Low self-esteem, anxiety, stress.
The effect of bedwetting on your child.
Liu Linsheng, director of Jinan Angel Children's Hospital, introduced that bedwetting is a common disease in children, under normal circumstances, children begin to control urination at the age of 3-4, if they often wet the bed after the age of 5-6, wetting the bed more than twice a week and for 6 months, it is called "enuresis" in medicine. Bedwetting not only has a physical impact on your child, but it can also lead to psychological problems such as frustrated self-esteem, anxiety and social distress.
The psychological effects of bedwetting on the child
Frustrated self-esteem
Frequent bedwetting can have a negative impact on your child's self-esteem. Children may feel ashamed, embarrassed, and have low self-esteem because they can't control their urine and appear different compared to other peers. This frustrated self-esteem can affect your child's social development and self-confidence building by avoiding social activities, refusing to share their accommodation with others, or fearing being exposed to bedwetting problems.
Anxiety and stress
Frequent bedwetting can trigger anxiety and stress in your child. Your child may worry about wetting the bed while sleeping or going out, and worry about being teased or ridiculed by others. This anxiety and stress can lead to a child's fear of sleep, affecting the quality of their sleep and their mental health. Long-term anxiety and stress can further affect your child's academic performance and ability to regulate emotions.
Social distress
Bedwetting problems can cause your child to have trouble in social situations. They may be worried about being spotted by their peers about bedwetting and thus avoid intimacy with others. This can lead to children feeling lonely, excluded, and lacking a support system. Social distress can further exacerbate a child's psychological burden, affecting their social skills and emotional well-being.
Tips
Liu Linsheng, director of Jinan Angel Children's Hospital, emphasized that frequent bedwetting may have a greater impact on children's psychology, and the longer the course of the disease, the greater the impact. Therefore, first of all, we have to go to a specialized hospital to find the help of a professional doctor to help the child wet the bed, so as to avoid the long-term impact of psychological problems on the child.
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