Busting Bedwetting Myths

Bedwetting is a normal part of childhood. In fact, most parents will need to manage bedwetting with their children until about the age of five. One in three children still wet the bed at that age and some continue to do so into adolescence. As you can imagine, this is frustrating and stressful for parents [...]

Read More... from Introduction – Welcome to our busting bedwetting myths series!

Most of us don’t have to think twice about going to the bathroom. When nature calls, we answer. We’re in control of when we go and when we don’t. While most children stop bedwetting by the age of five, it may be surprising to you that many others will continue to find it difficult to [...]

Read More... from Myth 1 – Kids can choose when they stop wetting the bed

Kids grow up pretty fast during their first five years. While they may grow out of their toys and their clothes (faster than we would like!), it’s a common misconception that all kids will also grow out of bedwetting by this age. Did you know up to 1 in 5 kids aged over 5, and [...]

Read More... from Myth 2 – Kids simply outgrow bedwetting

How many times have you rewarded (or bribed!) your kids in the hope of them being good? Rewarding kids is a common tactic used by parents as a way of helping their kids develop positive associations with good behaviour. So it’s easy to understand why many parents – around half in fact – attempt to [...]

Read More... from Myth 3 – Rewards are the best way to stop bedwetting

As we’ve seen throughout this blog, stopping bedwetting can be a difficult and stressful process, not only for the child but also for the parents. It may not necessarily be a coincidence if, as a parent, you can identify similarities between your experiences as a kid and those of your child. In fact, did you [...]

Read More... from Myth 4 – Bedwetting doesn’t run in the family

In this last post of our myth-busting series, we deal with one of the most important misconceptions about bedwetting: that it can’t be treated. Throughout this series, we’ve discussed a number of ways that parents and children can manage bedwetting. One of the more common ways to treat bedwetting is by using an alarm. This [...]

Read More... from Myth 5 – There is nothing you can do to treat bedwetting