My 8 year old son woke up dry the last 3 mornings, how should I reward him?

Question

My 8 year old son woke up dry the last 3 mornings, how should I reward him?

Answer 1

buy him a really cool pair of big boy underwear of his choosing!  Nothing says I love you like spiderman undies.

Answer 2

reward him by starting to by him underwear

Answer 3

i think u should but in private just u and him are in on it.

u dont want him to become embarrassed that he has peed the bed or fearfull that he will dissapoint you when and if he does it again, do something little or just be like youve done so well these last few days im proud of u, ur growin up so fast. pat him on the back and then let it go...u dont want to him to be afraid that you wont be proud of him if he does wet the bed, which will make him worry which has been linked to wetting the bed...its the cycle thing i hope i helped good luck

Answer 4

Money , my mother stopped me sucking my thumb, by keeping a close eye on me every night after I'd slept and when I didn't suck (literally) she used to give me 5p in the mornin, to put in my piggy bank, I learned two valuable lessons in one, there, that helped me for the rest of my life.

Answer 5

don't reward or punish that, he doesn't have control over it so its teaching him the wrong values.

Answer 6

I agree with mr. goodvalues.

Answer 7

Honestly I don't think you should.  Saying that staying dry is an achievement means that wetting the bed is a failure, when it's not really his fault.  I think making it a reward type thing will just make him stress out more and feel worse about it on the nights when he has an accident, which could be counterproductive and actually make him keep wetting.

Answer 8

Don 't draw attention to it treat it as normal commenting on it will put pressure on him.  After several days you might tell him how well he is doing

Answer 9

Oh gosh, I understand your excitement.  My son had urinesis until he was almost 10.  We bought a new bed, new sheets, new pj's, it was the start of a new chapter in his life, so we went all out.  Congratulations!!!  Let's hope this is the end of the pull-ups and anxiety.

Answer 10

I'm happy for him. I agree it is great but agree that it is not a pass fail situation. It IS beyond his control. The best thing to ever come into my life (as a former bedwetter) was a prescription: Imipramine (Janimine, Tofranil)  Unfortunately a doctor never told my parents but rather another parent. The day I took it... My life changed. I was no longer ashamed, embarrassed & suffering. I took it about 3 months. It worked from day 1 & I never wet the bed again.

Answer 11

i strongly agree with the first answer....

Answer 12

You can't really do anything about it because he has no control over it, but my children were like that and as a reward we went on a shopping trip and they chose their undies and some toys.

Hope this helps!

Answer 13

i have a 3 year old that is dry in the morning 97 percent of the time.  we praise him highly when he wakes up dry, but always, always say it is okay when he wakes up wet.  we never make him feel bad when he does wake up wet, but always praise him when he wakes up dry.  that way he is reassured we are proud of him no matter what.

Answer 14

I agree that you should not reward a child for staying dry. I still wet my bed when I was 8. I was frustrated and embarrassed about it, but I had absolutely no control over whether I was wet or dry. It just happened while I was sleeping, and continued to happen until my body matured and was ready to wake up. I also had a difficult time understanding that it was not my fault.

If you reward him for staying dry, it is suggesting that it is in his control. This could really frustrate him, and won't help with him understanding that it is not his fault that he wets the bed.

Answer 15

ask him....