10 Year Old Wets the Bed

RE: 10 Year Old Wets the Bed Post By Polly (Guest Post) (04/27/2008) Have you taken your daughter to be evaluated by a pediatrician or urologist? Report Spam or Abuse RE: 10 Year Old Wets the Bed Post By Armand (Guest Post) (04/09/2008) My 10 Year old boy wets the bed. I put him into very thick 12 ply training pants with two pairs of plastic pants over as covers. If he has a wet night he must wear another pair of plastic pants. He now has on 9 pairs a very wet week. If he has a dry night I take to off the reward system it does work. During the day at school he wears a pair of training pants not to thick with one pair of rubber pants very tight. Under his jeans this works very well. On week ends back to plastic pants 27/7. The reward system. Report Spam or Abuse RE: 10 Year Old Wets the Bed Post By (Guest Post) (11/16/2007) You need to get help! Contact a doctor who can help both of you. Report Spam or Abuse RE: 10 Year Old Wets the Bed Post By Lisa G (Guest Post) (10/29/2007) I though I was the only one who has a girl who dont care that she wets the bed or that I must have made a big mistake in the way I raised her. My daughter who is now 15 used to wet the bed and even if she woke up would still wet in her diaper so much it leaked and soaked the bed.She was not phazed by being in a wet bed,the only one who got stressed was me and in the end thought it was stupid getting myself worked up about it. By age 11 she gave up on Diapers and only wet occasionally. Now at 15 she is wetting the bed a couple of times a week usually after she has had a late night like after going to a party. I dont seem to be doing very well at raising kids I am currently going through these issues with my 8 yr old and trying to stay calm,which is difficult. At least I know I am not alone, Any ideas welcome Lisa G Report Spam or Abuse RE: 10 Year Old Wets the Bed Post By Kelly Kane (Guest Post) (07/27/2007) We have worked with and cured thousands of children and infused their parents with hope at the Enuresis Treatment Center in Farmington, MI. Besides being a deep sleep disorder, research shows that bedwetting is also genetic. If both parents have a history of bedwetting there is a 77% chance the child will also wet the bed. The average length of treatment is 6 months, and we are certain we can correct the sleep disorder and end bedwetting. Go to www.freebedwettingguide.com for more info. Report Spam or Abuse RE: 10 Year Old Wets the Bed Post By (Guest Post) (07/23/2007) try the sleep dry alarm. It works like magic. It worked on both my girls who never had a dry night. My one daughter was 8 when we bought it, and she never had a dry night in 8 years. It worked in 4 days. My other daughter is 5, and we started it 1 month ago, and she is now dry. Report Spam or Abuse RE: 10 Year Old Wets the Bed Post By (Guest Post) (07/18/2007) Hi Nina, Believe me when I say I understand your frustration, been there, done that, washed the bedsheets. Yeah, I can laugh about it now. There was no medical reason either and it was a very embarrassing thing for me to talk about. When she was younger she had been put on medication that never worked and I was told she would grow out of it by 6 or 7, she didn't. I was so worried about the idea of her having her period and wetting that when she was about 11 I went back to the doctor. He was very understanding about why I had left it so long, she went for a scan to make sure her kidneys and bladder were ok, which they were. I really didn't want to go back to the so called experts as they were no use the last times and only made us both feel worse about it all. After a long and frank discussion with the doctor about her toileting habits, a few things were very clear. She went to the toilet out of habit, quite often and never really did very much. So she never went because she needed to, so the reason she wet as she lay awake was because she didn't know she needed to go and so had wet before she knew it. It became clear she needed to be trained to recognise the signs of needing to go and here's how. We did this during a school break which made it so much easier, so this may be a good time for you to do it too. I warn you it's very time consuming for the first couple of days and you will be housebound. Firstly she was not to go to the toilet at regular times. She had to drink lots of water and think about how full it made her feel, it takes a few days to recognise the need to go, so to avoid accidents for the first couple of days let her go to the bathroom after a few