Editorial standards, medical review and sourcing

Written by the Poop Peace editorial team. We write for parents who are tired and worried, in plain language, and we prioritise what you can do today.

Every guide follows the same structure: a short direct answer, what's happening, what to say and do, what to avoid, and the same red flags for when to involve a pediatrician. Scripts are written to lower pressure, never to force or shame a child.

We describe behavioural approaches and general information about childhood constipation. We do not provide individual advice.

Medical review: pending. We are building a review panel of pediatric clinicians; pages will show the reviewer's name, credentials, and review date once reviewed.

Until then, every page says so plainly: "Medical review: pending." We will not list a reviewer, credential, or review date that does not exist.

Once a page has been reviewed, it will show the reviewer's name and credentials (linked to their profile), the date of review, and what the review covered. Reviewed pages will be re-reviewed when guidance changes or at least every two years.

Our guidance is informed by publicly available pediatric guidelines and clinical reviews (for example the American Academy of Pediatrics and NASPGHAN). Every statistic we publish links to its source.

We publish a statistic only when it links to a verifiable source in a "Sources" block on the same page. If we can't cite it, we don't say it. The sources we currently draw on are listed below.

If you find something inaccurate or outdated, please contact us or email hello@pooppeace.com.

We review every report. When we change a page, we update its "Updated" date, and for substantive corrections we add a note describing what changed. We update pages when cited guidance changes.