Bed-wetting is considered a problem when a child wets the bed regularly beyond the age of eight or ten years. By the age of five, eighty percent of children are dry at night except in illness or during a trauma. Wetting becomes a problem when it is persistent during the day or at night without an urological, neurological or psychological cause. Two types of wetting problems are seen in children: when the child has been wetting from an early age and has never attained bladder control and when the child starts wetting after a fairly long spell of dryness. Bed-wetting sometimes runs in the family, or can be due to food allergies, small bladder capacity or developmental delays (when all milestones like sitting and walking are delayed). Bed-wetting can also be due to unidentified stresses like sibling rivalry, parental conflict and even faulty training. If it is allowed to persist it may lead to emotional distress or other behavioral problems.
Before taking your child to a doctor find out if he experiences dribbling or burning while passing urine. Is there a family history of bed-wetting? If so the child should be reassured that the problem will stop by itself eventually.
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