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Does your child still wet the bed? When to worry and what to do

oglobo10 September 2026 at 13:00

This is a question sent by a parent to the "My Kids, My Rules?" newsletter, which weekly answers questions from parents and caregivers about children and teenagers. The reader asks about their 7-year-old child who still wets the bed, questioning whether this is normal, what methods exist to help them stop, and mentions that the situation even makes family trips difficult.

The author of the content shares a similar personal experience: when she was 8 years old, a friend was going through the same situation and wet the bed during a summer camp. One night, the friend woke up crying after wetting the sheets, demonstrating the embarrassment that enuresis can cause in children.

The author reports that a counselor asked for her help to talk with the other children, in order to prevent them from mocking her friend. The author emphasizes that she was able to perfectly understand her friend's situation, even though she was also

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