The Real Reason Potty Accidents Happen
By Steve Hodges, M.D. I don’t have time to comment on every grossly misleading article about bedwetting or potty accidents, but some...
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Jun 8, 2023
Better Bedwetting Treatment — and How to Stop Encopresis and Pee Accidents, Too
By Steve Hodges, M.D. As I often tell families, I take the term “medical practice” literally. I’m always looking for ways to improve...
Apr 23, 2023
"My Doctor Insists Bedwetting is Normal"
By Steve Hodges, M.D. We doctors are a stubborn lot. We’ve spent about a hundred years in school and treated more patients than we can...
Apr 3, 2023
“Potty Regression,” “Potty Refusal,” “Not Fully Potty Trained": Why These Terms Should be Canceled
By Steve Hodges, M.D. The other day I received an email with the subject line “Toddler Potty Training Regression Inquiry.” A mom...
Mar 16, 2023
Nope, “Stress” and "Anxiety" Aren't Causes of Bedwetting or Potty Accidents
By Steve Hodges, M.D. Parenting advice columnists frequently attribute children’s toileting troubles — bedwetting, daytime accidents,...
Mar 9, 2023
4 Bedwetting Treatments That Backfire
By Steve Hodges, M.D. I have a Google alert set for “bedwetting” so I can stay current on how nocturnal enuresis is described in the...
Mar 7, 2023
Enuresis and Encopresis Are Not “Mental Disorders.” Let’s Remove Them from the DSM-5.
By Steve Hodges, M.D. Let’s say an elderly man wets his pants at the park or wets his bed. Or both. Let’s say this keeps happening. Would...
Feb 14, 2023
Emma and the E Club, Book for Kids, Tackles Enuresis and Encopresis with "humor and intelligence"
By Steve Hodges, M.D. A few years back, a mom in our private Facebook support group posted a short video of her 8-year-old daughter,...
Jan 23, 2023
Getting Your Constipated Child Off the Miralax Merry-Go-Round
By Steve Hodges, M.D. Worldwide, the medical profession overwhelmingly has one answer to chronic constipation: PEG 3350, sold as Miralax...
Jan 9, 2023
"At what age is bedwetting a concern?" Answers to 6 Questions about Bedwetting
By Steve Hodges,M.D. The internet is a vast repository for misinformation about bedwetting causes and bedwetting treatments. I sometimes...
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