hours but tell her to stop mid flow, that takes a bit of getting used to. This will help her recognise needing to wee. Next step is that when she recognises the need to wee then she must not go immediately but hold off for a few minutes and again stop mid flow a couple of times. It sounds too easy to be true but it does work. After about 5 days my daughter really did recognise the need to go and it was surprising how seldom she went to the toilet considering before she was going all the time. She continued to wear the pull ups at night but they were definitely less wet and after about a week she had a dry night. She was really delighted with herself, as the following two nights were also dry it was obvious that she was sorted and she chose not to wear them anymore. She has never looked back and neither have I. One thing that my doctor insisted was that we should never limit her fluid intake, he didn't agree with the no drinking after six idea. Why not try this with your daughter and see if it works, it's free and easy to do and so you both have nothing to lose and everything to gain. Good luck and please let me know if it works for you too. By the way, my daughter is now a beautiful 18 year old. Report Spam or Abuse RE: 10 Year Old Wets the Bed Post By -- (Guest Post) (07/18/2007) My daughter is on medication for having epilepsi, which makes it very hard for her to wake up when she needs to go to the toilet. She is seven years old now and basically wets herself every night. The doctors say that the problem might be a certain hormone which yet haven't started to be produced in her body. This hormone is supposed to wake you up to go potty and in most cases is produced from a much younger age. We wake her up in the night and she isn't allowed to drink anything after 7 o'clock. Anyone who have experienced anything with this hormone or having problems which in a way might be caused by heavy medication? (We live in Europe an therefore might have different possibilities so I would very much appreciate an answer). Report Spam or Abuse RE: 10 Year Old Wets the Bed Post By rubyred777 (Guest Post) (06/24/2007) i used to wet the bed, i was a lot younger than 10 though. my mom made stop drinking at a certain time like 7pm. she also used to wake me up in the middle of the night and make me use the restroom. i eventually got into the habit of going by myself. shame on some of you though. Report Spam or Abuse RE: 10 Year Old Wets the Bed Post By Shawna (Guest Post) (06/24/2007) Before you humiliate your daughter and make her feel worse than she already does, call a doctor and get some real advice. or call a child therapist. Think of how you would feel if you were her and how you would want to be treated. Set your alarm and wake her to pee 3 times a night. Be positive or you risk making it worse. Report Spam or Abuse RE: 10 Year Old Wets the Bed Post By Trish (Guest Post) (05/15/2007) Momjules In an earlier note i said I had a 11 year old girl who wears Mother of Eden bedwetter for exactly the same type of situation you have mentioned and they work very well in our house. No wet beds or mattress. You might also try a rubber sheet. Report Spam or Abuse RE: 10 Year Old Wets the Bed Post By momjules. (Guest Post) (05/01/2007) I have a 10 yr old girl who only wets her bed once in a while. No medical problems. Had her on the ddvp for two box fulls then decided wasn't worth possible side effects. I fear sleep overs and over night trips (so far knock on wood she hasnt wet on any of those)!! I was so tired of bleaching pee out of the mattress (along with the darn cat -another story that I NOW lay her on the floor on piles of comforters). This makes it so much easier I just throw in wash and wahlah! I dont yell at her at all. To me there are worse things that can happen. I just want her to wake up herself to go potty. I think everyones posts are so unique but all end of with the same thing: a bed wetter. I take her to the bathroom EVERY night before bed! I also am a late night owl so I take her a few times after that as well. Once about 10pm, once maybe 2am and then about 4am when I get up to get a drink. She usually goes each time. I have read some places to turn the light on and nudge her to WAKE HER UP and not let her "be comfortable" because that promotes laziness!!! I do all that and she STILL SLEEPS through it. I even have taken a pic to prove to her I woke her up to go potty!! LOL She doesnt believe me. Anyhow, if anyone has any other stories or situation (OR REMEDIES) to share please feel free! I will save