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• Understanding Bedwetting (31)
• Treatment, Alarms & Therapy (29)
• Parenting & Family Life (9)
• Daytime Wetting & Giggle Incontinence (12)
• Special Situations (14)
• Sleepovers, Camp & Travel (4)
• Adult & Teen Bedwetting (4)
• Seasonal & Weather (5)
• The ABC's of Bedwetting (26)

Understanding Bedwetting

The science: causes, biology, types of bedwetting, and what it actually is. 31 articles

• A few personal words from Dr. Sagie – How this all began
• Age and bladder control
• Bedwetting and deep sleep
• Bedwetting and Genetics?
• Boys, girls, and bedwetting
• Can a small-capacity bladder cause bedwetting?
• Can certain foods cause bedwetting?
• Can food allergies cause bedwetting?
• Can genetics influence bedwetting?
• Deep Sleep? Consistency is the Key!
• Do boys suffer from bedwetting more than girls?
• Do certain foods cause bedwetting?
• Does bedwetting just disappear one day?
• Does bedwetting run in the family?
• Does high fluid consumption before bedtime cause bedwetting?
• Ein paar persönliche Worte von Dr. Sagie
• Food allergies as a cause for bedwetting
• Is there a relationship between bedwetting and sleepwalking?
• Small bladder, big problem?
• The Autonomic and Sympathetic nervous systems
• The differences in bedwetting between boys and girls
• The different types of Bedwetting
• The most common misconception about bedwetting solutions
• The Sleep Cycle and Bedwetting
• Treating bedwetting by a fluid-absorbing diet
• What is the connection between bedwetting and sleepwalking?
• What is the connection between bedwetting and the child’s bladder?
• What is the meaning of high acidity in the urine?
• What is the relation between age and bladder control?
• What makes a child that was already dry to relapse?
• When Constipation and Bedwetting Happen Together

Treatment, Alarms & Therapy

How to treat bedwetting: methods, alarms, medications, and Dr. Sagie's approach. 29 articles

• A new collaboration: Dr. Sagie Bedwetting Clinics and Prof. Siam Oottamasathien, MD from Harvard Medical School
• A Shift in Mindset – How the Medical Community Deserves to Change It’s Thinking on Pediatric Bedwetting by Dr. Jacob Sagie, Ph.D.
• A short cultural history of bedwetting treatment
• Bedwetting alarm and waking up
• Bedwetting alarm system and a successful treatment
• Bedwetting alarm treatment
• Bedwetting and restraint learning
• Bedwetting as an Idiopathic symptom
• Before starting a bedwetting treatment
• Can bedwetting stop naturally?
• Natural stopping of bedwetting
• Outgrowing Bedwetting – Conditionally
• Positive Reinforcements
• ‘The Critical Period’ for outgrowing bedwetting
• The main types of bedwetting alarms
• The myth behind the drug DDAVP for bedwetting treatment
• The Paula Method and Bedwetting
• Towards naturally stopping bedwetting
• Understanding Bedwetting Alarm Treatment
• Understanding Restraint Mechanisms and Bedwetting in Children
• Waking up and going to the bathroom
• Waking up and staying dry
• Waking up at night and staying dry
• What can cause treatment with a bedwetting alarm to fail?
• What causes a child to wake up and go to the toilet?
• What does it take to stay dry?
• What should an Enuresis specialist take into consideration when determining the treatment strategy?
• When should my child start bedwetting therapy?
• When to seek bedwetting treatment?

Parenting & Family Life

For parents: what helps, what to avoid, and how to support your child. 9 articles

• Bedwetting and the child’s environment
• Cry for HELP – the following is an email we received from a 13 year old child.
• How stressful is bedwetting for children?
• Overprotective parents and bedwetting
• Parents and bedwetting – what is there to know?
• Should my child wear diapers?
• Should we use diapers?
• Understanding Bedwetting and Stress in Children
• What is the role of the parents in bedwetting alarm treatment?

Daytime Wetting & Giggle Incontinence

Daytime accidents, school issues, and laughter-induced wetting. 12 articles

• Bedwetting and sleep dribbling
• Day dribbling in children
• Daytime dribbling in school
• Daytime wetting in kindergarten and school
• Dribbling during the day
• Giggling and Bedwetting: Why Laughter Sometimes Leads to Leaks
• Holding in, holding on: daytime and nighttime restraint
• Positive reinforcements during daytime
• Wearing nappies during the day in school
• Wetting and giggles
• Wetting while giggling – Giggle incontinence
• What is the Urge Syndrome?

Special Situations

ADHD, special needs, divorced parents, siblings, age-related cases, and more. 14 articles

• ADHD and Bedwetting
• ADHD and Bedwetting: Is there really a link?
• Balancing Bedwetting Alarms and Sibling Sleep
• Bedwetting at age younger than 4
• Divorced Parents and bedwetting treatment
• Enlarged polyps and bedwetting
• Hearing impaired children and bedwetting
• Is there a connection between bedwetting and ADHD?
• Navigating Bedwetting Treatment with Divorced Parents
• Regression to bedwetting as a result of sexual abuse
• Secondary enuresis due to a new baby in the family
• Treating bedwetting in children with severe communication disorders
• Treating bedwetting: two children at the same time?
• Two’s Company: Two children and bedwetting treatment

Sleepovers, Camp & Travel

Helping your child enjoy sleepovers, summer camp, and travel. 4 articles

• Bedwetting and sleepovers
• Sleepover with Bedwetting – The top tips by Dr. Sagie
• Summer Sleepovers and Bedwetting: A Parent’s Guide to Confidence and Comfort
• Vacations and sleeping habits

Adult & Teen Bedwetting

When bedwetting persists or relapses into the teen and adult years. 4 articles

• Bedwetting relapse in adulthood
• Do adults experience bedwetting?
• One-time adult bedwetting
• Primary Bedwetting at adulthood

Seasonal & Weather

How seasons and weather can influence bedwetting. 5 articles

• Bedwetting During Transition Seasons
• Bedwetting During Wintertime
• Cold Weather and Bedwetting
• Hot Weather and Bedwetting in Children: What You Should Know
• Springtime and Bedwetting in Children: What’s the Connection?

The ABC's of Bedwetting

A short-form dictionary series, one post per letter (A through Z). 26 articles

• The ABC’s of Bedwetting: A
• The ABC’s of Bedwetting: B
• The ABC’s of Bedwetting: C
• The ABC’s of Bedwetting: D
• The ABC’s of Bedwetting: E
• The ABC’s of Bedwetting: F
• The ABC’s of Bedwetting: G
• The ABC’s of Bedwetting: H
• The ABC’s of Bedwetting: I
• The ABC’s of Bedwetting: J
• The ABC’s of Bedwetting: K
• The ABC’s of Bedwetting: L
• The ABC’s of Bedwetting: M
• The ABC’s of Bedwetting: N
• The ABC’s of Bedwetting: O
• The ABC’s of Bedwetting: P
• The ABC’s of Bedwetting: Q
• The ABC’s of Bedwetting: R
• The ABC’s of Bedwetting: S
• The ABC’s of Bedwetting: T
• The ABC’s of Bedwetting: U
• The ABC’s of Bedwetting: V
• The ABC’s of Bedwetting: W
• The ABC’s of Bedwetting: X
• The ABC’s of Bedwetting: Y
• The ABC’s of Bedwetting: Z

134 articles · by Dr. Jacob Sagie & Dr. Tal Sagie · 2014-2026