If your child is a bed wetter, consult your physician to discuss treatment options. The typical bed wetter is between ages 4 and 14, and has been wet nearly every night since birth. Two out of three bed wetters are boys. A bed wetter will wet one to four times a night, five to seven nights a week. Often the child will wet within two hours of going to bed.
Most parents consider their bed-wetting child to be a deep sleeper.
There is a history of bed-wetting in the family. If you have children, you know that colds are as abundant as holiday gifts this time of year. The average child gets six to eight colds a year, mostly during winter months. Encourage your children to scrub up before eating, and after using the toilet, coming home from day care, being outdoors, blowing his or her nose, and covering a cough. During cold and flu season, pack away toys that your child may put in their mouth like play foods.