Helping Your Child Stay Dry
-December 13, 2010-Comments (0)
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Our December 2010 article, "Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep," gave a few facts related to bedwetting. Here are some helpful hints from author Gregory W. Edens, M.D., on helping your child stay dry.
- Limit fluids before bedtime.
- Have the child attempt to use the bathroom at the beginning of the bedtime routine and just before going to sleep.
- Wake your child a few hours after going to sleep to attempt to use the bathroom and then put him back to bed.
- Have the child help wash the sheets when he wets the bed, but never scold or shame him.
- Buy a bed-wetting alarm that has a pad which senses moisture and will alarm to wake the child if he urinates. This will help the child learn to sense the cues of when he needs to go to the bathroom.
- Talk to your child’s doctor if he is older than 6 to see if further investigation is needed.
Do you have any extra tips for parents of bedwetters?
