"I believe bedwetting is definitely a physical cause. I was a bedwetter until the age of 12 and so was my sister. My 6-1/2-year-old son, who has a lot of my characteristics, has never had a dry night since birth. We have NEVER even addressed the issue. I did try limiting his drink intake but I knew it was to no avail – I was the same way. I see no need in giving him reason to think there is something wrong. His younger sister has been dry every night since she was 2. She has a lot of the same characteristics as her daddy and he was never a bedwetter."

- Stacy

"My daughter is still having "accidents" during the night at 4 1/2. We have never made an issue of these accidents. The accidents are becoming less frequent, although they are still present. I was a bedwetter and was told by a doctor that I probably have a small bladder. I still make frequent trips to the bathroom. I believe that even if my daughter does not have a small bladder like I do, she most probably has an immature bladder that is slowly coming of age, thus explaining the dry mornings. She'll do fine. The key with her is that we've NEVER made an issue of it. She has absolutely no bad feelings about herself when she wakes up with a wet 'pull-up.' On the other hand, she is very proud of herself when she wakes up dry."

- Tressa

"This is not a tip, but I could use some tips. My daughter was dry at night, in underwear for almost a year. Then she started wetting the bed again. We tried cutting out liquids 2 hours before bedtime, getting her up during the night, encouraging her that her body just had not caught up with the way she's growing and so much more. She is 6 1/2, and this has been going on for almost 2 years. Nothing happened to cause a psychological problem, at least nothing that we know about, and our daughter is very open with me, including telling me secrets that her daddy tells her not to tell anyone (like a surprise he has for me). Her current doctor just wrote it off, saying he doesn't consider it a problem unless they are over 12. I called her insurance company and have already made an appointment with her new doctor. If it is something she will just have to grow out of, so be it. But I cannot just sit by unless I know we've covered every possible reason. I don't want her to be embarrassed by other kids her age finding out what is going on."

- Bev

"I was a bedwetter until 16 years of age, which was at times very embarrassing. No sleepovers with friends and if I did I would stay awake all night because I didn't want them to know that I wet the bed. I'm not too sure if it's physical or psychological. I had a great upbringing and childhood. I have heard it can be due to nerves or problems and lots of other reasons. It can also be hereditary, which I think it is in my case. I think it's just one of those things."

- Jenni

"I really do not think it is either. I think it is just immaturity of the child and not waking up. The child is just a sound sleeper."

- Marlyn

"The physical must always be considered and an evaluation by a physician should be the first step for everyone whose child/grandchild wets into adolescence. My almost 15-year-old grandson was as frustrated by his continued enuresis as his parents and us. GoodNites® was a "Band-Aid® (didn't address the problem itself). A pediatric nephrologist (kidney specialist) at a local health fair suggested we have him evaluated by such a specialist. Endless tests later and the results were that he has a physical/medical problem with his urinary sphincter. It's OK during the day when he can consciously hold it closed or get to the bathroom. But at night he has no control. Surgery is a possibility but there is also the possibility of making matters worse. The physician recommended a "Texas catheter" at night – sort of like a condom that is connected via a tube to a drainage bag. My daughter is a nurse and toyed with the idea of actual foley catheterization but that has risks of infection. We are going to have him evaluated by pediatric urologists/nephrologists at a major national children's hospital. ALWAYS consider physical/medical causes, especially if enuresis persists into adolescence."

- Paul