Waking Up Dry: A Guide to Help Children Overcome Bedwetting

by Howard J. Bennett

Overview

This comprehensive and authoritative self-help guide on bedwetting is written for parents, caregivers, and children (ages six to thirteen). Parents and children can address the challenge of bedwetting together with this delightful book that guides them through Dr. Bennett's Waking Up Dry Program. Includes instruction on behavior management techniques, calendars, contracts, and bedwetting alarms as well as practical tips and easy-to-follow activities.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781581103991
Publisher:	American Academy of Pediatrics
Publication date:	07/01/2005
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	241
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

Howard J. Bennett, MD, FAAP., has been a board-certified pediatrician for 25 years. He has counseled families, taught, and published within the medical community on bedwetting. He lives in Washington, D.C.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments xi

Introduction for Kids xiii

Introduction for Parents xv

How to Use This Book xix

Part 1 Facts About Bedwetting 1

Chapter 1 You Are Not Alone 11

Chapter 2 How Your Body Works 19

Chapter 3 Why Kids Wet the Bed 33

Chapter 4 What Type of Wetting Do You Have? 33

Chapter 5 Pop Quiz 39

Part 2 Are You Ready to Become Dry? 43

Chapter 6 Dry-Bed Homework 45

Chapter 7 Waking Up Dry Calendar 53

Chapter 8 How Big Is Your Bladder? 59

Chapter 9 Alarm Clock Test 65

Chapter 10 Family Matters 69

Part 3 Getting Set for the Program 75

Chapter 11 Scoring Your Dry-Bed Homework 77

Chapter 12 Waking Up Practice 83

Chapter 13 Bladder Exercises 89

Chapter 14 Contracts & Rewards 95

Chapter 15 You Can Do It! 101

Part 4 The Bedwetting Alarm 105

Chapter 16 The Bedwetting Alarm 107

Chapter 17 Choosing a Bedwetting Alarm 117

Chapter 18 Getting Familiar With Your Alarm 125

Chapter 19 Using Your Alarm 131

Part 5 Putting the Program Together 137

Chapter 20 Setting Up the Program 139

Chapter 21 Waking Up Dry Contract 145

Part 6 Extra Stuff for Kids 149

Chapter 22 Sleepovers 151

Chapter 23 What to Do if Someone Discovers Your Supplies 163

Chapter 24 Lifting, Pull-Ups, & Other Measures 167

Part 7 Extra Stuff for Parents 175

Chapter 25 Getting Past the Rough Spots 177

Chapter 26 Tips for Dealing With Wet Beds 195

Chapter 27 Medication 201

Chapter 28 Bedwetting Treatment According to Age 205

Appendixes 207

Appendix A Waking Up Dry Checklist 209

Appendix B Health Screening Questionnaire 211

Appendix C Bedwetting Questionnaire 213

Appendix D Extra Tips for Coaches 223

Appendix E Tips for Medical Professionals 227

Appendix F Supplemental Reading 235

Glossary 241

Index 247

What People are Saying About This

Barry A. Belman

"An excellent book that will help motivated families deal with bedwetting in a positive, constructive manner."
—M.D., professor of urology and pediatrics, George Washington University School of Medicine; Chairman Emeritus, department of urology, Children's National Medical Center

Lawrence A. Vitualano

"Dr. Bennett's gentle and humorous style comes through loud and clear in the pages of this superb book. I highly recommend this book for children, parents, and healthcare professionals. It's the best I've seen yet."
—Ph.D., associate clinical professor of psychology, Child Study Center, Yale University

Howard Fischer

"Humor, practical advice, and troubleshooting tips are combined to bring Dr. Bennett’s highly successful bedwetting program to life. Parents and kids will praise this book."
—MD, FAAP, Chief, Division of Ambulatory Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Children’s Hospital of Michigan

Editorial Reviews

These two books address toilet training issues from opposite perspectives. Child psychologist Sonna believes in traditional parenting practices-which continue in some countries to this day-predating the introduction of disposable diapers. These include leaving off diapers altogether whenever possible, using cloth diapers when necessary, and introducing the potty to babies as young as a few months while "cueing" the child with a recognizable signal. Sonna contends that children trained with these traditional approaches complete potty training at a much earlier age than disposable-diapered children in modern Western countries. Her objection to conventional wisdom from pediatricians and disposable diaper companies (which suggests delaying potty training until two years of age or later) seems overstated at times; she also naively downplays the notion that busy working parents and child care providers would find the traditional approaches impractical. Nevertheless, Sonna represents a viable perspective, and her book is well worth including in the toilet-training books of any parenting collection. Pediatrician Bennett narrows his focus to bedwetting, and while he subscribes to Western-style potty training, he and Sonna concur that bedwetting can have damaging effects on children's self-esteem and social status as they age; their approaches to dealing with the problem are very similar. Bennett's "Waking Up Dry" program addresses the child directly, with frequent "Coaches' Corner" asides to parents. The intensive program includes questionnaires to determine the child's depth of motivation to become dry, a calendar to track progress, contracts and rewards, the use of a bedwetting alarm, and, sometimes, medication. Although the reading level seems high for the younger children who might participate, the author's tone is consistently positive and encouraging, both to children and their parents; recommended.-Kay Hogan Smith, Univ. of Alabam at Birmingham Lib., Lister Hill Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.

Library Journal

I recommend Waking Up Dry to every family I see with a bedwetter. Dr Bennett knows more about this symptom than anyone else in pediatrics or urology. Overcoming bedwetting takes motivation, endurance, and self-study. This book is the answer. It covers every imaginable parent question, and the advice is evidence- and experience-based.”

Barton Schmitt, MD, FAAP
Professor of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine
Director, Enuresis-Encopresis Clinic, Children’s Hospital Colorado


“Dr Bennett’s child-friendly and humorous style comes through loud and clear in the pages of this superb and recently updated book on overcoming bedwetting…. I highly recommend this as the #1 practical resource book for children, parents, and health care professionals. It’s the best I’ve seen yet.”

Lawrence A. Vitulano, PhD
Associate Clinical Professor of Psychology
Child Study Center
Yale University

"Bennett’s superb book outlining issues regarding bedwetting is an excellent guide for understanding what bedwetting is and how to best approach managing the problem. Complete, well written, clever in its design, and very parent and child friendly, this book is a valuable addition to the parents’ library of well-established references for helping them raise their children compassionately, knowledgeably, and with well-placed confidence. Outstanding approach from an experienced pediatrician."

Steven P. Shelov, MD, MS, FAAP
Associate Dean, Undergraduate Medical Education, Winthrop University Hospital, Clinical Regional Campus
Professor of Pediatrics, Stony Brook School of Medicine

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