journal - Men's Health - Child Health...

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TODAY Moms: A new study is causing controversy after claiming that breast-fed babies are only slightly healthier than bottle-fed babies. Breastfeeding - Breast milk - Health - Breast - Conditions and Diseases...

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If kids ruled the world, they would  have pizza, burgers and chips for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Here, TODAY nutritionist Joy Bauer cooks up healthy, kid-approved alternatives to common junk foods. Pizza - Junk food - Joy Bauer - Cooking - Home...

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As more women are starting their families in their late 30, 40s and even into their 50s, it's not a given they'll live long enough to meet their grandchildren or see all of their kids' big milestones. Some are making big changes to add years to their life spans. Family...

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The msnbc anchor and author shares an important lesson she learned when she was fired from CBS News. CBS News - MSNBC - Arts - Television - Programs...

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After a serious accident with her baby, "Morning Joe" co-host Mika Brzezinski began to consider how balance is the key to managing her career and motherhood. In her book, "All Things At Once," Brzezinski shares her story, along with the lessons she's learned. An excerpt. MSNBC - Morning Joe -...

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Jan. 5: It’s no secret that as our kids age, they tend to share less and less with their parents. Clinical psychologist Dr. Roni Cohen-Sandler talks to TODAY’s Meredith Vieira about the secrets your kids may be keeping and how to talk to your teens about difficult topics. (Today Show) Meredith...

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They’ve been keeping parents in the dark since the beginning of time, but what’s the answer to bridging the great communication divide with your child? Clinical psychologist and parenting expert Roni Cohen-Sandler says it’s all about trust. Clinical psychology - Parent - Home - Family - Child...

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It's an age-old debate that fires up parents and experts on both sides: To spank or not to spank? In Newsweek's blog, NurtureShock: Experiments in Parenting , a recent post notes a study that suggests never spanking might be worse for kids than spanking them. Newsweek - NurtureShock: New Thinking...

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Did your child throw a tantrum when she didn't get the gifts she wanted? Parenting.com shares tips to avoid getting derailed by three not-so-thankful-kid moments. Parenting - Home - Family - Magazines and E-zines - Child...

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Dec. 29: The holidays may be over, but the kids still have a whole week at home before school starts again. Three experts show the TODAY hosts easy projects to get children up off the couch and keep those little hands occupied during the winter school break. (Today Show) Today -...

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Dec. 23: Some savvy stay-at-home moms have found a new way to earn extra cash – by turning their cars into mobile advertising media. National correspondent Jenna Wolfe reports. (Today Show) Advertising - Today - Jenna Wolfe - Billboard - Home...

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From Blythe and Gwyneth to Katie and Suri, take a look at the most impressive celebrity duos who share  the same genes and gorgeous physical features. Blythe - People - Celebrities - Suri - Recreation...

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Many new parents may be taking their cues from celebrities as they choose baby names, but the top selections are still mainly traditional. Among the factors that influenced parents’ decisions: Pop-culture icons, alphabet letters and social trends. Popular culture - Sport - Shopping - School Time - Reading...

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Dec. 22: New safety tests show that nearly 20 percent of child booster seats are not recommended by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. TODAY’s Meredith Vieira talks with the organization’s vice president about the startling results. (Today Show) Insurance Institute for Highway Safety - Crash test - Meredith Vieira -...

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Dec. 21: You know about harmful bacteria and viruses in the kitchen and bathroom, but they can also thrive in the family playroom. Microbiologist Philip Tierno has tips for keeping your playroom a healthy place for your children. (Today Show) Bacteria - Virus - Kids and Teens - Microbiologist - School...

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About 447,000 Dorel baby car seat carriers are being recalled after dozens of reports of the child restraint handle coming loose. Infant car seat - Children - Car seat - Baby - Home...

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Kirsten Larson — "a pioneer girl of strength and spirit growing up in Minnesota in 1854" — is the latest creation to be retired by American Girl, the doll-making franchise. Carefully timed to coincide with the holiday shopping season, the company's decision sparked a run on the doll and anguished...

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