What Frustrated Parents Should Know about Poop and Pee Accidents, Potty "Regression" and "Refusal"
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By Steve Hodges, M.D. Have you ever been at your wit’s end with a child’s potty accidents or bedwetting? At times, feelings of...
- Aug 10, 2023
Why Threats and Bribes Won't Stop Bedwetting (And What Will)
By Steve Hodges, M.D. News broke last week that two Florida cops had handcuffed and jailed their sobbing 3-year-old son to teach him "the...
- Jun 20, 2023
Poop Formed Like Rabbit Pellets or Hard Logs: Signs of Constipation in Children
By Steve Hodges, M.D. Do you know if your child is pooping pellets, logs, or bumpy sausages? You should! Because those variations of...
- Jun 16, 2023
The Real Reason Potty Accidents Happen
By Steve Hodges, M.D. I don’t have time to comment on every grossly misleading article about bedwetting or potty accidents, but some...
- Jun 8, 2023
Better Bedwetting Treatment — and How to Stop Encopresis and Pee Accidents, Too
By Steve Hodges, M.D. As I often tell families, I take the term “medical practice” literally. I’m always looking for ways to improve...
- Mar 17, 2023
Nope, “Stress” and "Anxiety" Aren't Causes of Bedwetting or Potty Accidents
By Steve Hodges, M.D. Parenting advice columnists frequently attribute children’s toileting troubles — bedwetting, daytime accidents,...
- Mar 7, 2023
Enuresis and Encopresis Are Not “Mental Disorders.” Let’s Remove Them from the DSM-5.
By Steve Hodges, M.D. Let’s say an elderly man wets his pants at the park or wets his bed. Or both. Let’s say this keeps happening. Would...
- Feb 14, 2023
Emma and the E Club, Book for Kids, Tackles Enuresis and Encopresis with "humor and intelligence"
By Steve Hodges, M.D. A few years back, a mom in our private Facebook support group posted a short video of her 8-year-old daughter,...
- Jan 23, 2023
Getting Your Constipated Child Off the Miralax Merry-Go-Round
By Steve Hodges, M.D. Worldwide, the medical profession overwhelmingly has one answer to chronic constipation: PEG 3350, sold as Miralax...
- Dec 16, 2022
Yes, Enemas are Safe for Children — And They Work Better Than Miralax
By Steve Hodges, M.D. If there’s one word parents don’t want to hear, it’s “enema.” When I explain to families that enemas are the...
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