It's Not Your Fault!: Strategies for Solving Toilet Training and Bedwetting Problems by Joseph Barone

Author:Joseph Barone
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub, azw3
Tags: FAM044000 Family & Relationships / Toilet Training
ISBN: 9780813569932
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Published: 2015-02-03T08:00:00+00:00

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Medications

Sometimes, despite our efforts, potty training problems just won’t go away, and medications are needed. In this chapter, I talk about some of these medications, only those that I personally prescribe and trust. This discussion on medical treatments for potty training is another area that sets this book apart from other potty training books.

There is nothing wrong with using medicine for children with urinary control problems, and it doesn’t mean that you have failed potty training. Nothing is 100 percent, and even though we may have tried our best to stop potty training problems, there are still those who need a little extra help. We are very fortunate to have medications available to us that can help.

Most of the medications that I talk about in this chapter require a prescription, so this information is intended for your educational purposes only. If you are interested in starting your child on one of these medications, you certainly need to talk to your doctor.

I have prescribed every one of the medications that I talk about in this chapter. When they’re used correctly, they are safe and effective for children with potty training problems. But like anything else, if they are used improperly, they can cause problems. It is important that you use these medications as directed by your physician, and it is important that your doctor be comfortable prescribing these types of medications. Some doctors are not familiar with them.

Some pediatricians would rather have a urologist prescribe medications for potty problems, while others are perfectly comfortable prescribing these medications on their own. This totally depends on your pediatrician, so again you should discuss these possibilities with your doctor and decide upon the best route of action for your child.

There are also situations where you may want to use medication instead of doing some of the things we discussed in this book. Let’s say that your child is under a lot of stress and that you don’t want to use the bedwetting alarm at a particular time in your child’s life. It is perfectly acceptable to use medication instead of the alarm in that situation. You’re not doing anything bad by using medication; you can consider medication another option for treating your child.

I often give parents a choice. I describe all of the different treatment options, and then we decide together what the best treatment option for the child is. Oftentimes we start with an approach that does not involve medication, but sometimes medication might be a better choice. For example, if the child has been extremely stressed and depressed about the fact that she is wetting the bed, sometimes a quick fix with a medication will get her motivated to participate in the bedwetting alarm program.

So I don’t want you to think that medication is a sign of failure or that it is something that you should avoid at all costs. When used properly, and under the supervision of your physician, medication can sometimes be the best choice for your child. For the

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