Bed Wetting Causes And Solutions

Left unresolved, the problems of five year old children bed wetting can lead to such problems as low self esteem and the fear of otherwise normal childhood activities such as sleep overs or any other social situation where the child will sleep away from their own bed, such as school camps. Unfortunately, bed wetting is not an easy problem to solve, and requires a great deal of patience and time from both the child and the parent to avoid a long lasting problem.

Taking the child to the doctor is probably a good first step when dealing with bed wetting. Although most bed wetting is completely normal and happens with most children it is important to rule out any underlying medical causes and to ensure that the child is developing normally.

One tool that can help with a bed wetting child is the bed wetting alarm. This is used to wake a child up during the night, and get the child into the habit of waking at night to use the bathroom. Being to deeply asleep to wake up is only one of the causes of bed wetting but the sleep alarm will help to develop a pattern of waking to urinate during the night.

Its easy to question your own parenting skill sin this situation, but rest assured this is not the cause of the problem.

Another cause of the bed wetting problem is the children consuming too much liquids too close to bed time, leaving them with a full bladder during sleep.

Diuretic drinks such as colas should also be avoided by children experiencing bed wetting problems.

The parents in situations of five year olds bed wetting must be very careful not to show any anger or impatience towards the child. Doing so might further damage the child's self esteem and increase their stress levels, both of which are counter productive to solving the bed wetting issue. Kindness and patience should be shown and positive reenforcement used to encourage the child to break the bed wetting habit.

Medicating the child or changing their diet to help with bed wetting should not be done without direct approval of the child's doctor. Doing either of these things can increase the child's stress level and might have an adhere affect on the child's bed wetting problem.

Ingrid Preube
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