I remember a mother of an eight year old telling me how her son refuses to go to any camps or a friend's house for an overnight stay because he is ashamed of his bedwetting.

Bedwetting seems to affect not only the child, but also the family. Often, parents start seeing themselves as a failure.

Children are expected to stay dry through the night and bedwetting only becomes a problem if it continues after the age of five. Bedwetting (Enuresis) can be nocturnal or diurnal (during the day) or both at once.

Bedwetting is considered to be "Primary" if the child has never been dry. Secondary bedwetting refers to bedwetting episodes that occur after a child has been dry at night for a considerable period of time.

Causes of Bedwetting

Primary	Secondary
Deep sleeping pattern	Stress due to circumstances such as conflict in school, divorce or death in the family
Genetic influence	Medical condition such as urinary tract infection
Neurologically immature bladder

It is important to identify the cause of bedwetting before any curative steps are taken.