Reply from Tom, Child's Age 19/15/10 - 12/31/02 - IP#: 62.252.32.6Dear Sharon , You Are right physically forcing a child ie as you said holding him down would constitute abuse No child should be forced to do something they dont want to do put it like this would you Like it!. you have a very difficult situation you are haveing wet beds and sometimes he wets during the day! and he is 9 yrs of age well at 9 yrs of age he should have stopped wetting daytime Thats the Norm! I would suggest you seek out a psychologist owing to his bad experience you say you are fed up of wet sheets I do sympathise with you as my two boys wet at night and my wife perservered and changed his sheets when they were wet he had a plastic sheet underneath to protect the bed and a soacker draw sheet however that was my wifes strategy you say you have tried to discuss with him about nappies but when it comes to the crunch he plays up and would npot put them on ! well if he dont want to although it is benefitial for him to wear protection at night as it is better than sleeping in a dry bed have you tried alarms etc or ddvap?please dont force your child as he will be even more hung up over the whole thing and you will be digging a deeper hole! best wishes Tom |