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Helping Your Child Exit the Miralax-Merry-Go-Round

Our 19-page guide explains why PEG 3350 fails, why doctors push it, anyway, when Miralax does help, and what studies show about PEG v. enemas.

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Treating the Trifecta 

with M.O.P. (includes Trifecta Algorithm)

Get your family's life back! A treatment roadmap for children with all 3 symptoms: bedwetting, daytime enuresis, and encopresis.

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Treating Encopresis with M.O.P.

Use the M.O.P. Encopresis Algorithm to stop poop accidents and restore your child’s confidence.

Early Intervention is Everything Infogra

Early Intervention is Everything

The longer you wait to treat bedwetting, the more challenging it is and the longer it takes. Dr. Hodges advocates early action!

12 Signs Constipated Download
8 Potty Tips for Preschool Teachers

12 Signs Your Child is Constipated

Constipation in children is easily missed because the signs can be subtle and are not well-known. Our chart alerts you to the red flags so you can start treating your child asap!

4 Truths About Bedwetting

4 Truths About Bedwetting

Myths about bedwetting  cause children to miss out on timely treatment, allowing enuresis to linger and worsen and kids to become more isolated and distressed. We set the record straight.

4 MiraLAX Facts You Didn't Know

4 MiraLAX Facts You Didn't Know

PEG 3350 is the go-treatment for enuresis/encopresis, and when it doesn't work, doctors keep prescribing it! This download spells out 4 key facts about PEG 3350.

9 Kid-Tested Ways to Make Enemas Less Scary

9 Kid-Tested Ways to Make Enemas Less Scary

Many children are — understandably — worry enemas will hurt and many parents are — understandably — afraid to administer them. The graphic offers 9 strategies for helping your family overcome apprehension about this effective treatment.

#1 Cause of Bedwetting Download
Constipation is the #1 Cause of Bedwetting

Constipation is the #1 Cause of Bedwetting

"He's just a deep sleeper," "Her bladder hasn't caught up to her brain," and "He overproduces urine" — those are just a few of the unfounded reasons typically tossed out to explain bedwetting. In fact, almost all cases are caused by constipation. This graphic explains what happens.

When to X-ray a Child for Constipation

When to X-ray a Child for Constipation

X-raying is the most reliable method of detecting constipation, yet most doctors rely on inaccurate detection methods like feeling a child's belly or asking how often the child poops. This guide explains when X-rays for constipation are warranted and how to read a film accurately for constipation. Safety concerns are also discussed.

7 CRAZY IMPORTANT Rules for Potty Training Success

7 CRAZY IMPORTANT Rules for Potty Training Success

Most tips for potty-training “success” focus on motivating and rewarding the child, ignoring whether the child is developing unhealthy toileting habits that may plague her to adulthood. Potty training isn’t a pursuit with a finish line! Everything can unravel, even years down the line. Follow these 7 rules, and it's highly unlikely your child well ever set foot in a pediatric urology clinic.

8 Potty Tips for Preschool Teachers

8 Potty Tips for Preschool Teachers

Preschool is prime time for children to become poop and pee holders, habits that can plague them for a lifetime. This infographic is a must for all preschool teachers, whether their students are toilet trained or just learning.

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My Poop Chart

Do you know if your child is pooping pellets, logs, or bumpy sausages? You should! Because those variations of poop indicate a child is constipated. But if your child’s poop resembles soft-serve ice cream, mushy blobs, or thin snakes, all is well. Hang the chart on the bathroom wall!

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Mental Health Professional's Guide - To Enuresis & Encopresis

Here’s how psychologists, family therapists, social workers, and
school counselors can help.

Kickstarter Guide

The M.O.P. Kickstart Guide

9 Tactics to try when Enuresis or Encopresis treatment stalls.

As a pediatrician, I talk about poop with my patients’ families every day! Kids can better describe their poops and learn about healthy stooling using the handy My Poop Chart infographic.

Shelly Vaziri Flais, M.D.

– Shelly Vaziri Flais, M.D., co-editor of The Big Book of Symptoms and author of Raising Twins

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