Bed wetting is more common than parents realize, and millions of children in the US are affected every night. Statistically, more boys wet the bed than girls, and boys with ADHD suffer more from it than any other group.
night urine while sleeping is the medical term for bed wetting and can be very embarrassing for children.
Children who experience bedwetting often feel isolated. They are often embarrassed to talk about it and tend to avoid social situations that involve sleepovers. For the devastated child whose bedwetting becomes public, they are often bullied or even embarrassed by family members who may mean no harm, but think they are helping in some way. Commonly, children who wet the bed blame themselves and feel extremely guilty, but they really can’t help it.
Bed-wetting can cause serious problems of low self-esteem and psychological stress for both the child and the family. Bed-wetting can be caused by stress itself, and at other times it is simply a matter of the bladder not yet being fully developed or a number of other physical factors.
It may sound funny to those new to the idea, but guided imagery and hypnotherapy can actually eliminate bedwetting. By combining deep relaxation, guided imagery, and positive subconscious suggestions, your child can harness his powerful subconscious mind to create lasting change. By using visualization, children can release stress and then subconsciously focus on staying dry all night. The subconscious mind and the beliefs that are held there are the very basis of our behavior. This applies to both adults and children. When a child can tap into that subconscious pattern and create a new foundation regarding bedwetting, magic happens.
No child consciously chooses to wake up with wet sheets and pajamas. A child wants to stay dry, to feel good about being in control of him. Parents want to say goodbye to plastic covers and set the alarm for 11 pm only to wake the child to use the bathroom. It is a frustrating experience for everyone.
Guided imagery with hypnosis is an easy, natural, and extremely relaxing tool used to treat many conditions, both emotional and physical, including bedwetting. Children learn to let go of guilt and disappointment in themselves and then train their bodies to easily hold fluids longer and wake them up when they need to go to the bathroom. For some children this works practically overnight, especially if they are emotionally ready.