Bed-wetting is also called sleep-wetting. This happens when a child involuntarily wets his bed while sleeping because his body is unable to control the bladder or flow of urine in this state. While the wetting of bed by kids is common occurrence till the age of five or six, it ceases to be so thereafter. Study states that 60 per cent of all bed-wetters are males, whereas 90 per cent of them wet the bed almost every night.
While bed or sleep wetting is not painful physically, these children may suffer psychological problems. This is crucially because of the shame linked with bed-wetting. Some parents are known to mete out punishments to their kids for wetting their bed. Other children may feel put down by their unaware parents or ridiculed by their brothers and sisters for the same reason. Punishing or scolding such kids /children will only dent their self worth, but also make it harder for them to control this problem. So given here are some remedies.
Home Remedies for Bedwetting
- Easiest remedy is to cut down a kid's consumption of water or any other form of liquid few hours before he / she goes off to sleep.
- Set a habit of your child going to the loo to pee before he / she goes to sleep.
- If essential, wake the child up from sleep once during nighttime so that he / she can drain his / her bladder.
- The problem of bed or sleep wetting may rise when the temperatures drop. So ensure that your child is in warm clothing.
- If possible, you can also make the kid wear diapers to lessen his / her humiliation and keep him / her from creating a mess.
- In acute cases of bed-wetting, it is advised to consult a doctor to treat the problem.
