HERES SOME IMPORTANT ADVICE TO PARENTS FROM The American Academy of Pediatrics

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HERES SOME IMPORTANT ADVICE TO PARENTS FROM:

The American Academy of Pediatrics

Parents need to provide support

It is important that parents give support and encouragement to children who wet the bed. They should be sensitive to the child's feelings about bed-wetting. For instance, children may not want to spend the night at a friend's house or go to summer camp. They may be embarrassed or scared that their friends will find out they wet the bed. Make sure your child understands that bed-wetting is not his fault and that it will get better in time. Reward him for "dry" nights, but do not punish him for "wet" ones. Remember, your child does not have control over the problem and would like it to stop, too!

Do not pressure your child to develop nighttime bladder control before her body is ready to do so. As hard as your child might try, the bed wetting is beyond her control, and she may only get frustrated or depressed because she can not stop it. Set a no teasing rule in your family. Do not let family members, especially siblings, tease a child who wets the bed. Explain to them that their brother or sister does not wet the bed on purpose. Do not make an issue of the bed-wetting every time it occurs. If your child has enuresis, discussing it with your pediatrician can help you to understand it better. Your pediatrician can also reassure you that your child is normal and that he or she will eventually outgrow bed-wetting.