bedwetting

By Eileen Jacques of ERIC (Education and Resources for Improving Childhood Continence)

bedwetting | help and info

help and info

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websites

Bedwetting – Nocturnal Enuresis
www.patient.co.uk/showdoc/23068688/
Patient UK site that lists the causes and treatments and offers tips on tackling the problem of bedwetting.

Bedwetting – You are not alone
www.notmykid.org/parentArticles/Bedwetting
/default.asp
Explains why bedwetting probably occurs, what children and their parents can do and emphasises the fact that blaming and/or punishing a child will make matters worse.

Dr NDTV – Bed-Wetting
http://doctorndtv.com/doctorNDTV%20show/
detailtopics.asp?id=25
Good Questions and Answers section here where concerned parents write in to a Doctor about issues surrounding bedwetting and what to do to stop it.

KidsHealth – Bedwetting
www.kidshealth.org/kid/health_problems/bladder/enuresis.html
Just for kids site that covers the problems and worries surrounding bedwetting.

Trust Eric
www.trusteric.org
Continence information for young people, rather than children and parents.

Wet Buster
www.wetbuster.com/
Help is at hand for kids, teens and parents on this animated site with loads of graphics, stories for younger kids and useful information on all aspects of the problem. There's even a section on famous people who wet the bed!

reading

	Bedwetting: A guide for teenagers by Penny Dobson (Enuresis Research and Info Centre, 1994) Full colour booklet and helpful guide for both teens and their parents. Get this booklet

	David's Secret Soccer Goals by Caroline Levine (Jessica Kingsley, 2004) David is much like any other boy who loves playing soccer, but when the chance comes up to go and stay at Champions Soccer Camp, David has to face up to his biggest embarrassment, wetting the bed. This is a warm and sensitive look inside the mind of a boy with bed wetting problems. It delicately highlights the fears and worries that a child in this position can go through, whilst also giving practical advice on how to deal positively with the situation. Get this book

	Getting to Dry: How to help children overcome bedwetting by Max Maizels, Diane Rosenbaum and Barbara Keating (Harvard Press, 1997) With easy to follow guidelines the authors can help parents determine the likely cause of their child's wetting, and develop a strategy for solving the problem. Get this book

	Seven Steps to Night time Dryness by Renee Mercer (Brookeville, 2004) A practical and down-to-earth guide, for parents of children with bedwetting. Get this book

	You and Your Alarm: A self-help guide for children to overcome bedwetting by Jennifer Adams (Enuresis Research and Info Centre, 2000) Practical, child-friendly guidance for the over 7's. Get this book

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