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Child Behavior (Expert Forum)
At what age should a child stop wetting the bed?
Answered by
Kevin Kennedy, Ph.D. - Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy, Family Therapy, Crisis Intervention
Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates
This forum is for questions and support regarding child behavior issues such: Child Discipline (behavior management), Normal Child Development, Parent-Child Communications, Social Development
At what age should a child stop wetting the bed?
by Ann, Jun 27, 2000 12:00AM
I have a brother who is thirteen and still wets the bed on a regular basis (at least 2-3 times a week). My mother does not see that this is a problem and has not sought out any medical advice for this problem. When I try to talk to her about it she gets very defensive and says it is normal and he will grow out of it. I am worried that there may be some underlying problem for this and would like some advice as to why he may still be wetting the bed and how I could possible approach my mother about it.
Doctor's Answer
by Kevin Kennedy, Ph.D., Jun 27, 2000 12:00AM
, Jun 27, 2000 12:00AM
Dear Ann,
There is a small group of children who are still enuretic at night at the age of thirteen. But it's definitely not the norm. Medical follow-up is called for. Bedwetting on a chronic basis usually does not signify any emotional disorder, particularly among youngsters who have never achieved dryness at night.
There are now several medications that can be employed to help children who are bedwetters. The medications can help them have a normal life, particularly to be able to invite others to sleep over or to sleep over at friends' houses. Often children who wet their bed are reluctant to have such sleepovers, because they are worried about wetting at night.
There is a small group of children who are still enuretic at night at the age of thirteen. But it's definitely not the norm. Medical follow-up is called for. Bedwetting on a chronic basis usually does not signify any emotional disorder, particularly among youngsters who have never achieved dryness at night.
There are now several medications that can be employed to help children who are bedwetters. The medications can help them have a normal life, particularly to be able to invite others to sleep over or to sleep over at friends' houses. Often children who wet their bed are reluctant to have such sleepovers, because they are worried about wetting at night.
