Category: Bedwetting

It is important for parents to be aware that children who wet their bed do not do it on purpose. They are not bad kids, dirty kids or lazy kids. The majority of children begin to develop nighttime bladder control around the age of three but for some children it takes longer. It is important […]

Bed wetting is simply wetting the bed while you are asleep in your bed. The scientific name for bed wetting is nocturnal enuresis or sometimes it is simply called enuresis. Some people also refer to it as sleep wetting. Bed wetting is very common among children, boys more so than girls. It is believed that […]

Medical professionals have not been able to isolate any one specific reason for bed wetting and instead attribute it to more than one factor. It is considered widespread among children who are six years of age and younger. It is estimated that on average fifteen percent of six year olds wet their bed on a […]

Anticholinergic drugs “slow the activity of the stomach and intestinal tract, thus reducing the likelihood of cramping and also reducing acid secretion.” This drug also decreases or completely stops contractions occurring in the bladder and the ability of the bladder to work to its optimum best is increased. Anticholinergics often are sold under the names […]

As a child’s body grows and his ability to control his bladder functions at night matures, bed wetting is likely to decrease. Most children who suffer from bed wetting outgrow it before their preteen years and if not, then by the time they enter their teenage years. It is estimated that only one in every […]

Sometimes travel is a necessity while a child is in the process of being potty trained. Some parents wonder if they should put potty training on hold while they are away on vacation. To this a doctor will answer an emphatic no. Being away from home provides a wonderful opportunity to teach your child about […]

Bed wetting does not only affect a child physically but psychologically as well. It often puts social limitations on a child’s behavior, affects a child’s self-esteem that is in its developmental stages and can cause teasing and ridicule, both from other children as well as adults. Bed wetting often carries with it a social stigma […]