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Bedwetting
September 28th, 2009
Hi,
My son is 7 and a half years old. He is deaf and approx 2 yrs behind emotionally. But my problem is that he doesn’t seen wearing pull ups as a problem. He is not ashamed and will wear them quite happily on sleepovers. I don’t want him to feel ashamed, but I do want him to WANT to be dry. The bedwetting clinic have said there is no point trying to get him dry if he is not interested in doing so.
Thank you for reading this.
Vicki
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janinespencer said:
on 02/10/2009 at 11:00
Dear Vicki,
It’s very common for children who are deaf to have some emotional delay. If he has the emotional age of a 5-year old, then it’s understandable that he’s not concerned about wetting the bed. Many children don’t develop nighttime bladder control until they’re 7.
The clinic is right in saying that he does need to want to be dry before trying to help him get there but there are a few things you could try to help him along the way. For example, if he wears pull ups every night you could try leaving them off and putting an absorbent bed mat under him. You could use a sticker chart for not wearing pull ups by and whether or not he wets the bed he gets a reward at the end of the week. This might go some ways to making him want to start the first steps. However, you will probably find that as he develops emotionally he’ll begin to want to be dry. Meanwhile, be proud of him for not taking the bedwetting seriously. This is much better for his confidence and emotional development than feeling ashamed and worrying what other people will think.
Community Moderator said:
on 22/11/2009 at 14:04
Hello Vicki,
I’d also like to point you in the direction of this video which offers some ideas about keeping positive in the face of bedwetting.