If you thought it was bad that little Maddy was sporting a fake chest and enhanced bottom on last week's episode of "Toddlers &  Tiaras," wait until you get a look at what happens on the new episode. Little Paisley was dressed up like Julia Roberts in "Pretty Woman …

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I’ll do just about anything to help my kids succeed: We have a massive library of engaging books, computer games that make math and letter recognition thrilling, and a jam-packed schedule of enriching extracurriculars to foster their creativity and physical development. And that’s on top of all the learning that my four-year-old is already doing in preschool.

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Which of the following scenarios scares you the most? 1. Your 16-year-old son hops into the car to pick up his girlfriend and you don’t know where he’s going. You think you gave him a curfew but you can’t remember. 2. Your 16-year-old daughter hops into a car full of guys and says she’ll be back, “later.” Who [...]

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About C-sections, autism, oil pipelines, sperm donors, and back-to-school

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What's the right age for a kid to have a cell phone? Is 8 years old too young? The subject came up on TODAY this morning, when a viewer asked Kathie Lee and Hoda about a situation where she criticized a friend whose 8-year-old had a cell phone.

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TODAY.com is launching a new partnership today with Hip2Save, the massive couponing and deals website.

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My baby went off to high school today. This morning was full of anxiety. None of his clothes fit. His hair curled up at the ends and he couldn’t get it to stay down. And I wasn’t feeling much better. I don’t recall being this melancholy when my oldest, now 20, went off [...]

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Most teens spent their summer sleeping in and hanging out with friends at the mall, pool or beach. Seventeen-year-old Allie Sakowicz had quite a different view: a hospital maternity ward.

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It seems kind of silly to me to start school before Labor Day. Although my daughter did get in three full days of school, my senior just had two and my youngest had one and a half. Oh, that's another thing...those dreaded half days. But that's another story.

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Maybe it's the hair, the eyes, or the fact that we're both females with similar DNA, but from a very young age my daughter has been told that she looks just like me. Me, as in her very old mother, not me, as a child. Personally, I think she looks exactly like I did as a 7-year-old.

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