The author's teddy bear, Teddy. I’m a 46-year-old woman who sleeps with a teddy bear. The irony is that I didn’t sleep with stuffed animals when I was a child, and even if I had, I’m not sentimental ...

Every so often research pops up to reveal that between 10 - 30% of adults go to sleep at night with their teddy bears. Why is that? What's the appeal of a stuffed toy, especially when it's old, ...

If you’ve been secretly holding on to childhood toys, you are not alone. Thirty-five percent of adults in Britain admitted they sleep with a teddy bear to de-stress, according to a survey of 6,000 ...

Note: This essay contains details about the author’s experience with sexual abuse. I’m a 46-year-old woman who sleeps with a teddy bear. The irony is that I didn’t sleep with stuffed animals when I ...