Few topics spark more controversy than potty training, a developmental milestone that, in the age of social media, has become a competitive sport. Now the UK government has weighed in with a campaign asserting it’s “best” for children to ditch diapers between 18 and 30 months of age. The campaign, while well-meaning, spells bad news for kids and, ironically, good news for the diaper industry.

Enuresis causes anxiety, not the reverse. Enuresis is actually caused by chronic constipation

Are children at increased risk for bedwetting if they feel emotionally stressed or drink caffeine? Certainly not.

We got to chat about accidents and bedwetting and constipation, and I literally was like, oh my gosh, mind blown.

In a lively interview with Dr. Hodges, cognitive psychologist Dr. Amy Moore and cognitive specialist Sandy Zamalis of the Brainy Moms...

Poop smears, aka “skid marks,” aren’t caused by a failure to use toilet paper; rather, they signal the child’s rectum is harboring stool an

By Steve Hodges, M.D. Would you know if your child had chronic constipation? Would your child’s doctor? Would a researcher tracking your...

Olive oil enemas and glycerin enemas can help children with severe constipation, bedwetting, and encopresis when standard treatments don’t fully empty the rectum.

There are two surgical procedures that halt bedwetting immediately: bladder Botox and InterStim, essentially a pacemaker for the bladder.

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