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10 Ways to Make Bedtime the Best Time

Help Your Bedwetting Child Sleep a Little Sounder

By Kelly Burgess

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It's not unusual for children to balk at bedtime. There's so much to do and see that children may resist sleeping even though they may be tired. For some children there may be other issues, such as fear of the dark. And, for children who wet the bed, there may be the worry that they won't wake up in time.

Tammy Gold, a New York-based psychotherapist, acknowledges that a dread of bedtime is not unusual for older children who still suffer from enuresis after age 5. "Before age 5 kids don't really understand that everyone doesn't wet the bed," says Gold. "After age 5, about 25 percent of all children still wet the bed, and that drops to 10 percent of 6 year olds and becomes progressively smaller as children get older. At some point, they understand that wetting the bed is a problem for them and they may allow it to negatively impact their view of bedtime."

The Best Bedroom
Gold says that dealing with the dread of bedtime shouldn't just be a function of what to do at night. Rather, the parent needs to sit down with the child, explain that the parent knows that the child's bedwetting is something that he or she has no control over, and let the child that the parent wants to be a partner in dealing with it. This means, says Gold, doing some specific planning for bedtime bliss, and what better place to start than with the room's decor?

"Children really feel attachments to various characters they see in their favorite shows or movies," says Gold. "Take the child and pick out some sheets with a favorite character and get some pajamas to match – at least two sets of everything. If you can get or make a chart that also has the characters on it, that's great. Make the child's room a place that's really appealing to them and where they are happy to go to bed."


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