peterhutch asked:


Bed-wetting is very common in younger kids, in fact, it is so common that it is even considered normal before age 5,” Greene says. “Nighttime dryness is the last part of toilet learning that kids achieve,” he adds. At ages 6 and below, bed-wetting only needs to be addressed if the child is feeling really bad about himself as a result, he says.

When one of your children is a bed wetter, it can be a very sensitive topic. You want your child to know it’s just a part of growing up and that there’s nothing wrong with them. You have to ***** down on siblings who like to give them a hard time.

“As adults, when the bladder gets full, it sends a signal to brain to wake up or you start dreaming about water or going to bathroom and then you wake up, but for kids the signal isn’t quite strong enough to get them awake,” Greene says.

Bed-wetting can be both uncomfortable and embarrassing for a child. Thankfully, almost all kids outgrow it in time. But chances are you will feel compelled to do something while you wait. What follows are the best bed-wetting remedies currently available—other than time.

Many children with bed-wetting will improve with time and for reasons that are not understood. It is important to tell your child that it is a temporary condition. Many children who wet the bed do not feel very good about themselves.

Sometimes parents can place blame on their children who bed-wet, either knowingly or unknowingly. It is important to be patient with a child who bed-wets. A child does not wet the bed on purpose.

In all children, the development of bladder function control and night-time urine production is a slow process, so most children are affected up to the age of three. In fact, bed-wetting is quite common up to the age of eight. In most cases there’s a delay in the development of the normal pathways of bladder function control within the brain and nervous system, which eventually mature.

Primary nocturnal enuresis is the most common form of bedwetting and is experienced by over five million children in the US alone. While many people attribute bedwetting to behavioral problems or stress, the truth of the matter is that bedwetting is often an inherited trait.

Chronic bed-wetting is thought to be related to (1) a physically and/or neurologically immature bladder and/or (2) a deep sleeping pattern. Apparently these children often sleep so deeply that they are not aware of the message the bladder sends to the brain saying it is full. It is presumed that bed-wetting is an inherited condition. Usually a parent, aunt, uncle, grandparent or other family member(s) will have had the condition. Also, children with attention deficit disorder, learning disabilities or allergies seem to be more likely to be bed-wetters than children in the general population.

Don’t blame the child or punish them, but take practical steps, such as putting a waterproof sheet on the bed. An enuresis alarm can help condition the child into getting up at night to pass urine. These can be purchased from ERIC (see below) or borrowed from a local enuresis clinic. However, one in three children relapse after a few months.

Ending the bedwetting is not the only objective of a proper correction. The enuretic(bedwetter) has the opportunity to sleep better and more normal as the result of a proper correction. This enables them to have a better quality of life and can enhance their self-esteem and self-image.

Bedwetting usually resolves itself by the age of about seven or slightly later. About 1 in 7 children aged five, and 1 in 20 children aged ten wet the bed. It is more common in boys than girls.

Bedwetting can also affect children older than six or seven. With advice from your GP, parents can try various techniques to sort out the problem. It’s very important not to punish the child or make them worried about the bedwetting.



Melissa

Amanda asked:


I am 19 years old and I was always a good student, and I still am. When I was about 13 i realized that no matter how many times i read something I couldn’t remember it. And it showed as I got into high school as I had poor test scores, but I could always right great papers, busy work, etc. I asked my parents about it and my mother always told me not to worry about it and it was normal. Well now I am in college and the same things are effecting me, but I don’t have busy work to help my grades out. I find that my grades are suffering and no matter how much or different ways I present information to myself it doesn’t stick. I was talking to professor and they started asking me questions because they were generally concerned with my grades, and I suggested I might get looked at for a learning disability or something. I figured it couldn’t hurt, but I am not sure of where to go for the diagnosis test. I know children can go to places like Sylvan, can adults go there too? Or are there different places to go? I mean I am still kind of considered a child in some instances.

Norma

Kristy asked:


I am 16 years old (sophomore year). My parents are planning to move out to Utah in the next year and I’ve brought up the possibilities of being educated at home, so they’ve assigned me to convince them that home-schooling is a great opportunity for me. I’ve never been home-schooled before so I have no idea where to look for information or where to even start!

Additional information: I have a “learning disability” (memory loss). I live in Massachusetts.

Thank you in advanced to anyone who can help me get started!

Gerald

Kenneth Scott asked:


When we are born, the groundwork of our language has already been laid for us. In utero, babies listen to the sounds of our world our parents and other ambient sounds and learn a foundation for sounds and words.

As a child develops, he or she goes through different stages of learning: walking, talking, and interacting. At a certain age, a child is then expected to go to school to learn very specific information.

This might start as early as pre-school at three years old, but many children begin school at age 5 or 6 in Kindergarten.

School introduces a whole set of changes and influences to a child. For children, pre-school is often very, and learning is very basic.

Once a child moves up in grades and reaching high school, the content learned and the work completed become more challenging. There are also huge influences from other children at this stage.

The behavior and actions of other children can greatly affect and influence the other kids, and interrupt the learning process.

Peer pressure is a common issue that children have to deal with. Nearly everyone succumbs to it at one time or another. While this can affect the learning process, it should not cause vast delays. This might lead to the incorrect labeling of some children as having a learning disability.

