by: Jan Nicholas
While a doctor can be very useful in helping you deal with your child’s bedwetting, health care workers today are busier than ever and no one doctor can keep up with all the research and new information coming out each day. You may want to contact organizations such as the National Kidney Foundation or the American Academy of Pediatrics for more resources and then raise the information you find with your doctor.
You can contact some key resources about bedwetting yourself:
• The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) provides lots of useful information, and pamphlets about a variety of conditions, including bedwetting...
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
141 Northwest Point Boulevard
Elk Grove Village, IL 600071098
Phone: (847) 4344000
Fax: (847) 4348000
Alternative address:
The American Academy of Pediatrics
Department of Federal Affairs
601 13th Street, NW
Suite 400 North
Washington, DC 20005 USA
Phone: (202) 3478600
Fax: (202) 3936137
Email: kidsdocs@aap.org
Web Address: http://www.aap.org
• The PottyMD is a great resource about toilet training and bedwetting. Since this groups focuses only on this problem, you are sure to get information that is pertinent to the topic. Many parents swear by this resource.
PottyMD
2216 White Avenue
Knoxville, TN 37916
Phone: 1877POTTYMD (7688963)
Web Address: www.pottymd.com
• The National Kidney Foundation has recently launched a number of resources about bedwetting. Their website has lots of information and even video clips about the subject. Plus, if your child’s bedwetting is caused by a kidney problem, this group can help you get information on that issue, as well.
National Kidney Foundation
30 East 33rd St., Suite 1100
New York, NY 10016
Phone: 18006229010
Web Address: www.kidney.org
• The National Kidney and Urologic Disease Information Clearinghouse provides all sorts of information about conditions that affect the kidneys and urinary system. Not surprisingly, they have several resources just about bedwetting.
National Kidney and Urologic Disease Information Clearinghouse
3 Information Way
Bethesda, MD 208923580
Phone: 18008915390
Web Address: www.kidney.niddk.nih.gov
• The Bedwetting Store carries a large selection of items relating to bedwetting. If you want to know about the latest items and devices that can help your child, consult this large online selection.
The Bedwetting Store
Phone: 18002149605
Web Address: www.bedwettingstore.com
• The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry helps in distributing information about childhood psychiatry. It can be a useful resource if your child experiences undue upset because of bedwetting or if your child is experiencing secondary Enuresis caused by emotional trauma and needs treatment to overcome the problem.
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Web Address: http://www.aacap.org