10 tips to prevent bedwetting in children

Studies have found that many children still wet the bed when they are four or five years old, and the bedwetting rate among six-year-old children is still as high as 12%. To this end, the editor has summarized "10 tips to prevent children from wetting the bed".

1. Take your child to see a doctor

If a child who has never wet the bed suddenly starts wetting the bed, parents should take the child to see a doctor for necessary examinations. Sudden bed-wetting should alert you to dangers such as urinary tract infection, diabetes and neurological diseases. Sleep apnea may also be the culprit for bedwetting in children.

2. Have a good talk with your child

Many studies have found that many children who wet the bed feel that they should be able to control things but have "lost control" of them, which causes their self-esteem to be damaged and they feel guilty and sad. At this time, parents should have a good talk with their children, help and encourage them to improve their self-confidence.

3. Don’t punish

Children do not wet the bed on purpose and punishing them will not help.

4. Pay attention to your child’s constipation

Constipation can compress the bladder, making it difficult for the bladder to store urine normally and increasing the urge to urinate. If your child has difficulty defecating or has dry stools, it is best to take him or her to see a pediatrician.

5. Give your child a warning

This is the best solution for children's bedwetting problem, with an effectiveness rate of up to 75%. Pediatric urologists recommend that if you find your child wetting the bed, wake him up immediately, then teach him to change the sheets and take a shower by himself, and then go back to bed. When your child realizes that he has to do this every time he wets the bed, he will naturally wake up to urinate.

6. Medication

Desmopressin acetate is the most common drug for controlling bedwetting (enuresis), and its effectiveness in treating bedwetting in children is 50% to 75%. You can seek doctor's advice and take medication under the doctor's guidance.

7. Keep a bed-wetting journal

Recording the nights your child wets the bed and the nights he doesn't wet the bed on a calendar can help give your child encouragement and motivation to help him resolve the bedwetting issue as quickly as possible.

8. Drinking water and urination training

Encourage your child to drink plenty of water during the day and urinate immediately when he or she feels the urge to do so, which can help train the bladder. Experts say that if you don't pay enough attention to your bladder during the day, it will be more difficult to pay attention to your bladder at night, making bed-wetting more likely.

9. Drink less caffeinated beverages

Children can drink water after dinner, but avoid soda and sports energy drinks because caffeine is a diuretic and can induce bedwetting.

10. Waking up your child to pee

Allow your child to urinate once before going to bed. It is also best for parents to wake up their children to urinate once before going to bed. These exercises can help strengthen your child's sense of a full bladder while he or she sleeps.