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1. we believe it is preferable for a child to wear protection for
wetting. we feel that on grounds of health and hygiene, mental health
(it is enormously depressing to wake up day after day, soaking wet, in a
bed that smells, in cold wet clothing, feeling like the biggest loser in
the universe), less strain on possessions (clothes, covers, sheets,
mattresses don’t constantly get urine soaked), that they allow for a
better nights sleep and that it causes less clean up in the morning (a
clean up that only reinforces to the child how terrible this whole
situation is) which yields less stress.
2. HOWEVER we believe a child should NEVER be forced into wearing
protection.
3. we do not believe kids CHOOSE to wet therefore children should NOT
be punished, belittled, humiliated, treated as inferior or flawed or
verbally chastised for wetting.
4. we REJECT the idea wetters are lazy, stupid, regressed, unmotivated,
uninterested, kids with desire to be naughty or any other of the dozens
of MYTHS told about wetters.
5. children should be encouraged NOT to see wetting as a central issue
in their life. i am a wetter, but that is only a small part of the
picture that is me.
6. parents should learn as much as possible about wetting. more
informed people make better choices. (info and support for parents is
provided on other parts of this page)
7. wetters tend to feel badly about themselves and the fact they wet.
kids should be allowed, even encouraged, to engage in activities that
make them feel better about their situation (within bounds of reason).
i talk to friends who wet by e-mail, post on and read message boards for
wetters, talk with friends who wet on safe teen wetter chatrooms, and
read information about wetting. i even designed a web site with my
bestest cyber friend.
8. kids who wear protection should never be embarrassed or humiliated
because of it. as long as the situation is functional, the wetter and
her parents should AGREE on the ground rules that will be followed.
9. different things work for different people. no ONE way of
proceeding about giving a child protection should be considered RIGHT.
10. kids who WANT to wear protection, even if it is diapers, should
have that choice honored. in fact, that choice should be seen as a
mature one, a sign he is becoming more able to take care of himself in
productive ways.
11. protection should be seen as simply a way to keep dry. whether the
wetter wears pampers (like we do), goodnites, attends or a variety of
other options, her nightwear should be treated as a means to an end. the
fact your child WEARS DIAPERS should not be threatening to anybody.
12. wetting and wearing protection MUST not be a shameful issue never
discussed. parents should be open and supportive, willing to deal with
fact child has physical problems beyond their control. parents should
make an effort to draw their child out and help make this monster a more
manageable event.
13. my mom has 13 phobia so i ended at 13 giggle.
oh almost forgot... PAMPERS BOYS RULE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
