When my son is watching TV or playing computer games, he frequently wets his pants and just keeps on doing what he was doing like he doesn't care. (he wets his bed every night)
This has been going on for some time so due to the increasing number of stains on his bedroom carpet and his desk chair, I have told him that he can't play on the computer or watch TV unless he agrees to wear protection (a nappy). At first he didn't like the ideas but now he is happy to comply so I use the Tena Slip XS on him and they work fine. At the end of most gaming or TV watching sessions he is usually quite wet.
He is changed and continues. He has also started to have more and more frequent accidents at school, especially when cornered by the school bulies. Last week I started to send him to school in drynites and this seems to be working in that he comes home with wet drynites instead of wet undies.
Am I making it worse using nappies and dry nites or will he grow out of it - your input would be appreciated.
Hi John, there are a number of possible explanations for why your son continues to wet himself throughout the day. Given his age and the frequency of his wetting I would strongly recommend that you ask to be referred to a pediatrician who specializes in treating children’s incontinence issues. Daytime wetting after the age of 6 years may be caused by some underlying physical or medical problem or may be psychological or emotional in its origins. It is unlikely that it is born out of laziness although I find it unusual that he is happy to continue playing or watching TV while wearing wet underwear. While the DryNites will minimize the embarrassment and potential bullying that can be associated with wetting while at school, they will not help him to stop wetting – which is your ultimate goal. It is important that you discuss this with your doctor. If there is no underlying physical causes then the next step is to ask for a referral to a clinical child psychologist who will be able to help identify psychological contributors.
Regards,
Dr Cathrine
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