We often hear from parents who tell us that they waited to do something about their child's bedwetting because they were told to by their doctor or others who's opinion they respect. We agree with the notion that most children grow out of bedwetting by age thirteen. The question then arises of what kind of damage is done to the child's psychology before that time.
Most children become socially active around age six.
This is when sleepovers begin to take place, and it's also when scouting or summer camp becomes an issue. If a child feels that they cannot participate in normal childhood activities they become basically social outcasts. If a child repeatedly asks another to spend the night and are repeatedly refused then it builds a barrier between the two. Before long the bedwetting child becomes a social outcast with their peers. The other issue effecting the psychology of the child is that he must keep the bedwetting a secret from other children or be ridiculed and harassed by his or her peer group.