Nursery World - Dry at night

Find ways to help overcome bedwetting with Anne Weaver, helpline and clinical assistant with the Education and Resources for Improving Childhood Continence (ERIC) Saying goodbye to the night-time nappy is a cause for pride and celebration, but it is often difficult to predict when this will occur. For many children it is between the ages of three and four, but others will be at school before they are fully dry. For all children this will mean they willl be able to recognise the sensation of a full bladder during sleep and 'hold on' or wake up to find the toilet.

Saying goodbye to the night-time nappy is a cause for pride and celebration, but it is often difficult to predict when this will occur. For many children it is between the ages of three and four, but others will be at school before they are fully dry. For all children this will mean they willl be able to recognise the sensation of a full bladder during sleep and 'hold on' or wake up to find the toilet.

Bedwetting is not unusual in younger children. Studies show about one in six five-year-olds and one in seven seven-year-olds regularly wet the bed, with more boys affected than girls.

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