Night potty training.

Have you looked into any medical reason for this?

Lovemy4 is a discussion leader for North Central Phoenix, tired mother of 4 great kids and wife to one great husband.

I had a cousin (male) who at age 6 still had this same problem. Turns out it was a bladder problem. He saw a doctor and eventually it all got better. I have no idea what exactly he had medically as I was a child myself and just recall he'd wet his bed. It was really hard on him - so give your son lots of encouragement - as maybe this is something he cannot control. I'd look into seeing a doctor.

LisaMommy is a 38 year old discussion leader for arizonamoms.com from the Paradise Valley/Scottsdale area. Her two boys are ages 9 months and 3 years old.

I'd absolutely check with your pediatrician. There are medicines on the market now - available in pill form and nasal spray - that prevent bed wetting. Really, in this day and age, no child should have to deal with the humiliation and stigma of a wet bed. I know a boy who took the tablet up until about age 7. Another boy took it up through age 11. If there's not some medical problem, they eventually just grow out of it. Good luck. Your son will be thrilled not to have to worry about it, especially when it comes time for sleepovers and that sort of thing. Good luck!

Karina Bland is raising her 9-year-old son in Tempe with a lot of love, humor and support from her friends and family. A longtime journalist covering child welfare and education issues for The Arizona Republic, she blogs about raising good kids.

I agree...definitely call your family doctor. Some kids sleep really heavy and can't wake themselves up to go to the restroom. I know with both my kids I did this and it helped, no drinks after dinner, but an hour after dinner we went to the restroom and took a bath, then again before bed I had them go again. Just some other advice on something to try. I would definitely call the doctor because some kids have a problem with wetting the bed though (there is a name for it although I can't remember).

GOOD LUCK!

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Maybe I'm just a bit more laidback about this than others...but if your child is just about/barely 5 and wets at night, it may just be where they are with training.
There is probably NOTHING wrong - medical problems are the exception, not the rule.
When my daughter night trained at 3 1/2, I just assumed that all my friends' kids did at 3 1/2 too. What I came to learn since then is that MANY of her friends at age 5 and 6 still wear a pull-up at night. I believe that is the information that most moms aren't going to just volunteer up - so it may be more prevalent than you realize.
I believe that some women take potty training as a measure of THEIR SUCCESS as a parent, rather than it being reflective of the child's development. And, they are then embarrassed to offer up that they, the parent, haven't been successful with getting their kid "on track."
I'll bet if you just give it some time, accidents will simply get fewer and further apart!
Sounds like you are doing everything just fine and everything will fall into place - just along a different timetable than you first envisioned!!

Happy2BMommy, is a stay-at-home mom who just turned 40 (argh!) with a 7 yr. old daughter and a 5 yr. old son, and is a discussion leader for arizonamoms.com living in Scottsdale.