Why is my six year old still wetting the bed?
Bedwetting at age six can involve frequent nighttime accidents that lead to intense outside pressure and harsh shaming from family members. This criticism often unfairly blames the child, causing deep embarrassment while families try to handle the ongoing accidents.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1Using pull-ups or washable underwear-style pull-ups
- 2Reducing drinks before bed
- 3Making the child use the bathroom right before bedtime
- 4Using a vibrating watch to wake the child up for the toilet
In their words
Unedited, most upvoted first, each linked to the thread it came from.
“My daughter is almost 6 and she just had accidents in bed 3 nights in a row.”source ↗
“My mom was shaming me because my daughter was still wearing a pull-up.”source ↗
“I had accidents until 12/13 years old. It wasn’t because I was lazy, it was never on purpose. But my mom shamed me constantly and embarrassed me in front of anyone possible about it.”source ↗
Where this came up
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