As a longtime educator of toddlers and twos, and a current Ph.D. student studying transitional phenomena and object relations, I have had the distinct pleasure and privilege to observe teachers in the ...

OAK RIDGE, Tenn. (WATE) – Michael Yates with Ridgeview Behavioral Health Services joins Living East Tennessee to talk on his latest guest column, The Surprising Psychology of the Things We Carry.

Comfort objects, also known as transitional objects, may play a significant role in emotional regulation and mental well-being. Items like stuffed animals, security blankets or small keepsakes may ...

The recent craze about Punch, an abandoned baby Japanese macaque at Ichikawa Zoo in Japan, has brought renewed attention to something many people intuitively understand: comfort objects matter. After ...

Punch, a male macaque monkey, spending time with a stuffed orangutan toy at Ichikawa City Zoo and Botanical Gardens in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. The recent craze about Punch, an abandoned baby Japanese ...