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Beat the Bedwetting Blues

3 Steps to a Positive Atmosphere

By Christy R. Stevenson

If you cannot discern any specific stress factors and your child's bedwetting problem occurs regularly or if you feel the source of the problem is more physiological, you should talk to your child's physician and discuss ways to help treat the problem.

Keep in mind that in many cases, however, the best remedy is time, says Sutherland. The National Kidney Foundation says that most children will outgrow the problem and that 15 percent outgrow the problem every year.

Jane, a mother of five, experienced bedwetting problems with two of her children. She tried everything her doctor suggested, even an alarm that would wake her child when he wet the bed. She said that these methods only helped minimally, and eventually both kids stopped wetting the bed on their own.

A simple solution to help you handle the issue until your child has outgrown it is to use disposable underpants. These can save the embarrassment of waking up to wet sheets and quite a few loads of laundry.

If you do end up following a treatment method prescribed by your child's physician, and it's a method both you and your child feel comfortable trying, be supportive, optimistic and encouraging. Above all, be patient, and don't let bedwetting damper your loving relationship with your child. Someday the bedwetting will be a memory of the past, but your child will never forget the love and support you gave.