Video: Day and Nighttime wetting
(Primary Children's Hospital, US, 2018)
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(Primary Children's Hospital, US, 2018)
Wetting the bed at night (nocturnal enuresis) is very common in young tamariki. It affects approximately:
Bedwetting occurs slightly more often in boys than girls.
Experts don't consider bedwetting to be a problem until children are about 7 years of age. That is a good age to introduce treatment programmes if your child wants to do something about it.
Almost all tamariki grow out of bedwetting. About 1 in 100 adults may still have occasional problems.
Find out more at KidsHealth NZ about bedwetting, the causes and what you can do to help if your child is wetting the bed.(external link)(external link)
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