What should I do if my child still wets the bed at the age of six?

Bedwetting is a very normal thing, and it is common for children. Many people have wet the bed when they were young. This is a phenomenon of enuresis, which is mainly caused by the child’s own intellectual development problems. Under normal circumstances, bedwetting will basically not occur after the age of three. So for a six-year-old child who still wets the bed, this is a problem. So what are the reasons for this situation? What methods should be taken to solve such problems? The following are the methods.

Is it normal for a six year old to wet the bed?

How to prevent children from wetting the bed? Generally speaking, babies can control urination at night when they are 1 or 1.5 years old, and the bedwetting phenomenon is greatly reduced. However, some children can only control urination during the day and often wet the bed at night when they are 2 years old or even 2 and a half years old. This is still a normal phenomenon. Most children stop wetting the bed at night by age 3. However, if a child over 3 years old still wets the bed more than twice a month, it is not normal.

Bedwetting is medically known as "nocturnal enuresis" or "nocturnal enuresis". Is bed-wetting also a disease? It sounds interesting, but it’s actually not surprising at all. There are reasons why children wet the bed. Generally, children begin to control urination at the age of 3-4. If they still wet the bed frequently after the age of 5-6, such as more than twice a week and lasting for 6 months, it is medically called "enuresis".

What should I do if my six-year-old child still wets the bed?

The main reason for the lack of feeling when sleeping at night is the insensitivity of the urinary system nerves. In addition, children are too tired from playing during the day and are prone to not feeling the need to urinate at night. Secondly, food supplements can be used. The method is: two pig bladders, boiled in plain water without any seasoning, and eat half of them on an empty stomach every day. If the child says it has no taste, add a little salt or chili pepper and it can be eaten. If the symptoms are severe during the day, it is best to go to the hospital for a check-up.

Enuresis in children refers to the phenomenon that children over 5 years old cannot control their urination, often wet their beds at night and sometimes wet their pants during the day. The highest incidence rate is among children aged 6-7 years. Most children with enuresis can recover on their own a few years after the onset of the disease, and the recovery rate is higher in girls. However, for some children, if not treated, the symptoms will persist into adulthood.

How to treat it?

1. Adjust your diet. Drink less water after 4 p.m. every day. It is best to eat less liquid for dinner, and it should be salty and dry. Don't drink water before going to bed (except in summer), and don't eat fruits such as watermelon, orange, raw pear, and milk to reduce the amount of urine stored in the bladder at night. 2. Establish a reasonable life system. 3. Don't be too excited before going to bed.

2. Wake up at regular time. Record the time when your child wets the bed, find out the pattern, and then wake him up regularly to urinate (wake him up completely to prevent him from peeing on the bed while drowsy).

3. Eliminate the psychological factors that cause bed-wetting. Discover children’s inner anxiety and tension in time and teach them to relax. For example, you can listen to relaxing music before going to bed to relieve tension.

4. Children should be praised and rewarded for not wetting the bed (do not laugh at them, as this will damage their self-confidence). Let children have a pleasant emotional experience of not wetting the bed, thereby consolidating good behavioral habits.