Potty Accidents Are Never a Child's Fault
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By Steve Hodges, M.D. Kids who have potty accidents shoulder a lot of blame. Parents, at a loss to explain how a 6-year-old can poop in...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Oct 9, 2020
No, Your Child Won’t Become Dependent On Enemas. "Lazy Bowel" is a Myth
By Steve Hodges, M.D. The following question was posed during a free webinar on bedwetting and accidents that Dr. Hodges presented with...
- May 27, 2020
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...
- Mar 7, 2020
Bedwetting, Anxiety, X-rays, Poop Withholding: Your Constipation Questions Answered!
By Steve Hodges, M.D. Based on feedback from parents, we’ve recently added two age-based private support groups for parents of kids...
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