this site and check back often!! Report Spam or Abuse RE: 10 Year Old Wets the Bed Post By Kim (Guest Post) (02/27/2007) I posted an email before but have new information. I have been taking my 13 year old to a hospital that specializes in this area. Basically, my adopted daughter was severly punished for wetting the bed by her bio mom. She learned that if she didn't drink then she did not use the rest room as often. She then got urges to go because she never developed her kidneys normally. She now has to drink 8 ounces every 2 hours and go to the bathroom using the same schedule. She has been put on a stool softener as the bowels work with the kidneys. She now is using the bathroom more often although she is not that happy about it. She has lessened her bedwetting too as she is now starting to realize how we all feel during a normal urge to go to the bathroom. It is a long process and it seems funny to make a child drink more to correct the probllem but it seems to be working. Report Spam or Abuse RE: 10 Year Old Wets the Bed Post By Linda Smyth (Guest Post) (02/14/2007) One trick that may help is that if you wake during the night to go to the bathroom (I know I still do - age 43) get her out of bed and make her go to the toilet. Report Spam or Abuse RE: 10 Year Old Wets the Bed Post By Lola (Guest Post) (12/08/2006) Try having them go to the bathroom two times RIGHT before bed. Have them stop drinking liquids 2 hours before they go to bed. it works! you also might want to try using pull-ups goodnights for older children. Report Spam or Abuse RE: 10 Year Old Wets the Bed Post By Grandma Margie (Guest Post) (10/06/2006) I want everyone reading my comments to understand that these are just my thoughts and observations and are not intended as criticisims directed at anyone. If I were the young person wetting the bed I know my own personal pain and embarassment would exceed any embarassment or frustration or aggravation my mother would be feeling. I might try to hide that fact from her but inwardly I believe I would be dying a little every day. Can those of you who are dealing with this put it in perspective? You could be dealing with something so much worse. My next door neighbor has a beautiful 18 year old daughter. She was born with cerebral palsy, she functions as an 18 MONTH old and requires constant care, which they lovingly provide. Another acquaintance has a child with cancer and her future looks grim. I truly don't understand the constant fights over wet sheets and bedding. It is a FACT, not a SURPRISE, that you have a bedwetter. It is also a FACT that dishes get dirty and have to be washed. It's also a FACT that everyone needs clean clothes so the laundry must be done. It seems obvious to me to just routinely provide the appropriate pants, whether disposable or washable..depending on finances...and an appropriate waterproof pad....and get on with life. There has to be a way that you don't have to daily strip the bed and wash everthing. Stop the shaming and shouting and anger. The "special" sleep underwear is as necessary a part of the family expenditures as is the case of soft drinks, or beer, or carton of cigarettes or gallons of milk. Provide these kids with the necessary clothing and stop the commentary. Allow them to reclaim their dignity. Provide the things they need and just wait it out....quietly! It will end when it ends......not when you demand it or when you've "had enough". Trust me, there are much more difficult things in life that many people deal with. This too shall pass. Don't handle it in a way that will cause you shame and regret in later years. Report Spam or Abuse RE: 10 Year Old Wets the Bed Post By Trish (Guest Post) (10/05/2006) I have 2 bedwetters a girl age 11 and a boy age 9. They wear Mother of Eden bedwetter pants. They fit well and keep the bed dry. I wet the bed until 14 and the products they have today are much better then the diapers and rubber pants I wore. Report Spam or Abuse RE: 10 Year Old Wets the Bed Post By Karen (Guest Post) (10/03/2006) Hi there, I was a child that wet her bed until grade 4 or 5..i can tell you that bed wetting is mostly likely a result of anxiety and fear...something happened to your child to create this...and it is important that you take a caring and understanding approach to finding out what it is...and work through it with her...it may take time but it is well worth it... if she/he is continuing to wet her bed (and you have ruled out any physical problems)...i would suggest you see a naturopath or a homeopath who