Bedwetting: Effects On Child’s Self-esteem
If your baby is bedwetting, don’t scold him. This is infantile bedwetting which, although normal, can affect your child’s self-esteem. In this article we will talk about the topic so that we can provide you with support to understand and deal with the problem allowing the child to regain self-confidence.
Bedwetting is a very common action among babies, especially when they are learning to control their sphincter.
However, if bedwetting episodes occur frequently even after age five, it is time to take the problem seriously and address it.
Typically, after age five or six, episodes of bedwetting cause children to lack self-esteem, stress, shame, and frustration. They may experience a feeling of generalized anxiety and have a low performance in school which makes the situation even worse.
In these cases, proper treatment can improve their condition. The support and understanding of the parents will help the child to reduce psychological distress by allowing him to manage the time when he has to go to the bathroom on his own.
Dear mothers, children require a lot of attention, especially when they suffer from bedwetting. You must patiently and delicately explain that these episodes can also happen to other children of his age.
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It is of fundamental importance to address the problem in time, otherwise, the repercussions on the child’s emotional state can be significant. It is good to know what to avoid when these “little accidents” occur in order to help the child get through these moments and get better.
As moms, we often make the mistake of worrying too much by overreacting to a problem that affects our little ones. However, it is important to control our emotions and avoid thinking that the problem is something serious.
As we said earlier, these are episodes that can happen. It is therefore necessary to avoid reproaches, scoldings, make dramas and, above all, give punishments. You must remember that they are children and, probably, they do not understand what is happening.
Another thing to avoid is waking babies several times during the night to stimulate them to urinate. Even if you can get good results, you risk having trouble getting back to sleep causing them insomnia or fits of anger.
Check its improvements and contact a specialist
In these cases it is important to contact a specialist. A pediatrician or a psychologist are the most suitable doctors to help us find solutions to the problem and increase the self-esteem of the little ones in the house.
If it persists, you don’t need to worry. Nowadays there are therapies and treatments (including pharmacological) that allow you to solve the problem and improve the quality of life of your children.
When you are at home, try to value their efforts, encourage them to go to the bathroom alone, and set up a calendar where they can see their progress. When the “little accident” occurs, help them change the sheets and change their pajamas. In addition, you can plan a series of exercises to control urination and other similar activities.
Every step forward in controlling and overcoming bedwetting must be accompanied by praise and approval. Support and complacency will make them feel better by allowing them to overcome the problem.
Bedwetting at night is an event that affects children’s self-esteem by decreasing their ability to relate to peers. The essential elements to help them regain trust are family support and understanding.
In this way, the little one will learn to go to the bathroom alone and, little by little, will resume interacting with his friends without feeling difficulties or frustration.