Sometimes when a child presents exhibits learning or behavior problems, teachers will send the child to a special education class. The problem is the instructors often refuse to handle responsibility, partly due to state mandates.

Children diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder do usually have difficulty with learning, because their minds are often moving at faster than average rates. Because they do not learn like the average child, they are often forced to conform to set standards of learning, despite the fact that they are often highly intelligent.

Many children with learning problems are often stunted by a special education environment. They often thrive in a homeschooling setting, because it enables them to learn at their own unique pace.

Home schooling might seem intimidating, but after careful research and preparation, it can be the best thing in the world for your child. If homeschooling is a viable option for your family, it should definitely be considered. Many communities offer extra programs that supplement a childs homeschooling experience, and give him or her the opportunity to socialize with other homeschooled kids.

If your child has been diagnosed with a learning disability, make sure he or she is thoroughly assessed, in order to pinpoint the problem. If your child is recommended for special education, consider how and what he or she will be forced to learn. Your childs educational experience shapes his or her future forever.



Jeffrey

liz562 asked:


This is my last essay and i would really appreciate your help.

Don’t Leave Me Behind

When a child who is not meeting the required level of academic achievement hears the word “school” a frown magically appears on their face, because school is not looked as a happy place for a child who is having difficulties. Children are not always sure of themselves and look to teachers and their parents to reassure them of the qualities they possess. As students we are expected to keep up with the homework and learn all the lessons taught by the teacher, but what happens when what is being taught is not being understood? Who can a child go to when they feel they are failing? How can the educational system support the needs of a child who is in need of help? When a child is in danger of being held back, the school should make sure all possible efforts are being examined before coming to the conclusion of flunking a student. Flunking shouldn’t be used as a teaching tool but as way of opening teachers eyes to seeing the child needs help. If a child is in danger of being held back the teachers and parents should help assist the child to assure he/she has the opportunity to achieve. I believe flunking a student has a negative impact on a child both mentally and emotionally.

A student’s learning abilities are taught by the teacher but when a teacher fails to teach the material needed to pass a grade level, the child pays with being held back in school. A child attends school to learn information from a qualified person the student confides in the teacher to be taught the material needed to succeed when a teacher does not meet their goal to teach the student is left feeling hopeless. For example my son has had a problem since kindergarten with reading but the teacher passed him because she said he was on the borderline of passing. I didn’t think anything of it until he entered the first grade and he would come home upset because he didn’t understand the books that were assigned in class. My sons’ problem continued throughout the year, he improved a little as the months passed but the teacher informed me he might have to be held back. Hearing the news that he might have to be held back destroyed my son emotionally he felt as if he was a failure and his class work began to deteriorate. Seeing as the school was not doing the job I felt they should have done I enrolled my son in a reading program outside of the school and since then he has been doing a lot better. As parents we expect for our children to learn at school but sometimes that is not the case and we was parents need to find the help even if it’s outside of the school.

When a school has a child who is having trouble understanding the material, it is the schools responsibility to assure the child gets the help needed. When a child is having difficulties in the classroom the child needs to be reassured there are options to getting help. When a child discovers he/she is failing in school there are positive techniques other than just flunking a child. Schools have tutoring programs that are held after school for children who need help. If a child is having trouble reading the teacher can dedicate a little more time to them in the classroom to motivate them in wanting to improve. When a child gets one on one attention he/she feels valued as person. My friends son kept having trouble comprehending the material taught in school she suspected her son had a learning disability and let the school know, the school did some testes and discovered he had dyslexia a
learning disability that impairers the ability to learn to read. The school automatically put him in a program that gave him get the help he needed.

The fear of failure reinstates in the child the need of help he/she needs is to succeed in school but a child’s motivation is seeing they can work through their problem. When a child is failing their emotions sometimes take the best of them they begin to doubt themselves and feel failing is their only option. When a child receives the help they need and begin to understand the things they couldn’t before a huge weight is lifted off their shoulders and there confidence in themselves begins to shine. Being able to comprehend material that was once unfamiliar to them is like opening a present and discovering it’s what they had hoped for. The fear of failure is not what helps a child overcome their difficulties’ its discovering they possess the tools in themselves to achieve their goals. “In the Praise of the F Word” by Mary Sherry, she stated that, “Of average intelligence or better, they eventually quit school, concluding they were too dumb to finish” “I should have been held back” is a comment I hear frequently” (511). This only happens when the teachers, school, and parents fail to help the child in their difficulties.

When a child is in danger of failing the teacher jumps to the conclusion the child needs to be held back, but
a dedicated teacher can find the resources the child need to succeed. With effort from both the teacher and parents a child does not need to be held back in school. Failing a child is like telling them their not worth passing. A child’s mind is sometimes not developed to understand why he/she is even in the position of being considered to flunk; a child’s learning capabilities should be broadened by their teachers.

Chester

shirley w asked:


He is 3 years old, and his Mom has a pretty bad learning disability. She wants to know what she should be doing to help him; she needs to talk to other parents of autistic kids so she doesn’t feel so alone. Any help or information would be much appreciated!

Brittany