understand how to naturally deal with children behaviours without resorting to medications that can actually damage a growing child's body and brain. Report Spam or Abuse RE: 10 Year Old Wets the Bed Post By Kim (Guest Post) (09/26/2006) I have a 12 year old daughter that I adopted at the age of 8. She wets the bed daily but has stopped for a week at a time. My daughter will also lay in bed on wet sheets. She would crawl back into the same bed over and over again rather than deal with it. We have tried, doing her own bedding. Hanging sheets out on the line rather than use the dryer daily. She has hidden her wet panties rather than put them in the laundry. It has been a nightmare. We have tried getting her up, lack of fluid intake in the evening and meds. Nothing seems to help. I am almost certain that this has to either do with sexual abuse from her previous family or her way of having control over something in her life. We work on it daily. I too have been extremely upset with her. My frustration comes from her being dry for a week and then wetting daily for months at a time. She is in a behavioral school and they are just starting to confront the possibility of sexual abuse. I have asked her if she had been abused and she says that she doesn't know. It is really sad that these kids have such a deep trauma inside them that they use bedwetting as an outlet. Report Spam or Abuse RE: 10 Year Old Wets the Bed Post by Cyinda (628) | (09/18/2006) Profile | Contact ---> Each child has a different reason for bed wetting. Their are many reasons for bed wetting. First check out anything medical. Make sure she doesn't have a bladder infection, if the bed wetting started suddenly, this may be the case. (they have medications for bed wetting these days, but that is a VERY last resort) They have way too many side effects! ---> In my son's case, he just slept waaaaay to soundly. (He's 32 now and still is the soundest sleeper I've ever known, It's downright amazing to see what he'll sleep through!) He wet the bed EVERY NIGHT for his whole life. When he was 10 years old we had to move out to the country in a cabin with no modern conveniences, so I finally just HAD to do something about his bed wetting with no washer in the home! ---> We started by cutting off all liquids (& ice cream, yogurt etc) off after 6 PM, then my husband and I each took turns setting the alarm and getting him up every 2 hours, walking him to the toilet (which he'd nearly fall into because he was still partly asleep, so we'd have to stand there and basically hold him up & keep him awake so he wouldn't fall in). We started out waking him up 6 times a night for a week (what a hassle!) and gradually worked down to 5 times for a week and so on down to 4, 3, 2 times, then finally down to only waking him up one time a night to go to the bathroom. ---> I don't know exactly how, but within 2 months of this, we moved to the cabin (and for another month still woke him up once a night) and he quit wetting the bed. After about 3 months of this nightly waking ritual (a major pain in the rear) he didn't need to be woke up any more & something clicked in his head, maybe confidence in the fact it had been so long since he'd wet the bed. He never had an accident again & it may have been a total hassle to set the alarm so many times and lose so much sleep, but believe me, it was well worth it! ---> In the old days (early 1980s) they didn't have the large "diapers" for bed wetters, maybe if they had them, I wouldn't have gone to so much trouble every night to break him of the habit. But it worked for us, & I'm so glad we did it! One more thing, I'm sure I don't have to say this, but just in case, I will. Most children are so embarrassed that they wet the bed. They are already so hard on themselves that we need not scold them about it, ever. This is so important! Children's egos are so fragile. Even when it gets extremely frustrating, just be positive. ---> Another important fact: When my son was very small (about kindergarten age) I taught him how to take the sheets off his bed and wash them himself & put them back on (with supervision) This was his responsibility, & he did it nearly every day until he quit wetting the bed. I know it sounds crazy, but usually he wet the bed because he was sleeping too hard, but occasionally, he'd just wet the bed because he didn't feel like getting up. When I found this out, that's when I started teaching him to wash his own sheets. But like I said in the beginning, each child is different & we need to tailor the plan to