Why do some children bed wet and how can we help them stop bed wetting?

Bed wetting isn't a former of sickness or cause as some people say.

Medical science say it is often hereditary as either the child's parent or close relative wet their bed as a child.

Children who bed wet need not to be stigmatized or labeled so as not to weigh them down emotional or psychological.

Often times children who are often moody or bullies are that way cause they try to hid behind their bed wet 'problems'.

There are many ways parents have been able to help their children stop bed wetting!
My first daughter used to bed wet and we didn't let her younger ones know, we often told her that her younger ones would be informed if she didn't learn to control her bladder or wake up to pee if she felt pressed.

We gave her a phone and set an alarm that went of every one hour thirty minutes, the phone also had a touch light to help her locate her way to the toilet in the dark. 
This method really helped her as she became more conscious of waking up to pee/ controlling her bladder.

There were days she peed on the bed, she surprisingly takes her bath eariler on such days, takes off her bed spread and night wear and washes them.

We(my hubby n i), didn't make too much fuss about it and I think too a large extent our helping her work through that phase in her life made it easy for her to stop.

I know it could be annoying to have a child bed wet but I plead that we don't loose our cool but find a way to help your child stop it.

Your child's happiness translates to him or her faring very well socially and academically.
If at age 9- 10 your child still hasn't stopped bed wetting it is advisable you seek medical advice.
Remember he or she might have inherited the traits from you and if you stooped bed wetting, he or she would too, it's just a matter of time.

Other ways you may wish to adopt are:
1. Encourage your child to take in more liquid in the day in order to pee more in the day and less liquid in the evening.

2. Avoid eating dinner to late.

3. Avoid watching or discussing matters that scare your child before bed time, it may play out as a night mare.

4. Make it a routine for you and your child to wake and pee at least twice before day break.

5. Ensure the room isn't too cold for your child.... if the weather is cold, ensure you have him or her wear warm pajamas and if possible leave the bed side lamp on..

6. Praise your child on progress made each day he or she doesn't not bed wet and bear with him or her when they do... call it an accident that you trust would not happen again.

6. Please and please don't discuss this with parents of their friends or teachers.... to avoid the obvious!

7 . You must love your child unconditionally and never compare him or her to their siblings or a friend's child.

Thank you for reading my view. Please feel free to share your view as many parents could learn a thing or two from you too.
Yours truly,

  Ezinne Adelaja