There are many factors involved in children bed wetting. The first factor to remember is that boys are statistically more likely to continue bed wedding up until the age of 5 than girls. By 4 years old most girls have broken this habit although some will still bed wet up until the age of five. Because of these differences it is important to carefully consider what actions you can take against bed wetting of 4 year olds.

A doctors visit would be the first step to take with a four year old girl who is still bed wetting. Your doctor will be able to determine whether the underlying cause of the bed wetting is sleep cycles, under developed bladder muscles or possibly an illness which cannot be treated by normal bed wetting methods of treatment. Once your family doctor has ruled out these more serious problems you can begin regular treatments for bed wetting.

By the age of 5 years, many bed wetting children will be diagnosed with primary nocturnal enuresis. Your family doctor will be able to make this diagnosis and perhaps make some suggestions about how to tackle the problem and help lower the frustration and the amount of work involved in handling bed wetting accidents.

It is easy to call into question your own parenting skills when a child suffers from bed wetting, although its important to remember that its rarely your fault

The causes of bed wetting can be many and varied from physical to psychological causes.

Although frustration, irritation and to some extent anger, are normal reactions to a child’s bed wetting, these emotions must be shielded from the children who are already only to aware of the shame and embarrassment associated with their bed wetting. The children are probably feeling as bad as the parents about the bed wetting, and anything that makes them more nervous or stressed will only exacerbate the problem.

The parents of a bed wetting four year old has many tools at their disposal to help with the problem. One of these tools is a bed wetting alarm that breaks the sleep cycles that are typically responsible for the problem. The alarm works by waking both the child and the parents so that bed wedding can be dealt with more quickly, so the child can sleep in a more comfortable and hygienic environment. The other benefit of being woken up is the ability to establish a pattern of waking up to use the bathroom during the night.

Another tool available is diapers and plastic sheets that help to limit the amount of cleanup required in the middle of the night due to bed wetting.

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