PITTSFIELD — For the last 10 years, Berkshire Health Systems patients have taken comfort in the embrace of teddy bears and stuffed animals donated through the hospital system’s Hug-A-Bear program.

A piece of parenting advice has gone viral on TikTok in part because of how surprisingly simple it is. But as so often happens with deceptively simple tricks, moms are finding that the impact it has ...

With the holidays quickly approaching, there will inevitably be scenarios where friends and relatives will come after the children with arms (and possibly even lips) outstretched. It can be hard not ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Staff Sgt. Brian Dorr is in Afghanistan, but his 2-year-old daughter Paisley sees him every day. She hugs him. Kisses him. She bites his head. On a pillowlike doll no bigger than Paisley ...