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Will my child grow out of it?
Yes, most children eventually grow out of bedwe琀�ng.
However, from the age of six, there are treatments available
that may help, par琀椀cularly if your child feels embarrassed
about their bedwe琀�ng. Treatment may also be
bene昀椀cial for children who want to stay overnight
with friends.
What treatments are available?
The pad and alarm method
It is crucial that the
is o昀琀en the most e昀昀ec琀椀ve
child performs these steps
treatment. There are many
themselves. If a parent takes
types of alarms available, and
over, it may take longer for
child is ready to stop using
some hospitals and pharmacies
the child to learn to wake up
the pad and alarm.
o昀昀er rental op琀椀ons. This
when they start to pass urine.
treatment involves placing a
Parents may need to assist
Reward your child (e.g., with
pad that detects moisture under
during the 昀椀rst few nights, but
stamps or s琀椀ckers) each 琀椀me
the child. When the child starts
a昀琀er that, the
they get up and use the toilet.
to wet the bed, the pad triggers
child should manage the
The pad and alarm method
an alarm to wake them up (and
steps independently.
may take up to 12 weeks
to be e昀昀ec琀椀ve, so posi琀椀ve
likely the whole household!).
The child must then:
1. Wake up and turn o昀昀
the alarm.
2. Go to the toilet and empty
their bladder.
3. Return to bed and reset
the alarm.
Most experts recommend
reinforcement can help keep
using the alarm un琀椀l the
them mo琀椀vated.
child has 14 consecu琀椀ve
dry nights. A昀琀er seven dry
A synthe琀椀c form of ADH is
nights, some suggest trying
also available and may be
‘overlearning’—increasing
useful for short overnight
昀氀uid intake in the evening for
stays or if the pad and alarm
seven nights to ensure the
treatment isn’t e昀昀ec琀椀ve.
