Kids Shoulder Shame and Blame for Bedwetting and Accidents: How Therapists and Counselors Can Help
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By Steve Hodges, M.D. I spend a lot of time explaining to families that toileting accidents are never a child’s fault and are not a sign...
- Oct 17, 2022
Think You've "Tried Everything" for Bedwetting, Poop Accidents, or Potty "Refusal"? You Haven't.
By Steve Hodges, M.D. Whether the issue is a child’s bedwetting, poop accidents, potty “refusal,” or another toileting difficulty, I...
- Feb 27, 2022
Olive Oil Enemas for Childhood Constipation: An Old-School Treatment Gets Scientific Validation
By Steve Hodges, M.D. Some years ago, I began recommending olive oil enemas as part of a treatment regimen for intractably constipated...
- Feb 20, 2022
Children with Encopresis and Enuresis Deserve the Best Treatment, But Most Aren't Getting It
By Steve Hodges, M.D. Back in 1985, when I was in middle school and Foreigner was huge, a team of Maryland physicians published a study...
- Jan 29, 2022
Frustrated by Your Child's “Potty Refusal” or "Lying" About Accidents? It’s Physical, Not Behavioral
By Steve Hodges, M.D. As a pediatric urologist, I treat dozens of medical conditions, but only two seem to generate family tension:...
- Oct 4, 2021
Family Looking Up: Bedwetting Breakthrough
In this straight-shooting interview, Dr. Hodges tells the Family Looking Up moms why the "bedwetting gene" is a fallacy, why parents...
- May 10, 2021
Constipation, Not “Slacker Parenting,” Causes Potty Accidents
By Steve Hodges, M.D. I have a Google alert set for “potty training” and “bedwetting,” so I often read articles offering misinformation...
- Jan 23, 2021
Stop Bedwetting For Good With Expert Dr. Steve Hodges
Dr. Hodges tells Britt and Sam why it’s important to treat childhood constipation aggressively. Also: why bedwetting cases considered...
- Jan 20, 2021
Potty Training, Bedwetting and Other Pee & Poop Problems
Dr. Steve tells Dr. Mike why, in urology, “constipation is the root of all evil” and why parents are mistaken when they assume their kids...
- Jan 20, 2021
Bedwetting and Accidents with Dr. Steve Hodges
Susan and Sharzad grill Dr. Hodges on potty "refusal," why accidents are not a "normal part of life," and what it really means when kids...
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