from nbc news this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. congratulations, you made it. >> it's friday. >> it's try day friday, march 4th. jenna bush hager is in for kathie lee gifford. listen -- it's called lush life.

>> i also include myself. this is someone named sarah larson. yeah, see. >> this is a good weekend song. >> this is how we're going to kick off your weekend. do you have a bunch of things lying around the house? old phones, toys and that stuff, we'll show you how you can make money off of that stuff. and so many people have a little trouble getting a good night of sleep. i've not been sleeping well this week. we'll get you the tools. >> and if you're looking for an interesting way to keep in shape, these firefighters have it. it's a hot program, called the firefighters work-out. >> you got me. >> we can't wait. me may not even work out. but we get to hang with them. plus, all of those activities, i need this, when i call my mom and i'm like, nina's in ballet, and she's 2 1/2, are they necessary?

raise a successful child. >> and all of those activities, you're in traffic, someone cuts you off, you're alone in the car, no kid, how many times do you totally pound on the steering wheel and yell [ bleep ]? whatever your word of choice, do you feel better when you're done? don't you feel relieved? there is science behind this. they told "new york magazine" that it feels satisfying to scream out a curse word because it is so taboo and it is a great, quick, easy way to express hanger. because if you say, oh, shoot or -- >> but there are some words that, for example, we took mila to a museum. she was sitting on the potty. i was about to go. now mommy has to go. we're already sort of dirty. i stand up, my phone has fallen from my back pocket into the toilet with both of -- and i beep!

>> she was like, mom! she's copied us a couple of times. >> she copied you a few times? >> yes. >> it's the worst, and that's what gets you in check. you do not want a 2 1/2-year-old going to school and dropping a book and going, beep! >> they say if you put your hand in a bucket of cold water and you swear a lot, you can keep it in longer. i remember babysitting a little kid, and he was having a great time and he yelled out the f-bomb while i was babysitting him. i didn't even say it. so all i could think of is, when i leave and his parents come home, he's saying and and they're going to think it was he saw how crazy i went when he said the word -- >> henry and i could not help but laugh, we were like, oh no. and that's not good. but the other reason i think it is fun to swear is that it is taboo, but it shocks people.

see -- >> like my mother, sometimes she does it with friends of hers slightly more conservative and she'll just go -- f and everybody -- she used to do it to us. and we look at our mom and we're like, mom! it does work for people like us, but for real ladies, for real classy ladies -- mom! >> it's funny. even when kathie lee does it, because she doesn't curse a lot, but when she does, you do a double-take. >> although she cusses at me a lot. >> that's a whole different animal. i don't know if you were watching the oscars, but there was a picture of whoopi goldberg and some beauty company who thought it was oprah winfrey. >> which is ridiculous. do they look alike? >> no.

>> but we do realize -- they poll apologized and what not, but we do realize that a lot of celebs look similar. we're going to have a game, two celebrities, and name who is who. shailene woodley and jennifer lawrence. jennifer lawrence is on the right. >> that's easy. >> next, lake bell and amanda peet. >> amanda peet, yeah, they both have bangs. they both do -- >> okay, here is orlando bloom. and kit harrington. upon orlando bloom is on the right. can we just say for a minute because we know what they look like because we have looked at them in magazines, we oogled them. >> we oggled.

>> we google them on the internet. >> jordin sparks and america ferrera. jordin is on the left. yeah. >> they do look similar. >> isla fisher and amy adams. >> amy on the right. >> amy on the left. exactly. >> their eye colors are different. >> oh, yeah, they are. >> but by the way, that is something. who do you get mistaken for? >> once i got mistaken for hulk hogan's daughter. >> wait, what's her name? >> brooke. they said you look like the daughter of, the daughter of -- here it comes, hulk hogan. >> have you ever heard that before? >> no, but she is really fun, i like her a lot, but -- and

>> oh, that's interesting. >> what about you? >> i get gayle king all of the time. they're like, i love your best friend oprah, and i just say -- >> i wonder if that's more that you're in similar work -- >> i think there are similarities. there are days when we -- >> it's too late. >> all right. this is -- we have a question for you guys. does your husband like to dance? >> yes. >> joel likes to dance, too. >> don't you think that's a prerequisite? i know it is for me. >> no. >> or that wants to dance. as long as they don't dance crazy weird, i think a guy that likes to enjoy himself, yay. i don't even mind if they're not good at it. >> no. >> so here are some questions that some couples had. >> buzzfeed did this. >> they asked them to imitate each other's dance moves. >> he crosses first. >> repetitive, a lot of this, a lot of this --

school teacher. it's a lot of -- [ laughter ] >> she dances and she goes there she goes, there she goes, she's just -- >> commentary, that's it. >> i love it. >> how does henry dance? >> by the way, and go. when i first fell in love him, we danced to little troy. we kissed to little troy. but he had a dance move where he would go like this. i don't know if he just -- it was like he was gambling and doing dice. and i was like -- >> was that the first time you saw him? >> i was like, oh, my gosh, he would probably say that i'm like the mom dancer. what are y'all saying back there about me? >> you are the mom dancer. >> what are you saying? i see you turning red.

