Are bedwetting and daytime wetting different conditions? No. Dr. Hodges explains why they have the same underlying cause—and why treating them differently delays recovery.

Society's perception of bedwetting and the medical reality couldn't be more different. By Steve Hodges, M.D., Two headlines this week grabbed my attention: First: "Fort Worth man accused of beating 9-year-old daughter to death." Then: "MAGA Rift Erupts as White House Insider Bashes 'Unlikable' GOP Hopeful's 'Bedwetting.'" At first glance, these stories seem unrelated. One is about politics. The other is about child abuse. In reality, both reflect the same false assumption: that bedwetting...

Many families stop treatment for bedwetting, daytime wetting, and encopresis too soon because progress is slower and less predictable than they expected. Here's what you can—and can't—reasonably expect along the way.