When I first started training my children to stay dry at night, I expected swift success. But if you’ve read this site at all, then you know that was not the case for more than one of my children. I quickly realized that I needed some type of mattress protection. Even a few nighttime accidents […]
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Bedwetting, or nocturnal enuresis can plague those who suffer with it. Ending it can be the single most desire. But what’s the best way to stop bedwetting? Experts, parents, and children have their differing opinions, but one thing is certain. It’s not an easy thing to stop. Bedwetting alarms are just one of many options
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It is entirely possible to stop bedwetting permanently. While some struggle with bedwetting longer than others–even into adulthood–that does not mean that they can’t retrain their brains and achieve dry nights. Wetting the bed is normal for children up to anywhere from 5-7 years old. If your child is keeping dry during naps and able
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When asking how common bedwetting is, what most of us want to know is if what we’re experiencing with our child, or possibly ourselves, is normal. How many other people are dealing with a bedwetting 6 year old, or 8 year old, or 12 year old? Bedwetting, also known as nocturnal enuresis, is a common
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I know what bedwetting is like for a family. I know about the frustration, the shame, the feelings of failure, the desperation for a solution, the disappointment that I couldn’t find an answer that worked for my family, the doubt, the wondering if my kids would ever be dry or would this be their lot
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The experts, including psychologists, sleep scientists, doctors, nurses, and others studying nocturnal enuresis, or nighttime bedwetting, have proposed all kinds of potential reasons to answer why kids wet the bed. And I know as parents we have considered and wondered about plenty of other possible causes. So why do kids wet the bed? The cause
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Everyone has wet the bed at some point in their lives. For babies and young children, it’s normal, expected, and the way we’re made. But when we talk about bedwetting, it’s pretty understood that we’re referring to older children or adults, those past the accepted age for involuntary wetting. When any human behavior is outside
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“My kid has a bad attitude.” “My child isn’t trying hard enough.” “He doesn’t even care.” “She’s manipulating me.” “They’re doing it on purpose.” Have you ever said any of these things after your child has wet the bed yet again? I confess that whether or not I have voiced any of the above frustrations,
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How to stop bedwetting is one of the big questions of parents of young children. Getting dry at night is usually the final step to potty training. For many children, it’s a fairly smooth transition, but for others, it’s a real struggle. And by 5 years old, 15%-20% of children still wet the bed. The
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