Sleep loss is not an issue, as most deep sleepers remain groggy and easily fall back to sleep. I, myself, stopped wetting the bed as a teen by learning to get up in the night and use the toilet, and I continue to do so to this day. My 16 year daughter does the same. 30% of "normal" people have to use the toilet in the night. Granted that some bedwetters wet more than once during the night and may therefore need diapers, but most bedwetters wet only once per night. If the parents can determine what time of night the child typically wets (wetness alarms are useful for that) then the parent simply sets a loud alarm clock or a vibration alarm clock to awaken the child about 1/2 to 1 hour before that time. Pacific Int'l uses that procedure very successfully. Initially the child may need parental backup, but he/she will eventually learn to wake up to the alarm clock by themselves, particulary if rewards are used (e.g. 50 cents if he wakes and 25 cents subtracted if he fails to wake up). The risk of developing diaper fetish, self-esteem problems, etc. are avoided. Working parents can still train the child on weekends or vacations. Read the post From terri, 2/18/03 on the Consumer Reports board on this site.