Parents can toilet train their children to urinate and defecate properly during the day, but some 4-5 year old children still experience bedwetting at night. Here are some helpful tips to help parents succeed in toilet training their children at night and avoid bedwetting.
1 Limit your child’s evening fluid intake
The first important thing to do to limit bedwetting in children is to limit the intake of fluids in the evening, including , , ,…If the child feels thirsty, give him small sips of water instead of a large amount.
Limit your child’s evening fluid intake
2 Have your child urinate before going to bed
Parents should remind their children to go to the toilet before going to bed at night. If the child wets the bed frequently, they should go to the toilet to empty the bladder before going to bed, this small step will significantly reduce the frequency of bedwetting at night.
Have your child urinate before going to bed
3 Have your child wear appropriate clothing
When children wear clothing that is difficult to remove, it can increase the chances of bedwetting because they are not able to remove the clothes in time. Therefore, you should let your child wear comfortable clothing such as children’s underwear to easily toilet themselves at night.
Have your child wear appropriate clothing
4 Wake your child up to use the toilet
Another effective method is to wake the child up to use the toilet after the first 90 minutes of sleep. This method requires effort and may make the child uncomfortable, but parents should remain calm and encourage the child to use the toilet before falling back into a deep sleep.
Wake your child up to use the toilet
5 Equip with suitable tools
Adults should provide children’s toilet seats near the child’s bed. If the child uses the adult toilet, parents should place a potty chair or a child-sized toilet seat to facilitate toilet use at night.
Equip with suitable tools
6 Teach your child to use the toilet after waking up
Parents should instruct the child to use the toilet immediately after waking up in the morning without delaying. This will help establish a habit in the child and reduce bedwetting.
Teach your child to use the toilet after waking up
7 Be prepared for unforeseen circumstances
Sometimes, the child may not be accustomed to waking up and using the toilet every time they urinate. Therefore, parents should be prepared for the situation by using waterproof sheets to facilitate cleaning, preparing spare clothes, bed sheets as a precautionary measure in case the child wets the bed.
Be prepared for unforeseen circumstances
8 Avoid scolding when the child wets the bed
When the child wets the bed, parents should not scold them, but should try to comfort the child. When the child accidentally wets the bed, they may feel embarrassed, guilty. Therefore, parents should reassure the child first, then clean up and help the child go back to sleep.
Avoid scolding when the child wets the bed
9 Reward your child for successful performance
Parents should prepare small gifts as a reward and praise the child for being able to independently use the toilet at night without bedwetting. This will create a great motivation for the child to consciously avoid bedwetting.
Reward your child for successful performance
Above are some tips for parents to train their young children to use the toilet independently, effectively reducing bedwetting at night. Hopefully, the information above will be useful to you!