them. >> oh, gross! [ laughter ] don't ask them. don't be nasty. >> i want to hide somewhere. i'm horrified. >> that's the last time i've ever danced. how does joel dance? >> joel keeps it -- joel's a jock, so he keeps it close, but he does sometimes extend the arms a little. >> arms out. >> i was watching with those arms. >> it's kind of like flying, right? how about do you ever slow dance -- sometimes we will slow dance to music in the house? don't you love when you put on a little slow country and it's like seventh grade slow dancing. >> yes, yes. we have one of our jams. >> i do love that. i do love a slow dance in the house is one of the funnest -- >> we actually do family sunday

on whatever mila wants. >> what does mila like to dance to? >> mostly "frozen." and swing low sweet chariot. >> all right, here we go. >> oggled. >> it's googling. >> no, it is not oogel. >> does anyone have a phone with google on it? >> we'll do it during the commercial -- >> no, it is ogle. >> does anyone have a phone with do we have more to talk about or are we going to break? okay. here is something interesting, you guys. >> i mean, the wheels have come off. >> in england, when it's that time of the month, some companies have designated those

having a time of the month they can have a day off and not take it as a sick day. they say some women have a really difficult time, they're doubled over, it's very painful, they're cranky, et cetera, et cetera. so now they can take the day off. we were talking about this in the makeup room. we thought it seems silly. for one thing, once you work with the same group of people over and over again, you sync. >> so everybody would be off. >> it would be like a ghost town. i can't come in and neither can you or anyone. >> the one reason i think my husband wishes this existed is that he had the day off. the day when the hormones get going -- ogle. >> it's -- >> you said oogel. >> no, i didn't, i said ogle. come here, please. i want you to tell me what it says exactly. this is davey, this is one of our researchers.

me. >> tell me what it says exactly. ogling. thank you, thank you. go ahead. you can say it. >> congratulations. >> that was not even -- >> congratulations, you win the pronunciation contest like it was ever -- my 2 1/2-year-old can pronounce words better than i can. we got it, it runs in the family. if you can't sleep, your mind is racing all of the time, find out how to flip that switch and catch some zs after this.

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does this sound familiar to you? you climb into bed, but you just can't fall asleep. maybe your to-do list is racing in your mind. >> or you're tossing and turning? can't figure out why, leaving you without a good night's rest. >> next week is sleep awareness week. here with the solutions to common sleep problems with the

meridian health, dr. carol. how are you? >> great. >> this is a common problem. how many people are not getting the sleep they need? >> most people are not getting the sleep they need. all of us, we have busy schedules, day care needs, all of the demands and expectations that we have on us. so upwards of 60% to 80% of people. >> everyone says eight hours is best, what can you get by on? what's a good number if you can't get eight? >> you really don't want less than seven. once you're getting six hours, it has an impact on your health and performance. >> sometimes the problems can be right outside of your window. there are street lights, other things going on, and they can keep you up. >> there was a study done recently where they looked at 16,000 people for eight years. they found those people living in communities with 500,000 people or more actually, it was very difficult for them to get the sleep they needed. they were more likely to get less than six hours, and they

>> good we live in new york city. >> isn't the solution just black out shades and a sound machine? >> a very simple solution, and what you're sporting on your heads. >> oh, these? they work too. >> and for someone who is living in a big city, an eye mask is as important as an alarm clock. >> we have two awesome producers here, who are exhausted all of the time. we have sarah, she has two little boys. >> shoz -- she's a busy girl, her husband works. sarah, what's your issue? >> my mind is racing when i get home, i can't get rest. i just want peaceful sleep, and -- help! >> what do you think? >> that is a really common problem. most people say it is because of the distractions of the day are missing and intrusive thoughts come in your mind. but actually, one of the things that's happening, the bedroom has actually become a cue for this neural pattern in your

