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  Orangutan’s photos a hit on Facebook
Dec. 6: As a zoo in Vienna quickly learned, the old expression, “monkey see, monkey do,” is still applicable in the Internet age. NBC’s Mike Taibbi reports.

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New hope in battle against cerebral palsy
Dec. 3: NBC’s chief medical editor, Dr. Nancy Snyderman, talks about an innovative new technique that is giving hope for personal independence to the nearly 1 million Americans who live with cerebral palsy.

  
Stamps, beauty products donated to holiday drive
Dec. 4: Shelli Gardner, founder of Stampin' Up, and Noah Bremen, founder of Noah's Naturals, tell the TODAY hosts about what they are donating to this year's TODAY annual holiday toy drive.

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Stop tantrums before they start
TODAYshow.com writer Laura T. Coffey shares tactics to help parents steer small children away from meltdowns in confined public places.
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Images: Your Halloween babies!
TODAY viewers share fun photos of their adorable kids in creative costumes.

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Your cute kids
Say cheese! TODAYshow.com readers share adorable photos of their children.
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Most popular baby names of the year
TODAY highlights the hottest names from 1900 to the present.

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  Sleeping beauties
Sweet dreams are made of this: Photographer Tracy Raver captures the calm contentment of napping newborns in these adorable portraits.

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Your unique family photos
Forget Sears portraits! TODAYshow.com readers share interesting and fun shots of their children.
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The worst baby names of all time
Harry Pitts? Discover the most humiliating and ridiculous names.
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  Whoa, baby
Find images of famous multiples, including the Dilley sextuplets, the McCaughey septuplets and the Chukwu octuplets.

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  The American teen
From a California punk to a Georgia drag queen, the pride and passion of a generation coming of age.

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Famous families slideshows
Image: Ben Affleck and daughter Violet
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  Celebrity daddies
From Ben Affleck to Hugh Jackman, see famous fathers with their sons and daughters.
Image: Halle Berry, daughter Nahla
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  Celebrity mommies
From J.Lo to Madonna, take a look at famous moms and their adorable celebutots.
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  All in the family
A look at the stars who have followed in their famous parents’ footsteps.
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  Celebrity siblings
There must be something in the genes: These stars prove that talent is all in the family.
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  Celubutots!
Superstar moms and their well-dressed bundles of joy.
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  Double trouble
From the Olsens to the Barbers, find out which celebrity twins infiltrated Hollywood, sports and the music industry.
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Photo gallery: Your messy, mischievous kids
A photo gallery of children who love some wild, sloppy fun.

In an unprecedented commitment to a 13-year project, TODAY follows a class of kindergartners as they navigate the education system all the way through high school graduation.  Full story

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