Staying Dry at Night

Don’t start until she’s ready and asks to “be dry at night.”
Don’t start too early.
If you do, she’ll be discouraged when she fails, and will be reluctant to try again.
Wait until she’s been dry during naps.
Wait until she’s able to go without using the potty or toilet for prolonged periods (3-4 hours) during the day.
Keep her in diapers or heavy pull-ups until you are pretty sure she’ll make it. Even then, go back to them if she fails.
Don’t ever shame her.
Don’t act too excited when she is dry after a nap, or when she wakes up dry in the morning. Once again, it’s got to be her achievement, not yours.
Offer to put a potty by the side of the bed at night. Buy a special one. Paint it with luminous paint. Call it her own “night time potty.”
Get her up before you go to bed. Be sure she’s really awake. Carrying a sleeping child to a potty to empty her bladder doesn’t provide the learning she will need to get up to go at night on her own.
Use a rubber sheet under the sheet so urine won’t wet the mattress. This way it will matter less if she’s wet.
Limit after-supper drinks—the less the better. But try not to make it an issue. If you do, she’ll feel cheated, or stressed. Neither will contribute to her cooperation.
Encourage the child to try to wait a little longer in the daytime before urinating, if she’s interested.
If she can hold on to her urine a little longer, this will help increase her bladder control. She can also try to stop and start her urine to strengthen her sphincter (the muscles that open and close the bladder) control.

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