Jul 12, 20167 Myths About Kids and ConstipationBy Steve Hodges, M.D. If your child was chronically constipated, would you know it? You might think, “Of course!” Yet chronic and severe...
May 12, 2016Why Potty Training Babies Is Risky BusinessAs a dad, I totally appreciate the Instagram photos of 4-month-old Ace Wells Tucker sitting on the potty. The little dude — son of Todd...
Apr 5, 2016Why Daytime Accidents Resolve Before BedwettingBy Steve Hodges, M.D. Let’s say your child is learning to read. You expect she’ll be able to decode “cat” before she can read “flower”...
Mar 6, 2016New Study: Daily Enemas Resolve Pee Accidents Far Better Than MiralaxBy Steve Hodges, M.D. I’ve known for years that enemas resolve pee accidents far better than any other treatment, whether it’s Miralax,...
Jan 17, 2016To the "Scary Mommy" Worried Her Child Will Never Be Potty TrainedBy Steve Hodges, M.D. Carrie Tinsley is one brave mom. In her Scary Mommy blog post, “I’m The Mom Whose Kid May Never Be Potty Trained,”...
Jan 5, 20166 Damaging Myths About Bedwetting and AccidentsBy Steve Hodges, M.D. In the last three days I’ve written letters to two elementary schools on behalf of students threatened with...
Dec 2, 2015Another Preschooler Threatened With Suspension For Potty AccidentsBy Steve Hodges, M.D. The other day I received an email from a distraught Atlanta mom. Her 5-year-old is about to be suspended from...
Nov 8, 2015When to X-Ray a Child for ConstipationBy Steve Hodges, M.D. The other day an Aussie mum emailed asking if I’d look at an abdominal X-ray of her 12-year-old son, who has been...
Sep 28, 2015You Won't Believe Some Schools' Bathroom PoliciesSteve Hodges, M.D. Should K-12 students have open access to school bathrooms so they can freely heed nature's call? Or should teachers...
Aug 13, 201576% of Teachers Fall Short on Helping Students with Toileting ProblemsBy Steve Hodges, M.D. When I was a kid, I steered way clear of the school bathroom. If you tried to poop at my elementary school,...