Bedwetting: also known as nocturnal enuresis, is common and is just a part of growing up for children. But this isn't the case for every child. If it persists beyond the age of 5 years, then that is considered abnormal.

There is a social stigma to it, but, it should be looked at as a treatable disease, not a child being truant or doing it on purpose.

For some kids, bedwetting can be a very negative experience. Unfortunately, bedwetting is often misunderstood. The most common misunderstanding is that the child can control what is happening. 

Parents have to understand that Bedwetting is involuntary. Children don't purposely wet the bed, and it's not the child's fault.Most children eventually outgrow it.

Don’t make your child feel ashamed or guilty for wetting the bed as this may only prolong the problem.

• deep sleep: Deep sleepers don't respond to nerve signals from the bladder that tells them it's time to wake up and urinate.
• small bladder: Urine that is produced during the night may not be held by a child's small, developing bladder.
• chemical messenger imbalance: Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) levels work as chemical messengers in the body, and ADH levels increase at night to tell the kidneys to produce less urine. Some children don't produce enough of this chemical messenger.
• Constipation :Constipation can also lead to bedwetting because the bowel presses on the bladder.
• Hereditary:Bedwetting often runs in families, many kids who wet the bed have a relative who did too. If both parents wet the bed when they were young, it's very likely that their child will.
• Medical conditions: Bedwetting may be a sign of medical conditions such as diabetes, sleep apnea, and urinary tract infections.