Does your kid wet the bed? If you’re like most parents, you've chalked it up to a normal phase your child will eventually outgrow. And you're probably right. But how do you know if it’s something more than that. How do you know if it's something to be worried about?
I was in grade four when I first started noticing I couldn’t see the blackboard clearly. It soon became a major source of frustration and embarrassment—getting called on to answer a question was more than a little awkward—and it definitely hindered my school performance that year.
It’s a reality of parenting life: you find yourself discussing the topic of ‘poop’ more often than you ever imagined possible. Otherwise interesting, well-rounded, and educated adults can fill entire evenings with stories of bathtub "incidents," mid-flight diaper changes, and adventures in toilet training. What, exactly, did we talk about before this fascinating subject entered our lives?
Sometimes, however, the poop isn’t quite so free-flowing as the conversation. Got a constipated kid? Read on.
