By Steve Hodges, M.D. Two emails this week raised so many good questions — about limiting water before bedtime, waking a child overnight,...

By Steve Hodges, M.D. PEG 3350 is a fraught topic. Many physicians consider this laxative totally safe, while many outraged parents...

Let’s say your 2-year-old has red, swollen gums and brown spots on her teeth. No dentist on the planet is going to say, “Well, she’s in...

Does your baby or toddler have trouble pooping? Maybe she grimaces, writhes around, or howls when trying to squeeze out a poop. Maybe she go

By Steve Hodges, M.D. The other day I reviewed the abdominal x-ray of an 11-year-old boy with persistent bedwetting. The boy’s rectum was...

By Steve Hodges, M.D. Should students get to use school restrooms whenever they want? Not according to a team of first-grade teachers in...

By Steve Hodges, M.D. Three more children with toileting difficulties are dead. It turns out that AJ Freund, the Illinois 5-year-old...

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...

By Steve Hodges, M.D. At what age should a child be treated for bedwetting or daytime accidents? Most doctors will tell parents,...

By Steve Hodges, M.D. The other day, a fortuitous mistake at my pediatric urology clinic sparked a “Wow!” moment for me. The patient,...