More than four million children over the age of five wet the bed. For most, time will solve the problemeventually. But how long will eventually be, and at what cost to parents frayed nerves or to the childs self-esteem? Parents can speed up the clock and children can wake up dry. The experts at the countrys leading center for treating childhood enuresisthe Try for Dry program at Childrens Memorial Hospital, Chicagooffer proven techniques that bring bedwetting to a happy end. They cover the pros and cons of wetting alarms, drug therapies, biofeedback treatment, and changes in diet and sleeping schedules, and they provide friendly advice on how to replace punishment and shame with awards and praise. With diaries, calendars, and other visual aids that help the child share responsibility for a solution, this authoritative book gets parents and children over a most frustrating hurdle.
