Find out when kids' bedwetting may be cause for concern.

Bedwetting of the primary type does seem to run in families.

Do not discuss the bedwetting in front of other family members.

Know that bedwetting is often a normal part of growing up.

Bedwetting can make your child an easy target for teasing.

A child with primary bedwetting has never been dry at night for any significant length of time.

No one is allowed to tease the child about the bedwetting, including those outside the immediate family.

Secondary bedwetting can be a sign of an underlying medical or emotional problem.

During a later police interview, Manning said this was because of her frequent bedwetting.

A much smaller number of children have what is called "secondary" bedwetting or enuresis.

This helps them understand that bedwetting may be hereditary and it's not their fault.

Bedwetting can be connected to emotional or physical trauma.

Remember, your child cannot control the bedwetting, and blaming and punishing just make the problem worse.

The child with secondary bedwetting is much more likely to have other symptoms, such as daytime wetting.

Check if kids' bedwetting merits a doctor's attention.

Bedwetting is most often a developmental issue.

Sometimes, knowing that bedwetting is a medical problem treated by doctors can help alleviate a child's shame or embarrassment.

This leads to a difficult distinction: it is not the bedwetting that increases the chance of criminal behavior, but the trauma.

Later when he goes home to attend his mother's funeral, he tells Nanny about the bedwetting.

Bedwetting can damage the child's self-image and confidence.

Common causes of secondary bedwetting include the following:

In his sample, one-third of bedwetting was associated with anxiety-provoking events:

Bedwetting, nightmares, anxiety, stomach aches were all, she said, consistent with sexual abuse.

Bedwetting, night terrors, and sleep-walking are all common behaviors that can occur during stage 3 of sleep.

Bedwetting isn't something kids talk about with each other, so your child might feel like he's the only kid his age who still wets the bed.