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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm not understanding the recommendation for a behaviorist. If the issue is drinking before bedtime, dont you just stop the kid from drinking before bedtime? What would a bahaviorist do??[/quote]

Asssumption of our behaviorist is that there is some conscious control, even in sleep.  So rewards for making it through the night without bedwetting.  In our case, we also had issues during the daytime, so there were rewards for daytime too.  Seemed to help day and night, but kids do grow out of it anyway, so maybe it was a coincidence.  Still, despite what some doctors tell you, there is a small percentage of adults who still wet their beds, so I would not just ignore it.

Another place to try is the Johns Hopkins Voiding Improvement Program.  I've never been there, but they check for physical problems, and if there are none, look at pyschological approaches.  I think Children's Hospital has a similar program.

https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/johns-hopkins-childrens-center/what-we-treat/specialties/urology/pediatric-voiding-improvement-program.html[/quote]

Your behaviorist is clueless. Please don't listen to this. This is not a behavior problem, it involves the development of the nervous system. The nervous system, when developed more, will do all the right things to a)slow down the production of urine while sleeping and b) tell the brain when the body does need to eliminate. For some reason, this delay does seem to present more in boys with ADHD. For some reason, that sleep alarm can cause success in strengthening those nervous system signals. It worked for my DD at the age of 8. Just wearing the alarm was about all it took. I highly recommend it. Please don't reward for staying dry. This is not a conscious behavior problem. PP's "behaviorist" is a scam artist.[/quote]

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