Should Your Child be Punished for Bedwetting? Punishment as a treatment for wetting the bed: Does it work? All around the world, there are regular reports of children being punished for wetting the bed. Some parents believe that their child should be punished for bedwetting, wishing for a quick fix to a complex and misunderstood …
Are bedwetters simply lazy? Parents’ beliefs about bedwetting and bedwetters are extremely important. Their knowledge and understanding of bedwetting can shape the way they help their child. A study carried out by the Urology Department, University of California found that 26% of parents thought their child wet the bed because they were lazy! Because of this …
11 Tips to Stop Bedwetting Parents and carers often ask Ginny Laver what bedwetting tips she can give them to help their child stop wetting the bed at night. Here are 11 useful tips to stop bedwetting that are fun and easy to put into practice. Build communication between the brain and bladder Explain to …
Bedwetting and school camp Bedwetting and school camp become a cause for concern at around age nine or ten when many children will get the opportunity to go away with school for a few days. Their excitement is palpable; it may be their first time away from home without a member of their family. Moreover, …
Should you wake your child to pee at night? A popular technique used by parents to avoid their child wetting the bed is to wake up their child to go to the toilet at night (also known as ‘lifting’). Some parents set timers throughout the night to wake up their child for multiple trips to …
Deep Sleep and Bedwetting Many parents believe that their child’s deep sleep is causing bedwetting since the child can’t seem to wake up to go. Without a doubt, most bedwetters are difficult to wake up from sleep. In fact, it isn’t unusual for bedwetters not to wake up to a loud device called a ‘bedwetting …
