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Ways to Keep Your Child from Bedwetting

By: Lucy Peters

For children under 7 wetting the bed if very common problem and can be a great embarrassment to the child and of course frustrating to parents. In the past parents have believed that a child that wets the bed has a physical problem such as a bladder weakness or psychological problem such as fear of the dark, however this is not always the case. Most of the time it is just that children are very deep sleepers therefore they do not feel the need to go to the bathroom and that's when they wet the bed.

Most times, children will simply grow out of bedwetting without any sort of help from others. If your child is not improving with bedwetting or you want to speed up the process, there are a few ideas and tips for you:

* One to two hours before your child's bedtime, do not give them any sort of fluid. During the day and evening, give your child a lot of fluid to prevent constipation and dehydration which occurs a lot in children because they have so much energy. This will not stop bedwetting, but it will reduce how many times a week your child wets the bed.

* Have your child use the bathroom before going to bed. This ensures that the bladder is empty. Even if your child says that he/she does not need to go, ask him/her to try just to be sure. If your child does use the bathroom, ask him/her to try until urine does not come out anymore.

* Bladder Exercises: Some children just have a bladder that is too small. To help with this you have your child do bladder-stretching exercises. To do this you simply tell them when they feel the urge to urinate to wait for a little while longer, usually 10 minutes before going. Then slowly increase this over time. This will not happen overnight, it can take months to increase the size of the bladder.

* Visit your family doctor. Sometimes your child can have an underlying cause that leads to bedwetting. While at the doctors, mention what is going on and the doctor will check for problems that contribute to bedwetting. If the doctor does in fact find anything, it will be treated. Medications will most times help bedwetting go away.

* Use an Alarm: You can purchase moisture pads for your child's underwear that sense when your child begins to urinate. An alarm will sound or in some cases a vibration will alert and wake your child that he needs to go to the bathroom. Over time children can get used to getting up to urinate in the night when you use this method.

* If bedwetting just isn't going away, try medication. There are many types of medicines today that can prevent your child from wetting the bed. These medications slow the production of urine and relax the bladder. Unfortunately, some of these medicines have side effects.

*Don't Scold: As hard as it is not to do so, scolding your child may only make the situation worse. It actually isn't their fault. So don't try to shame them into stopping wetting the bed. You'll only end up hurting them.

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