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Most children naturally outgrow bed wetting by the age of three. If a child is still bed wetting by the age of five, then it is likely that there is a problem. Over 90% of bed wetting results from an inherited sleep disorder. This causes a state of sleep that is so deep that the signal to the brain that the bladder is full is insufficient to arouse them from their sleep. Therefore, they wet the bed. This is not a condition that is within the conscious control of the child. Thus, punishment and rewards are not effective means to eliminate bedwetting. As a bed wetting child ages, the chances of outgrowing this condition naturally are less and less. Even if a child does outgrow bedwetting, the psychological price s/he pays in low self-esteem, embarrassment, and adjustment difficulties in the meantime may be very high. Only about 5% of all bedwetting cases are caused by an organic or psychological problem. For more information click here. |
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