"no" different than if you're a smoker and you're used to smoking with cheesecake or dessert, you see the take and you want to smoke. >> what should she do? >> you can get an expensive interior decorator to redesign the room, or simple things like a lightbulb to change the colors in the room. you can pick the colors you want, so you can have -- change the ambience. >> it does change your mood, i have to say. >> you could have romantic time in this color, too. >> wow, that is cool. >> any other -- >> one follow up? >> my friends suggested taking drapel -- dram mean or nyquil or ben drill. >> those medications, they will help you with some sedation, but the problem is, they have side effects. what people are doing when they reach for those pills, they don't believe that they themselves with simple techniques can control the

>> how do you feel? >> i'm going to go back to sleep. >> we have jerrod here, he has issues too because your shift changes. >> yes, it changes. >> tell her. >> i try. i work early mornings and overnight sometimes. so i want to know how do you adjust your sleep schedule accordingly when it is constantly changing. >> that's a problem. many of us have non-traditional work schedules, and what you have to do is come up with fatigue counter-measures, unless you're getting to get a new job. >> no! >> you're a keeper. so something you can do called a coffee nap. after consecutive hours of wakefulness, you can get a double whammy if you take the caffeine, or the coffee, and then you take a 20-minute nap. as you come out of the nap, you will be more alert. >> the coffee doesn't take

>> i sometimes do it on airplanes. >> yeah, you have a sip, and you a double whammy when you wake up, the caffeine and the alertness. >> and people have spouse that's work different shifts, should you just sleep in another place if your spouse is up in the middle of the night? >> it's really okay if that's what you have to do. you can't change the wiring. 60% of new homes have his and hers bedrooms. >> 60? wow. >> that is sad. >> i like to sleep next to him, sorry. get ready to rummage through your closet. we'll turn your unwanted stuff into money in your closets. >> she just called to say "i love you." viral right after this. pet moments are beautifu unless you have allergies. then your eyes may see it differently. only flonase is approved toprelieve both itchy, watery eyes pand no other nasal allergy spray can say that. when we breathe in allergens our bodies react by over producing six key inflammatory substances that cause our symptoms. one substance. flonase controls six. and six is greater than one.

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it is try day friday. jenna bush hager is here. while kathie lee is taking some time off. we're about to give you a very good reason to start your spring cleaning this weekend. >> okay, i love to clean, but did you know -- >> wait. did you say you love to clean? >> i do. i love to clean things out. all of those old clothes, kids have not used in years could be worth dollar 2,000. >> our guest took her family from in debt to financially flush. >> so you're living proof? >> i am living proof. yeah, we were $40,000 in debt.

>> yeah, i laid out all of my credit card bills on my bed, and i said we're $40,000 in debt, our car was towed, and i turned it around. almost lost our home to foreclosure. and i show people how on my website. >> you're going to teach people here at home how to do it. and we have a lot of things in our homes that we can make money off of, right? >> i box up -- >> kids clothes. >> i can box them up -- sometimes i get rid of them and give them to goodwill. sometimes i say what if i have other kids? >> yeah, but you can sell them, you can sell them easily. you don't have to do it online. for kids' clothes, get a box or a bag from thread up.com. and you take all of your clothes and you put them right in the bag, you ship them, and then they pay you. >> and they'll tell us, sometimes some of her clothes have stains or something. they don't take that. >> that's right.

but it's super easy to do that. >> right, so toys are another thing and you want gently used toys? >> yes, to sell used toys you can do it at a garage sale, but swap.com will give you these boxes, envelopes, you can put your toys in there, send them to them and you can get money for your toys without having to throw a big garage sale. >> what type of money do you get for something like this? >> you can get from $25 to $50 and for not having to do the work it is super convenient. >> clothes. we all have things we have not worn in forever. or shoes we don't ever wear. >> and it does feel great to clean out your closet. oprah is doing it right now, getting rid of things you don't need. >> yeah, clutter can steal your joy. find name brand clothing, things like anthropology, banana

name brand clothing, coach bags, michael kors, sell them on e bay. >> is it easy? >> it is. you take a picture and you can sell it in a few seconds. shoes are a great one. shoes are also great. >> do they sell well? >> yeah, i just sold a pair of thrift shoes i got for $45. >> wait, what? $45 online? is ebay the only place? >> you can sell on posh mark as well. >> you would never think about appliances. >> yeah, give them away or toss them. there is a company called delvage.com, they come pick up your stuff and sell it for you. and you split the profit. >> are they all over the country? >> just in a few states right now. more on the eastern side, but kitchen and small appliances,

things that at the end of the garage sale, you don't know what to do with. >> is it like a 50/50 split? >> yeah. >> i'm always nervous about old phones and things. because they have information on them. >> they send you a box, they send you a box with a prepaid label, it has packaging materials and everything. you put your old phones in there -- >> don't you get worried about everything that's on there? >> you just wipe it clean, put the label on and ship it out. computers and electronics. >> books. i love selling used books. once you're done reading them, you don't need to create clutter. this is awe -- a great book for decluttering. put them in a box and ship them to amazon, and they will sell them and ship them out for you. >> what? >> is that when you say you buy a used book is that what -- >> yeah. that's what it is. >> all great tips.

