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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...
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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...
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schlos1
- Nov 8, 2020
- 5 min
Tired of Waiting for Your Child to Outgrow Bedwetting? Here’s What Works
Have you been told your child is sure to outgrow bedwetting or daytime accidents? That bedwetting is caused by an underdeveloped bladder,...
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By Steve Hodges, M.D.,
- May 27, 2020
- 6 min
A Doctor Weighs in on Kristen Bell and Celebrity Potty Shaming
OK, here I go. I’m about to weigh in — as a dad and a pediatric urologist — on the Kristen Bell/diaper brouhaha. To recap: In her latest...
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By Steve Hodges, M.D.,
- Mar 7, 2020
- 4 min
Bedwetting, anxiety, x-rays, withholding — your constipation questions answered!
Based on feedback from parents, we’ve recently added two age-based private support groups for parents of kids dealing with chronic...
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By Steve Hodges, M.D.,
- Feb 5, 2020
- 8 min
Treat Bedwetting at Age 4, Not Age 7
At what age should bedwetting be treated? The medical community’s boilerplate answer — around age 7 — is profoundly misguided,...
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By Steve Hodges, M.D.,
- Jan 8, 2020
- 8 min
A Doctor's Best Advice on Bedwetting and Poop Accidents
Two emails this week raised so many good questions — about limiting water before bedtime, waking a child overnight, staying hopeful in...
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By Steve Hodges, M.D.,
- Sep 20, 2019
- 7 min
Why an X-ray for Childhood Constipation Can Seem Like a Rorsach Test
The other day I reviewed the abdominal x-ray of an 11-year-old boy with persistent bedwetting. The boy’s rectum was jam packed with...
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By Steve Hodges, M.D.,
- Dec 11, 2018
- 8 min
“Early intervention is everything”: Don’t Wait to Treat Your Child for Enuresis or Encopresis
Doctors routinely dismiss bedwetting and daytime accidents as “normal,” assure parents their kids will outgrow the accidents, and...
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By Steve Hodges, M.D.
- Feb 25, 2018
- 5 min
Nighttime Potty Training Is Not a Thing
The world is full of products and strategies available to help your child potty train at night. This would be good news for families,...
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