Steve Hodges, M.D.
- Dec 30, 2020
- 9 min
Don't Put Off Bedwetting Treatment for Your Child
I’m an epic procrastinator. I avoid tasks that aren’t totally pressing, in hopes I can get away without tackling them at all. So, I’m plenty sympathetic when parents put off treatment for their child’s enuresis (wetting) or encopresis (poop accidents), in hopes the accidents will spontaneously disappear. I get it: Accidents are not life-threatening, and it's easy to tell yourself: I'll deal with it next week. Or sometime soon. Often, this delay is encouraged by a physician. “
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Steve Hodges, M.D.
- Dec 9, 2020
- 8 min
"At what age is bedwetting a concern?" Answers to 6 questions about bedwetting
The internet is a vast repository for misinformation about bedwetting causes and treatments. I sometimes think of it as a sinkhole — a giant, perilous cavity caused by the collapse of reasoning and scientific rigor! Unfortunately, parents who are eager to help their children get trapped in this sinkhole, and kids miss out on treatments that will help. Over and over, you read that bedwetting is caused by “emotional and mental strain” or “having a small bladder” or “being a dee
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