We wonder what we have done wrong or what might be wrong with our child. For many parents, this scenario causes anxiety as their children grow up. The recall their parents saying that toilet training should be accomplished by 1 or 2 years of age. They are often relieved to find out that they have done no wrong and their child is not ill. Their child is simply navigating through a normal developmental stage by experiencing nocturnal enuresis .
Nocturnal enuresis is the medical term for urinating during sleep .
This article will not address diurnal enuresis , which is urinating into clothing while awake , be it involuntary or intentional. There are two types of nocturnal enuresis. Primary nocturnal enuresis means bedwetting without ever having been dry at night. Secondary , or acquired , nocturnal enuresis means bedwetting after being dry at night for a minimum of 6 months. Primary nocturnal enuresis is usually developmental, and most children eventually outgrow it.