Try Not to Cry When Your Child's Not Dry - Finding Solutions to Bedwetting

Huffington Post is proud to partner with the American Sleep Association (ASA) to promote sleep awareness. What is Primary Nocturnal Enuresis (PNE)? Primary nocturnal enuresis is the medical term for bedwetting. Bedwetting is a very common problem, and parents are often wondering how best to approach it for their child. While many parents report that their child wets the bed because he or she is a very deep sleeper, the validity of this has been debated. There is an association between children who wet the bed and those who spend more time in deeper stages of sleep but nonetheless, bedwetting can occur at any time during the night. You're not alone... While the prevalence of PNE is approximately 13-16% in 5 and 6-year-olds, it decreases with age. By age 7-8, only 7-10% are bedwetters, and by age 10, only 5%. In teenagers, PNE is reported as low as 1-3%. It is more common in boys and is also highly genetic. You have approximately a 40-45% chance of having PNE if one parent had it and a 75% chance if both parents had it. What are common misconceptions about PNE? Although it is easy to want to blame your child, bedwetting is not your child's fault and is not under his or her full control. It should never be punished. Bedwetting will often resolve without intervention, usually around the age a family member outgrew their bedwetting. Treatment options for younger children Most experts agree that children can start to be part of the treatment process at the age of 5. ...
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