help that particular child. We found out much later my son has ADD. I don't know if this was a factor in his particular case, but I guess it's possible. ---> If you do the "sticker chart" I read about below, be sure to put this in a place her friends can't see, so you don't embarrass her by accident, & never let her hear you talking to others about her problem, this may only make it worse. She could wet the bet to spite you. Be patient, set her alarm 20 minutes earlier, have her wash, fold and make her own bed before she can play when she comes home from school & if you need to wake her up nightly, do so for as long as it takes. And remember this when she stresses you out: It's not THAT big a deal, things could always be worse! Keep things in perspective. You don't want her to use the bed wetting as a way to "get to you". Children are smart and can sometimes do things to mess with our heads. The more she knows bed wetting just drives you crazy, maybe the more she'll do it! You never know. So be calm and patient. Report Spam or Abuse RE: 10 Year Old Wets the Bed Post by Flowergirl51 (2) | (09/17/2006) Contact She may not get out of bed because she is too embarrassed to face you after she has wet herself. Think of how upsetting it must be for her to wake up to another "failure" to control herself each morning and have compassion on her. I know its hard but its hard to be her too. I would kindly and gently take time to help her strip the bed and show her how to take care of the laundry in the morning and be sure to get her up early enough so that it doesn't cause a hectic time getting ready for school....be sure she has a pleasant morning routine so she'll look forward to waking up instead of dreading it, and reward her by having a leisurely breakfast with her talking about what she has to look forward to each day. Also, I'd help her learn to put her mattress pad and bedclothes back together when she gets home from school. Again make it a pleasant experience and let her know you are proud of her for taking responsibility for herself and her room. She may outgrow this. Some children wet the bed till they are about 12 yrs old. This too shall pass. Report Spam or Abuse RE: 10 Year Old Wets the Bed Post by Suzie517 (1) | (09/17/2006) Contact I feel your pain. I have a 10 year old who also wets her bed nightly. We rarely have a dry night. I have already taken her to several dr.'s and they give her meds (which did not work and I wasn't crazy about giving to her) and also tried the alarm. Like your child I believe my daughter lays in bed in the morning and wets in her pull up just so she doesn't have to get up. Why not? She's wore them for 10 years and it seems normal for her. I do though, make her change her sheets when she's wet. Maybe I should make her shower every morning also instead of using wipes because I'm sure that will get old fast having to get up earlier for school. Anyway, I just make a deal with her tonight. If you are dry all week you can earn extra privledges. More computer time, sleepover, money etc. She gets to pick. If she is dry for 2 weeks I will take her shopping and buy her a shirt from her favorite store. She loves clothes. Bribe, whatever it will take. I hope it works for us and maybe you can try it also. Good Luck! Report Spam or Abuse RE: 10 Year Old Wets the Bed Post By (Guest Post) (09/09/2006) Please do not forget that you are human and she is 10- it is normally not a problem and you have been patient up unitl this point- human beings are not perfect and a mess is a mess and thus work- she is old enough to take care of the mess by herself unless there is a valid reason, as a mom you have a host of other jobs and I was required to take care of my own hygeine by 6- she is old enough "No one puts themselves through this on purpose." Some people do put themselves through it- I had a friend wh did it just to get at her mom- most likely not the case here, but there are some really weird people out there... Report Spam or Abuse RE: 10 Year Old Wets the Bed Post by susanmajp (720) | (09/08/2006) Profile | Contact Another reason for bed-wetting that no one has mentioned is allergies. Relief can be as simple as avoiding something such as a certain food. Have you considered talking to a good allergist? It may solve your problem. Report Spam or Abuse RE: 10 Year Old Wets the Bed Post by lyndagayle62 (121) | (09/07/2006) Profile | Blog! | Contact P.S. At least you have adult Pull UPs now. Back then, there were only folded towels and plastic mattress covers, MUCH more work to deal