@thewebguy, Many children wet the bed until they are 5 years old, or even older. In most cases, the cause is physical and not the child’s fault. The child’s bladder might be too small. Or the amount of urine produced overnight is too much for the bladder to hold. As a result, the bladder fills up before the night is over. Some children sleep too deeply or take longer to learn bladder control. Children don’t wet the bed on purpose. Bedwetting is a medical problem, not a behavior problem. Scolding and punishment will not help a child stay dry.

Bedwetting may run in the family. If both parents wet the bed as children, their child is likely to have the same problem. If only one parent has a history of bedwetting, the child has about a fifty-fifty chance of having the problem. Some children wet the bed even if neither parent ever did.

Bedwetting may be caused by an infection or a nerve disease. Children with nerve disease often also have daytime wetting.

A child who has been dry for several months or even years may return to wetting the bed. The cause might be emotional stress, such as loss of a loved one, problems at school, a new sibling, or even training too early.

treatments:
Talk with your doctor about ways to help your child. Many choices exist. Let your child help decide which ones to try.

Bladder Training

Bladder training can help your child hold urine longer. Write down what times your child urinates during the day. Then figure out the times between trips to the bathroom. After a day or two, have your child try to wait an extra 15 minutes before using the bathroom. If the child usually goes to the bathroom at 3:30 p.m., have him wait until 3:45. Slowly make the times longer and longer. This method is designed for children with small bladders. It helps stretch the bladder to hold more urine. Be patient. Bladder training can take several weeks, or even months.

Moisture Alarm

A small moisture alarm can be put in the child’s bed or underwear. The alarm triggers a bell or buzzer with the first drops of urine. The sound wakes the child. Your child can then stop the flow of urine, get up, and use the bathroom. Waking also teaches the child how a full bladder feels.

Medicine

Two kinds of medicine are available for treating bedwetting. One medicine slows down how fast your body makes urine. The other medicine helps the bladder relax so it can hold more urine. These medicines often work well. Remember wetting may return when the child stops taking the medicine. If this occurs, keeping the child on medicine for a longer time helps.

Points to Remember

* Normal, healthy children may wet the bed.

* Bedwetting may be a sign of infection or other problems.

* Many children are dry at night by the time they are 5 years old. Others take longer to stay dry.

* Scolding and punishment do not help a child stop bedwetting.

* If your child is 7 or older and wets the bed more than two or three times a week, a doctor may be able to help.

* Treatments include bladder training, alarms, and medicines.

* Most children grow out of bedwetting naturally.

hope it will helps

Hi @thewebguy! Bed wetting is a common problem among children and approximately 5 to 7 million kids that are often boys in the U.S. are wet at night according to a Washington DC pediatrician Howard Bennett. Most of the cases, there are no medical cause for bed wetting. There is just a delay in maturation in the way brain and bladder communicate with each other at night.

However, it is believed that bed wetting in children between 5 and 8 occurs because of psychological and nutritional triggers. There are some natural therapies that are available that can last for two to four weeks.

Do some dietary changes:
1. Avoid trigger foods that are high in acid in your child's diet like soda pop, chocolate, caffeine, cooked vegetable and cocoa. Don't fee your child junk and spicy foods since these food are high in refined sugar, fats and spices often overload the developing renal system.

2. Let your child drink 8 ounce of cranberry juice every morning before breakfast. This is a powerful antioxidant that promotes healthy kidney and renal function.

3. Let your child eat a piece of celery and a glass of water with 3 to 5 drops of valerian extract two hours before bed time. Celery helps the kidneys and bladder stay healthy because they help regulate the salts in the body.

Do some body care for your child.
1. Do a soothing back rub before your child fall asleep.
2. Take a 20 - 30 minute walk or bike with your child once a day for 2 to 3 weeks. Exercise helps promote healthy circulation that helps the renal system to work and grow properly.
3. Be sure that your home is stress-free and comfortable for your child. Be sure that your child is not being teased by his/her siblings because it can create stress on them.
4. Read a story to your child before tucking him/her to bed.
5. Be sure your child goes to bed at the same time each night in a quiet room for distractions like TV, loud music can cause him to be restless which in turn causes them to wet the bed.