MiddletownJournal.com

(HealthScoutNews) -- If your child is a bed wetter and your doctor has ruled out any underlying medical condition, the problem may be that your four-year-old is slow to gain bladder control.

According to the University of Michigan, you should neither praise your children for a dry bed nor punish them for a wet one. Be patient. Your child can't help it and will eventually outgrow the behavior.

Here are some other tips:

• Try to get your child not to drink more than two ounces of fluid during the two hours before he goes to bed.
• Make sure your child goes to the bathroom before bed.
• Have your child change a wet bed or wet pajamas during the night, but don't make this seem like a punishment.
• Set an alarm to wake your child two or three hours after he falls asleep. He can then get up and go to the bathroom.
• If your child is five years old or older, consider getting a bed-wetting alarm. The first drop of urine makes these devices buzz. This will wake your child before he wets the bed.