with on BOTH my mother's and my part. God finally gave us restoration to our relationship a couple of years ago after a lifetime of misery because of a lack of knowledge. I visit her several times a week in the nursing home now....helping her with her Pull-UPs. Although she never apologized to anyone for anything, I chose to forgive her and God helped me to understand her well enough to finally let it go, be-cause, not that I'm such a strong and good person, but because God says in His Word, "If you do not forgive others, I will not forgive you." His forgiveness brings the "peace that passes all understanding." and I surely needed and received that! God bless and grace all who want Him in their heart and want His forgiveness enough to willingly forgive all who ever hurt you. Report Spam or Abuse RE: 10 Year Old Wets the Bed Post by lyndagayle62 (121) | (09/07/2006) Profile | Blog! | Contact Unless you have taken her to an UROLOGIST for a Uretheral Dilitation exam in a HOSPITAL under anesthesia, (if surgery is required, it is done at that time. You cannot be certain that she doesn't have what I had at age 14, causing me to wet without fail. I had a non-malignant URETHERAL TUMOR that had to be removed surgically.) Until discovered,my mom was as frantic and frustrated as you, but not nearly as TERRIFIED as I was of the spankings, false reasoning, yelling, loss of sleep, threats, and thoughts of the loss of my mother's love, blaming me for the whole thing. She took me to many doctors and finally learned about it, BUT was given the choice of having the surgery in the office or hospital, KNOWING it would be most painful, but was so anxious to get it over with, she chose the office without anesthesia... and worse yet.....never apologizing for all she had put me through all those years. It took me 49 years to truly forgive her, and it ruined my trust in humans, doctors (he should have insisted on my being admitted into the hospital for pain relief), and later on I still suffered Post Traumatic Syndrome all through my life/marriage, and under certain conditions, to this day, crying at the MOST inappropriate times. It took counseling to finally help me to discover why/what/when/where/who, etc. I URGE you to PLEASE reconsider and make CERTAIN of the medical implications. Each of the "reasons" and "guesses" given in this blog was made about my situation. Also, if AFTER this exam, you do NOT find a tumor (which held my ureter open abnormally causing the bladder to empty when I tried to sleep) PLEASE consider that there may STILL be a REAL medical explination that has not yet been discovered /diagnosed by anyone other than a very good doctor. How would you feel if it were you? NO ONE has the SLIGHTEST CLUE of how horrible it is to suffer in this way. Give your daughter more of the benefit of the doubt until you have TRULY exhausted ALL the possibilities. Then, if you were wrong, hug her in private and tell her simply how sorry you are for not knowing. God bless you both. Report Spam or Abuse RE: 10 Year Old Wets the Bed Post By memere (Guest Post) (09/07/2006) An extreme, I use that word explicitly, an extreme reason for a child to wet the bed at a late age, is sexual abuse.... This most likely is not the case, but it does happen. Report Spam or Abuse RE: 10 Year Old Wets the Bed Post By Linda (Guest Post) (09/07/2006) Shaming her is not the answer. If she has been checked out by the doctor, use a behavioral program . Tell her she is responsible for her own situation. She will need to strip the bed, wash everything and re-make the bed if she wets. Set an alarm clock for her wake-up and insist that she go to the bathroom as soon as it rings, no lingering in bed. That is a privilege she will have to earn. Try not to get emotional when she wets, just re-state that she needs to clean up the mess, etc. Try offering a reward for a set number of dry nites in a row-maybe using a sticker chart or calendar. Make the reward something she really wants, but doesn't break the bank, like a DVD rental, trip for ice cream, extra one on one time with mom or dad, etc. If she wets the bed, a mild consequence, stated in advance could be a slightly earlier bedtime that night since "she seems to be too tired to get up to go to the bathroom" she obviously needs more rest. Make the punishment fit the misdeed-logical consequences. But I think giving her this responsibility for changing the bedding, washing the sheets, etc may make the difference, especially if she gets little attention for it from you-just restate her