To help kids overcome bedwetting, try keeping a bladder diary

When a child wets the bed, making him or her feel bad about it won't help. In fact, it may only make things worse. — dpa

When youngsters at the age of five or older still wet the bed now and again, doctors have an important message for parents: You cannot force children to stop wetting the bed.

Bedwetting, or enuresis nocturna as the medical term goes, is only likely to get more pronounced if a parent increases a child’s sense of shame, be it verbally or with a simple gesture like a frown.