By Steve Hodges, M.D. At the start of every school year, Google alerts me to articles like this one: Teachers Are Seeing More Kindergartners Arrive at School Still in Diapers . A handful of teachers report that a handful of their students wear pull-ups to school, a “concerning education trend” is declared, and blame is assigned. The 2023 version, published by We Are Teachers and “informed” by over 1,000 Reddit commenters, offers three explanations: lazy or ignorant parents,

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...

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...

How long should it take a child (or adult) to poop? Why do some constipated kids wet the bed while others stay dry? Is bedwetting ever...

By Steve Hodges, M.D. This week a mom emailed: “Years ago I bought your book, but I put it aside, thinking and hoping that my son would...

By Steve Hodges, M.D. I don’t usually comment on kooky advice posted on social media. But when the topic bedwetting — a condition I know...

By Steve Hodges, M.D. Do you know if your child is pooping pellets, logs, or bumpy sausages? You should! Because those variations of...

By Steve Hodges, M.D. I don’t have time to comment on every grossly misleading article about bedwetting or potty accidents, but some...

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...

By Steve Hodges, M.D. We doctors are a stubborn lot. We’ve spent about a hundred years in school and treated more patients than we can...