Is your child over the age of 5, and are they still bedwetting? Are you wondering how best to resolve this, or if what you’re doing is correct? Here are 7 Mistakes Parents Make When Dealing with Bedwetting based on my experience of helping parents.

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My book Stop Bedwetting in 7 Days is now in its 10th year and I have been helping children all around the world learn how to stay dry at night without the use of medications or alarms.

Here are some common mistakes that parents make when dealing with bedwetting.

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Mistakes Parents Make When Dealing with Bedwetting

#1. Staying Quiet

It’s good to talk! It’s not uncommon to hear advice about how it’s best not to mention the problem so as not to make an issue of it.

Quite often this means the bedwetting habit never gets discussed, and regularly I come across children who simply don’t realise that they shouldn’t wear pull-ups any more and visit the bathroom instead. So, tell your kids what it is you want them to do.

#2. Restricting Drinks

On the face of it, it kind of makes sense to limit drinks to reduce the quantity of urine produced, but experts agree that this can result in a small bladder that needs emptying frequently.

It’s good to drink lots during the day to stretch the bladder and get it used to holding a large amount.

#3. Lifting

Another common mistake is to get into the habit of ‘lifting’ your child to the bathroom, just before you go to bed yourself. Again – this seems like a good idea, but most children are pretty near fast asleep when they get taken.

So, in fact, what you’re doing is training your child to wee in their sleep – precisely what you don’t want them to be doing.

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#4. Continuing to Use Nappies and Night-time Pull-ups

One of the problems with modern day nappies is their superior quality and absorbency. This is great for babies and young children, but pretty soon your child needs to be experiencing that feeling of wetness against the skin, so the mind and body can start working together.

Once your child is 5 years old, think about getting rid of these for good.

#5. Not Checking How Clear and Easy it is to Get to the Bathroom

Your child needs to feel confident about getting up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom. Check that the route is completely clear, without leftover jigsaw puzzles, toys and dirty clothes getting in the way.

#6. Offering Bribes and Rewards

Don’t get into the habit of attaching rewards to getting dry beds. Introducing treats such as money, toys or sweets will only distract your child at just the moment they need to be concentrating on their ‘goal’ – dry beds. And if your child does get a wet bed, they’ll feel like a ‘double failure’.

#7. Giving Up Too Quickly

Too often I hear stories from parents of how they got fed up with wet beds after a couple of weeks and put their child back into night-time pull-ups. The key to success is to decide on a course of action and stick with it. Success usually happens when we least expect it to.

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Getting stuck with a bedwetting habit after the age of 5 is a common problem for many children – and solutions are not always easy to find.

My best-selling ‘Stop Bedwetting in 7 Days’ training programme is designed to help your child put an end to this problem more easily. It also comes highly recommended by NHS consultants, clinics and GPs.

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