Mar 16, 2022What Preschool Potty Accidents and Teenage Bedwetting Have in Common (Spoiler Alert: Everything)By Steve Hodges, M.D. A 3-year-old who wets her underwear at preschool every day. A 4-year-old who pees constantly. A kindergartener with...
Jan 29, 2022Frustrated by Your Child's “Potty Refusal” or "Lying" About Accidents? It’s Physical, Not BehavioralBy Steve Hodges, M.D. As a pediatric urologist, I treat dozens of medical conditions, but only two seem to generate family tension:...
Oct 4, 2021Family Looking Up: Bedwetting BreakthroughIn this straight-shooting interview, Dr. Hodges tells the Family Looking Up moms why the "bedwetting gene" is a fallacy, why parents...
Nov 8, 2020Tired of Waiting for Your Child to Outgrow Bedwetting? Here’s What WorksHave you been told your child is sure to outgrow bedwetting or daytime accidents? That bedwetting is caused by an underdeveloped bladder,...
Oct 12, 2020Dear Bedwetting Teenagers: Your Condition is 1.) Common, 2.) Not Your Fault, and 3.) Totally FixableDid you know teenage bedwetting is more common than autism?
Feb 5, 2020Treat Bedwetting at Age 4, Not Age 7By Steve Hodges, M.D. At what age should bedwetting be treated? The medical community’s boilerplate answer — around age 7 — is profoundly...
Jan 2, 2018Nope, "Deep Sleep" Doesn't Cause Bedwetting (It's Impossible)By Steve Hodges, M.D. At my pediatric urology clinic, just about every parent of a bedwetting child is convinced that “deep sleep”...
May 12, 2017Teenage Bedwetting: Everything You’ve Been Told Is WrongBy Steve Hodges, M.D. About 15% of my bedwetting patients are teenagers, and I frequently receive emails from teens who wet the bed. The...
Jan 12, 2015"My 15-year-old Still Wets the Bed”By Steve Hodges, M.D. Pediatricians are constantly telling parents of children who wet the bed, “Bedwetting is normal. Don’t worry —...