Bed wetting is the far more the norm among children than worried parents realize.
Often parents become concerned when the child is only two or three. By the time he is four or five, their concern is intensified by the specter of accidents at school, camp, or an overnight visits with friends. If he’s still wetting the bed at six or older, getting him to stop may become a family problem of gigantic proportions. Many parents feel guilty if their child wets the bed, afraid that it is a symptom of emotional disturbance.
Actually most bed wetting generally indicates only physical immaturity. Delayed maturation of the bladder is often hereditary. It may be indicated by frequent urination during infancy.
Two studies in hospital clinics revealed that fully 25 percent of all patients over five years old wet the bed. Any child of any age may wet the bed occasionally. Some children wet the bed only during stressful times- after a move, for example, or during the first few weeks of new school year.
The condition usually abates by itself as the child matures, both physically and mentally, or is relieved of a disturbing emotional problem.
Often parents become concerned when the child is only two or three. By the time he is four or five, their concern is intensified by the specter of accidents at school, camp, or an overnight visits with friends. If he’s still wetting the bed at six or older, getting him to stop may become a family problem of gigantic proportions. Many parents feel guilty if their child wets the bed, afraid that it is a symptom of emotional disturbance.
Actually most bed wetting generally indicates only physical immaturity. Delayed maturation of the bladder is often hereditary. It may be indicated by frequent urination during infancy.
Two studies in hospital clinics revealed that fully 25 percent of all patients over five years old wet the bed. Any child of any age may wet the bed occasionally. Some children wet the bed only during stressful times- after a move, for example, or during the first few weeks of new school year.
The condition usually abates by itself as the child matures, both physically and mentally, or is relieved of a disturbing emotional problem.
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