Archive for Май 12th, 2009
BED-WETTING – CAUSES
The cause is unknown, although there have been many theories. It is now regarded as due to delayed development.
A few cases are shown to result from disease in the urinary system or an organic nervous disorder, but most occur in otherwise normal children. Some emotionally disturbed children may have bed-wetting as one of their symptoms, but, in most, any emotional upset usually results from the bed-wetting rather than being the cause of it.
Children who wet the bed often have poor self-esteem and feel lonely and isolated. It is helpful for the doctor to let them know that they have a common problem.
The knowledge that usually one or two children in their class suffer from the same trouble can reassure them that they are not alone. It is a condition that runs in families and close questioning often reveals that one or both parents had the same problem.
Parents are usually at the end of their tether before they seek help from the doctor. They have tried all the well-known methods and have scolded or rewarded the child — perhaps even have made the poor little one wash his own sheets — all to no avail.
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