Bedwetting child 5 years old

Children as young as 5 years old wetting the bed is very common. When this happens around this age, this is usually the age when parents realize that it might become a little more difficult for their child to become potty-trained at night. So most parents look for a little more information about this problem, which is very good because there are ways to combat it! In this search, the bedwetting alarm for 5-year-old children also quickly comes up. The bedwetting alarm is one of the methods to deal with nocturnal accidents. And a very effective one at that: Over 93% of children who use a Dryly bedwetting alarm are potty-trained within 6 to 8 weeks!

Bedwetting child 5 years

Some children stop bedwetting as soon as they become potty-trained during the day, in others it may take a little longer, sometimes years longer. We speak of bedwetting when a child age 5 or older wets the bed one or more times a week for a prolonged period of time. Most children no longer have accidents at night at age five. But there are also very many children who do not have their bladder under control at that age.

Did you know that 15-20% of children still wet the bed at night at age 5? So absolutely don't worry if your child still wets the bed. Every child has his/her own pace in this. They don't notice at night that they have to pee, they haven't learned this yet. The bedwetting alarm for children as young as 5 years old learn to recognize the signal of a full bladder.

Methods to remedy bedwetting in a 5-year-old child

There are several methods you can try for bedwetting in your 5-year-old child.

Record

This involves waking up your child every night to go pee. This is for children up to age 6.

The calendar method.

Every time your child has a dry night he or she may draw a sun or put a sticker by that day on the calendar. This is for children up to 8 years old.

Motivation Method

First, your child gets a small reward every time he tried not to wet the bed. Later, your child gets a reward only if the bed actually stayed dry. This is for children up to 12 years old.

Bedwetting alarm method

This involves your child wearing a pair of underwear connected to a bedwetting alarm. When the underwear gets wet, the bedwetting alarm goes off for your 5-year-old child. Your child wakes up and can go to the bathroom to continue peeing.

The wake-up training

This method combines the bedwetting alarm method and the calendar method. The bedwetting alarm wakes your child. If you manage to go to the toilet on time, you mark it on the calendar and reward your child for it. This is for children 8 years and older.

Bedwetting alarm child 5 years

This method is most often recommended by general practitioners and specialists because of its long-term effect. The bedwetting alarm is the most effective way to address bedwetting for 5-year-old children. Of all 5-year-old children who use a bedwetting alarm, as many as 93% are potty trained at night within 6 - 8 weeks! Usually, bedwetting does not stop from day one. With the bedwetting alarm, the communication between the brain and the bladder is trained. The bladder thus learns to recognize the signal of a full bladder. The bedwetting alarm is a lasting method. On average, the training takes two to max three months.

Dryly bedwetting alarm

Bedwetting is very annoying for a 5-year-old child. This is why we have designed a unique bedwetting alarm for 5-year-olds that is different from other bedwetting alarms. Dryly combines the bedwetting alarm method with the calendar method. The Dryly bedwetting alarm works in conjunction with the Dryly App on the parent(s)' phone. Built into this app is a reward system. Every time your child has tried not to wet the bed and is dry, your child gets points. With these points, your child can dress up a virtual panda bear called Wizzu. Thus, when using the Dryly Bedwetting Alarm you are automaticallydoing a wake-up training.

See how to deal with 6-year-old children here!