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Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Rules of Thumb for the Parents of a Bed Wetter

Parents, this one provides the Rules of Thumb...

Reasons for the Stigma Surrounding Diaper Use in Older Bed-wetters and Ways to Reduce the Stigma

Author: Colin Ellison

One of the most difficult things a youngster can go through when they're growing up is bed-wetting. Although as a society we've become more sensitive about many issues, for some reason bed-wetting and the use of diapers to manage it is a topic that remains shrouded in shame.

While many cases of bed-wetting can be cured using alarms,medicines,and other methods, there are some instances of bed-wetting persisting into adulthood. In cases such as this the prudent course of action would be to use protective garments such as diapers. This article discusses both the negative image diapers have with many people, and steps we can take to overcome this negative image so society can become more accepting of people who have no other option but to use diapers to manage their bed-wetting.




Unfortunately there is tremendous stigma associated with diapers. Most people view diapers as babyish. This is the main reason most older children,adolescents,teenagers,and adults are reluctant to wear them to bed. In fact most of them wouldn't be caught dead in a diaper. Older children,adolescents,and teenagers are at a point in their lives where they want to become more independent and in their minds diapers represent a stage in their lives when they were more dependent on their parents. In their view wearing diapers to bed is regressing. Although I sympathize with this view,to a large extent I think it misses the mark.

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1 comment:

  1. i feel it is wrong to awaken a child during REM sleep as this is the most important stage of sleep
    the use of good nights and other youth product as well as baby diapers size/stage 7 are good but if you need to use adult type diapers please use a diaper cover plastic or what ever to add the extra protection your going to need to rtest assured that you wont wet the sheets
    we a support group for those of us with this issue
    have contacted all the diaper companies from adult diaper companies to baby products they did hear us eventually and thats why we have good nights and larger stage diapers in the baby products but we have got no where with them the adult companies they seem to be not interested in the protection there products
    are supposed to do

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