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Tip #2: Watch your own sensitivity
levels.
It is not just siblings and other children that need to be considered. Parents often
inadvertently are insensitive to their child’s bedwetting. They are frustrated by the laundry that must be done and are sometimes even
angered by having so many sheets stained or even ruined by urine.
On a rushed morning, dealing with urine-soaked sheets before dashing off to work can be
frustrating, but it is crucial not to lose your temper. Even if you manage to be calm most of the time, one outburst about bedwetting will
linger in your child’s mind and make them feel ashamed.
If you find that you have no time to deal with sheets and clean-up in the morning, strip the
sheets and leave them for later. If you are angry by the cost of bed linens, consider buying less expensive sheets in bulk for a while to
reduce costs for yourself. Keep rags and other clean up items (deodorizer and cleaner) in the child’s room for fast cleaning.
Work on reducing your stress levels when it comes to bedwetting, and you are less likely to
make an unfortunate comment from pure stress.
Tip #3: Educate Yourself
Throughout this ebook, you will be able to educate yourself about the facts of
bedwetting. However, you will want to share what you have learned with others in your household. If you have several children, you
need to be aware that siblings will often tease a brother or sister who “still wets the bed.” Letting these children know that Enuresis is
a condition can help them be more sensitive towards their sibling while measures are taken to prevent bedwetting.
Tip #4: Educate your child
For the child affected by Enuresis, being told the
facts about bedwetting can be a big help. Children often hear misconceptions about bedwetting from other children. Myths such as
“only babies wet the bed” can be hurtful to your child and can make him or her feel as though there is something “wrong” with
them.
Often, explaining that Enuresis is an actual condition and talking about the remedies doctors
have come up for it can help persuade your child that bedwetting is curable and a common problem. That way, your child can focus on
resolving the problem rather than worry about the embarrassment they feel.
Tip # 5:Visit a Doctor
Since some bedwetting is caused by undiagnosed medical conditions such as diabetes or
allergies, it makes sense to take your child to a doctor to be checked out. If there is a doctor in your area who is known for treating
children with Enuresis, so much the better. In either case, ruling out medical problems can be a big relief. If a medical problem is
causing your child to wet the bed, coping with the problem will also generally resolve the Enuresis.
Tip #6: Evaluate
Evaluate how much of a problem bedwetting is in your family and how often it happens.
Frequent bedwetting that causes many tears and embarrassment or even arguments in your household may need more aggressive treatment than
bedwetting that occurs once in a while and results in only some extra laundry.
Tip #7: Different types of bedwetting demand different approaches
Also, be sure to differentiate between primary and secondary Enuresis. Primary nocturnal
Enuresis is almost never caused by an underlying medical problem. Secondary nocturnal Enuresis means that a child has had control of his or her
bladder but has begun wetting the bed.
In these cases, it is especially important to have the child seen by a good pediatrician, as
almost all cases of secondary Enuresis are caused by an underlying problem (psychological or physical) and so responds very well to
treatment.
Tip #8: Make it less stressful
Once you have evaluated the bedwetting in your household, you can develop a plan of
action. Since you will be learning many tips that you can apply to your plan in the upcoming pages, your plan here is basically a
contingency plan. On a paper, write down what your child should do when he or she wets the bed.
Ideally, your child should contact you, and
then you should take steps to clean up. Share the plan with your child so that when an accident happens, your child can put the plan into
action rather than being ashamed and trying to get your attention.
There are also a few things you can do to make bedwetting less stressful. Putting special
sheets on your child’s bed, for example, can make clean-up much easier. Keeping extra sheets and blankets by your child’s room can also
make clean-up much faster, especially in a busy household. Even small things you can do to make bedwetting less stressful will allow you and your
child to focus on resolving the problem rather than worry about clean up.
This ebook is dedicated to finding and then providing solutions about how to best help and
treat the child that wets the bed. As you continue with this ebook, you will find many additional tips for small things that can be done to help
make bedwetting less stressful in your home.
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