responsibility to deal with it from now on. Report Spam or Abuse RE: 10 Year Old Wets the Bed Post By mary (Guest Post) (09/07/2006) I also deal with a daughter who wets - luckily hers is stress induced so we watch that closly..Anyway one suggestion that hasn't been mentioned is has she been tested for ADHD?? I know that wetting is one symptom that ADHD kids deal with. A friend's daughter wet not just the bed but during school etc cuz she was too distracted by other things to get up & use the Bathroom - maybe this is a possibility, friend said w/meds this stopped immediately, but returns is meds need adjusted. She also didn't care & wore wet clothes. yuck!! Report Spam or Abuse RE: 10 Year Old Wets the Bed Post By mommygett (Guest Post) (09/07/2006) You must be going through a lot right now - it's normal to be so frustrated about something like this. I'm sorry to hear that you "lost it" with her today, but I completely understand since I'm a mom too. Please don't give up - there is a solution out there somewhere. Around the age of 8 I started having problems with "leaking" and not being able to control it. My parents took me to doctor after doctor for a couple of years who told them that it was all mental and that there was nothing physically wrong with me. I suffered humiliation at the hands of both my parents who believed the doctors and my siblings, who teased me about it. I believed what they said too and it caused me years of pain and did significant damage to my self-image. As an adult, I finally got the courage to mention this problem to my gynocologist who ran some tests and found that my bladder was severly prolasped. One quick surgery later and I no longer have the problem. Please continue to seek solutions, both medically and psychologically for your daughter. (I like the ideas posted about the alarm and her having to change her own sheets.) I'm sure she wouldn't be doing this if there weren't a reason and you can help her to figure it out. Best wishes to you and your daughter. Report Spam or Abuse RE: 10 Year Old Wets the Bed Post by peachynptc (39) | (09/07/2006) Profile | Contact My son was about 10 when he finally quit wetting the bed. I finally found a pediatrician to help. He had what is called a "potty pager". It hooked to his underwear and as soon as it got just a little wet it would sound off. It was very loud! He immediately got up and went to the bathroom. After less than a week he was going on his own. I would hear it but I let him do it all. Then after about 2 weeks he didn't need it anymore because his brain was programed to get up and go to the bathroom. He too was sleeping through when he had to go. If your daughter is just lazy then this will get her going. Good luck! Report Spam or Abuse RE: 10 Year Old Wets the Bed Post By Guest (Guest Post) (09/05/2006) Has she seen a chiropractor? This helped our son tremendously. Also, is she simply afraid to get out of bed? There may be more going on in her life than what she is telling you. I was afraid to get out of bed until I was about 7 or 8 unless I could hear someone else moving around. Report Spam or Abuse RE: 10 Year Old Wets the Bed Post by Luvyabye (399) | (09/05/2006) Profile | Contact Hi Nina!!! First, let me say, I agree with everything that Camo Angels said. However, I would suggest it's time for your 10 year old to learn to strip her bed and change the sheets herself. If it's just a bit of laziness or rebellion that keeps her in the bed instead of getting up to go to the bathroom after she's awake, then this may keep her from doing that. If it's not, then it's still a good thing for her to learn to change her own bed. I had 2 bedwetters and I found that hypnosis helped my son to quit at age 12. He slept so soundly that he just didn't wake up...even after wetting the bed. I agree....don't punish or humiliate. No one puts themselves through this on purpose. Report Spam or Abuse RE: 10 Year Old Wets the Bed Post by camo_angels (668) | (09/04/2006) Profile | Contact You need to speak with her doctor right away! Sometimes it can be hard to get out of bed when you first wake up, and it may be that she doesn't "feel" it until it is too late. In any case, you should both get professional guidance from the pediatrician, who can refer you to a specialist to deal with this. And Mom, please refrain from ridicule, as this can make the problem much worse (hiding it, or she may rebel against you.) Do something before your relationship is damaged! If it doesn't feel right to treat her that way, then don't! Report Spam or Abuse