Make your child feel good about progress by consistently rewarding successes.
Increase fluid intake earlier in the day and reduce it later in the day, stopping fluid intake after dinner.
Get your child on a regular urination schedule (every two to three hours) and right before bedtime.
Start by eliminating caffeine (such as chocolate milk and cocoa). And if this doesn’t work, cut citrus juices, artificial flavorings, dyes (especially red) and sweeteners. Many parents don’t realize these can all irritate their child’s bladder.
If schools allow, give your child a water bottle so they can drink steadily all day. This avoids excessive thirst after school.
Because your rectum is right behind your bladder, difficulties with constipation can present themselves as a bladder problem, especially at night. This affects about one-third of children who wet the bed, though children are unlikely to identify or share information about constipation.
Make your child feel good about progress by consistently rewarding successes.
Increase fluid intake earlier in the day and reduce it later in the day, stopping fluid intake after dinner.
Get your child on a regular urination schedule (every two to three hours) and right before bedtime.
Start by eliminating caffeine (such as chocolate milk and cocoa). And if this doesn’t work, cut citrus juices, artificial flavorings, dyes (especially red) and sweeteners. Many parents don’t realize these can all irritate their child’s bladder.
If schools allow, give your child a water bottle so they can drink steadily all day. This avoids excessive thirst after school.
Because your rectum is right behind your bladder, difficulties with constipation can present themselves as a bladder problem, especially at night. This affects about one-third of children who wet the bed, though children are unlikely to identify or share information about constipation.
Randomly waking up your child at night and asking them to urinate on demand isn’t the answer. It’ll only lead to more sleeplessness and frustration for you and your child.
Often, children are deep sleepers because they’re simply not getting enough sleep.
A plastic cover under the sheets protects the mattress.
Cut back on-screen time, especially before bedtime. Improving sleep hygiene can help their minds slow down so they can sleep better.
Encourage your child to help change the wet sheets and covers. This teaches responsibility. It can also keep your child from feeling embarrassed if the rest of the family knows. However, if your child sees this as punishment, it is not recommended.
Do not let family members, especially siblings, tease your child. Let them know that it’s not your child’s fault.
Keep a calendar to write down how well a treatment is working.
Randomly waking up your child at night and asking them to urinate on demand isn’t the answer. It’ll only lead to more sleeplessness and frustration for you and your child.
Often, children are deep sleepers because they’re simply not getting enough sleep.
A plastic cover under the sheets protects the mattress.
Cut back on-screen time, especially before bedtime. Improving sleep hygiene can help their minds slow down so they can sleep better.
Encourage your child to help change the wet sheets and covers. This teaches responsibility. It can also keep your child from feeling embarrassed if the rest of the family knows. However, if your child sees this as punishment, it is not recommended.
Do not let family members, especially siblings, tease your child. Let them know that it’s not your child’s fault.
Keep a calendar to write down how well a treatment is working.
Congratulations you have successfully achieved dry nights in a row !
