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>Hi everyone. > >I have a 11 year old daughter that still wets the bed >almost every night. So far this hasn't been much of a >problem, but a few weeks ago she suddenly decided she >is to old for diapers and refuses to wear them. It has >become a real struggle, she outright refuses to put >them on herself, and even if my husband or I do it, >she just takes them off as soon as we turn of the >light and she ends up in a wet bed anyway. It would be >one thing if she had the occasional accident every >once in a while. but it happens about 5-6 times a >week, so the laundry piles up, her room constantly >smells like urine, her sleep gets disrupted and she >already developed a rash once. To make thins worse, if >she wakes up to a wet bed in the middle of the night, >she has made it a habit to just take of her wet PJs >and sneak into her older brothers bed, rather then >changing the sheets, disrupting his sleep as well. The >other day she ended up wetting his bed as well. They >are very close and he is super protective of her, so >he pretended it wasn't a big deal, but in private he >admitted that it was a bit disgusting. Not enough to >tell her she can't sleep in his bed without her >diapers on unfortunately. We already tried punishing >her, grounding her and taking away her TV privileges, >but to no avail. We don't spank our children, but I >have to admit a few times I was tempted to put her >over my knee and swat her wet pj bottoms until they >are dry. > >We are at wits end and hope someone here might be able >to give us some hints what else we can try? > >All the best, Karo.

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