Is your child completely potty trained during the day, but continues to wet his or her bed at night?
Or has your child been completely potty trained for a while and now all of sudden he or she has started wetting his or her bed night?
Well, you should know that you and your child are not alone.
Bed wetting is a common problem that affects 5-6 million children. At the age of 5 years, 15-20% of children are still wetting at night 2-3 times per month.
At the age of 6 about 15% are still wetting and 10% of children over 7 years of age are still wetting.
These rates go down only by about 15% per year without treatment.
At the age of 15, about 1-2% of adolescents still wet at night.
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Age of Child
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% of Children still wetting 2-3 times per month**
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5 Years
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15-20%
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6 Years
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15%
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7 Years
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10%
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15 Years
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1-2%
Adolescents still wet at night
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**These rates go down only by about 15% per year without treatment.
There are two types of bed wetting. The term used by the medical profession is nocturnal enuresis (EN-YOU-REE-SIS).
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