What can parents do about bedwetting?

Bedwetting can be upsetting for children and their families. Some useful tips that you can try are shown below.

There are continence health professionals with special training in children's bladder problems - contact the National Continence Helpline for details of a continence health professional in your area.
Talk to your child about how their body works, explain what has caused their problem and that they are not to blame.
Do things with your child that help them feel good about themselves.
Praise your child when they follow the health professional's advice.
Help your child to drink regularly throughout the day.
Support your child in choosing to become dry and be positive about the treatments they are using.
Watch for constipation as this can make the bladder problem worse. Seek medical help if it is an ongoing problem.
If your child is using a bedwetting alarm, get up when it goes off and help to wake them up and change their clothes or sheets.
Make sure there is enough light at night so it is easy to get to the toilet.

There are some things that don't help, and are not recommended.

Don't punish your child for wetting the bed.
Don't shame the child in front of family or friends.
Don't lift the child out of bed at night to toilet them as a treatment. This may cut down on some wet beds, but it does not help the child learn to be dry.
Don't try to fix bedwetting when other family members are going through a stressful time. It's okay to stop for a while and try again during a lessful period.