Bed wetting is also generally known as nocturnal enuresis. It is a normal and natural problem in children up to six or seven years. Due to the playful nature of boys, they are more vulnerable to this crisis than the girls. In spite of this, it should not be a cause of worry for you as a father. The reason is because the bladder of a child is not well established at this period and so you must not expect your child to be in command of his bladder all night. Your patience, care and support is really required before your child can stop wetting the bed at night. Extreme medical measures must only be made use of if your child does not stop bed wetting at seven years of age. In other words, it is naturally expected that your child will stop wetting the bed before getting to that age.

There are several methods you can take to address bed wetting. All the measures discussed in this piece of writing requires the active involvement of the parent. You should never think that your child can and should be able to do all the methods. On the contrary, assisting him or her at every step will help stop bed wetting as early as possible.

Your child must be discouraged from fluids before bedtime. You must let him or her visit the rest room and clear his bladder prior to going to bed at night. Patiently let him see the need to go over the step as many times as possible before finally falling asleep. An empty bowel is a sure way to dry bed at night.

If the above step does not work, you may have to acquire an alarm that can help him to wake up at certain time of the night to empty his bladder. This tool is popularly called bed wetting alarm. There are several brands in existence. You need to study each and know which one will work well for your child. While the sound in some is low, others are made to be high in order to ensure that the child gets up. The device is set to create sound when it perceive urine in your child's pant. The child is expected to wake up and go to the toilet. You must assist him at this step. You are supposed to obtain up when the sound goes off and assist wake him up and go with him to the toilet to empty his bladder. You may need to do this for a short time till the time the child can link the sound with going to the bathroom .

You must only take the child to visit a doctor or specialist after all the above mentioned measures did not work or if the bed wetting continues more than seven years of age. You must also see a health practitioner if your older child starts wetting the bed. The child will be investigated for any bladder difficulty and the most excellent solution will be proffered.