Bed-wetting is not the child's fault, and is known to run in families. In fact, researchers have identified the first direct genetic link to PNE on a single region of chromosome 13. Research suggests that if both parents have a history of bed-wetting, their child has a 77 percent chance of wetting the bed. If only one parent was a bed-wetter, a child has a 44 percent chance of wetting the bed. There is only a 15 percent chance of a child bed-wetting if neither parent has a history of the problem.
Child is lazy.
While the exact cause of PNE has not been identified, research indicates that bed-wetting is usually a physiological and not a behavioral problem. In non bed-wetters, ADH levels increase at night, leading to a decrease in urine production. Parents who wake bed-wetting children interrupt the child's sleeping patterns, as well as their own. Yet, only 15 percent of bed-wetting children will spontaneously outgrow the condition each year, and some continue to be affected until adulthood. Of all the negative emotions, shame is the most devastating for the child, as it often leads to the greatest number of disruptions in personality development.