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suffer from this condition is

that bed-wetting should not be thought of as a behavioral problem. There is no medical

proof to show that children wet the bed to spite their parents. Also, most children will

outgrow bed-wetting eventually. As parents, the best way to help your child is to be

understanding and remember that punishing or making fun of a child who wets the bed

can only make the situation worse.

Though as of yet a cause is unknown, some doctors believe that children who wet
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the bed might have small bladders or be such deep sleepers that the urge to urinate does

not wake them up. Of course, some research has proven that some children with NE

have normal-size bladders and have normal sleep patterns. What is known is that bed-

wetting is not a mental problem, a learning problem, or a behavioral problem. Though if

a child is punished in any way from the bed-wetting, psychological problems can arise.

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