Bedwetting Alarms

No other parenting tool is as hotly debated as the use of a bed wetting alarm. The Internet is filled to the brim with forums that decry the uses of bedwetting alarms as cruel, unhealthy, and damaging to a child’s psyche and ego. Yet it is interesting to note that those on the forefront of posting to these forums either never used a bedwetting alarm themselves, or evidence behavior that suggests that bed wetting alarms were used on them, albeit incorrectly. While there are a variety of high quality bedwetting alarms on the market – there are the Malem bed wetting alarm as well as the bed wetting alarm clock – none of the devices sold via reputable manufacturers cause the cruelty that some forum claim they do.

To clean up some of the myths surrounding alarms for bed wetting, it is important to understand that a child which consistently wets the bed needs help in training her or his bladder to respond to the fullness it experiences by waking the sleeper, not by eliminating its content. The use of a bed wetting alarm helps the child by establishing the neurological pathways that combine bedwetting alarms with the necessity to go to the bathroom and empty the bladder.

Generally speaking, bedwetting alarms are little more than small devices that wake up the child when wetness is detected. There are differently designed bedwetting alarms for boys and girls, and when the alarm device for bed wetting is enabled, the child is woken up if wetting is occurring. This will enable the child to get up and finish elimination in the bathroom. Since the bed wetting (enuresis) alarm is rather loud, the parents are usually woken up as well and can help change sheets that may have gotten wet and also help the child to put on some dry pajamas.

The Malem ultimate bed wetting alarm is considered by many to be the premier bed wetting alarm for child use, but those who utilized the Drynite bed wetting alarm instead of the Malem bedwetting alarm also report great success. It is important to understand that in small children there will be bed wetting and alarm use is not appropriate. Wait until your child is at least six years old before using such a device. Failure to wait long enough before utilizing such a tool will make potty training for a young child hard and rather unpleasant.