3 More Children Murdered Over Bedwetting and Potty Training
By Steve Hodges, M.D. Three more children with toileting difficulties are dead. It turns out that AJ Freund, the Illinois 5-year-old...
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Feb 5, 2019
Please Don't Reward Bedwetting Children for Dry Nights
By Steve Hodges, M.D. Let’s say your child has a cold. Would you reward her for every hour she doesn't sneeze? Of course not! Because no...
Jan 17, 2019
Early Intervention is Everything: 4 Action Items for Parents of Bedwetting Children
By Steve Hodges, M.D. At what age should a child be treated for bedwetting or daytime accidents? Most doctors will tell parents,...
Dec 19, 2018
An 11-Year-Old Bedwetting Patient, A Lucky Mistake, and a “Wow” Moment
By Steve Hodges, M.D. The other day, a fortuitous mistake at my pediatric urology clinic sparked a “Wow!” moment for me. The patient,...
Dec 11, 2018
“Early intervention is everything”: Don’t Wait to Treat Your Child for Enuresis or Encopresis
By Steve Hodges, M.D. Doctors routinely dismiss bedwetting and daytime accidents as “normal,” assure parents their kids will outgrow the...
Nov 9, 2018
The 101 Healthiest Foods for Kids: Turn Constipated Kids into More Adventurous Eaters
By Steve Hodges, M.D. The other day a mom in our bedwetting support group posted a question we’ve heard, oh, about 2,000 times: “What is...
Oct 9, 2018
"Should I Give Ex-Lax to My Constipated Child?"
By Steve Hodges, M.D. I get a lot of questions about Ex-Lax. Parents want to know: What's the difference between Ex-Lax and Miralax? Can...
Sep 13, 2018
Treating Constipation and Bedwetting in Your Child: “Will It Ever End?”
By Steve Hodges, M.D. A mom in our bedwetting support group, who is implementing the Modified O’Regan Protocol (M.O.P.) with her...
Jun 14, 2018
What Every Parent Should Know About Bedwetting, Accidents, and Potty Training
By Steve Hodges, M.D. As far as I know, no mom has ever tweeted: Wet sheets again for Kyle. Whole family is exhausted....
May 9, 2018
To the American Academy of Pediatrics: Please Update Your Bedwetting Advice
By Steve Hodges, M.D. Search “causes of bedwetting” and you may get the impression that nocturnal enuresis, as the condition is called,...
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