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activities. when do you decide when they're ready and what is age appropriate? >> the west way -- the best way to decide is when she says, oh, that was so fun, can i do it again? because if you get buy-in from her, when she's three or four when she doesn't want to do it, you can say, you know, you said you wanted to do it, we're going to stick to it. >> when they're little, you can expose them to things. stuff you may think she likes, she's not going to like. and the stuff they do like, keep encouraging it, the more the better. >> tiger's dad had a ball and said you hit it, on day two, you -- he made him wait to hit two.

so sometimes a kid loves something. you jam it at them and suddenly they dislike it. is there ever a right time for a -- sometimes they like something, and then they want out. >> i was desperate to quit piano. and finally my mom was like, she has no talent and let me quit. >> if they make a commitment, say you sign up for soccer because your child says i want to be on the soccer team, you make a commitment to that team, i'm a believer of finishing out their commitment. they don't have to redo it or sign up for the next season, but finish what you started. >> i would say 10% of the time you have a coach that is bullying or the requirements is so out of league with the values of your family and we're not getting any time together and you got to say time-out and >> kids can seem so overscheduled. >> i feel like our family is and i don't love that. >> you have to look at play time as important time. you have to not think what are

get to do on their own time, leave some room for creativity and boredom. >> also, isn't it important for families to sit around and hang out together, without thinking, now we better go do this? >> on the way from one activity to the other. >> we adults say we need to break. we have our kids like this. if your kid is exhausted and saying i'm so tired. a mental health day is okay. >> and don't be afraid of their down time. >> i think we fear their down time. >> a lot of kids want to learn, their parents want them to learn another language, and you wonder what age do you introduce another language. what do you think? >> i mean, as early as you can. they show that kids are natural learners and they will soak it up and bring it in. there is limitations, but they take it on -- so the earlier you can start it, the better. >> yeah, don't go to japanese class at 9 months old.

good activities, at 3, what are good activities? can you give us, what age should we start the activities and all the way through, what are some good activities to enroll them? >> a grown up and me class is fine any time. if you say go do this, i think matching their personality to what they get to do -- >> they like it. >> they should choose it then? >> and way more fun than being good at it. sign them up for something if you would want them do it even if they were only average. >> and they can burn out if you put them something in it too soon. two and three, can they separate from you okay? you can't say, you have to go to ballet class, peace out, i'm going for coffee, and they're freaking out. >> mila's literally like, peace, mom. >> that's awesome that she's confident, but there are a lot of kids who weren't. we don't want to create anxious kids. we want them to feel confident. which means they'll want to do

>> so it's more about fun at a young age than what they -- >> yes. >> and is there something to learn from it. >> get off of the couch, swim suit season is coming. that's a nightmare. >> i'm going to squeeze myself into a whale suit. grab a water bottle and get ready for the firefighters work-outs. >> that's a good thing.

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group fitness instructor paul lawer. >> the workout was created by real firefighter, mimics the actual exam that a firefighter would have to go through. >> and it's not easy. >> we actually work in teams. >> this is a 70-pound dummy. >> there are a few ways to do this. we do a lot of cardio and strength building in the class. >> there are two ways to move this dummy. some people don't have the upper body strength to lift it and carry it. so you get low -- >> does that work your booty? >> oh, yeah. so you get low and then you drive with the lower body. >> by the way, that is hard. because there's an exercise that you do where you just kick your legs out like that. >> it's impossible. >> do you want to try it?

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kardashians by imitating them. >> celebs are doing photo shoots kardashians. okay to copy kardashian photo shoots. here is what we had to say. >> i suppose it's the highest form of flattery, but personally i always prefer originality. >> klg is always original, but -- no it is not okay, however, there is one exception. you can never have too many redos of kim k. pouring shane onto her tush. that's an okay one. >> yeah, that was good for civilization. >> what are those? >> i don't even know. >> want to give a big thank you for jenna bush hager for being here. next week, we'll have sally field and trishiaa yearwood.

up in the kitchen. and tyler henry is here. and a performance by granger smith. >> have a great weekend, everybody. >> and we'll see you on monday. >> nice talking to you. steve: i'm here to help.