There are many benefits to having a proper correction of bedwetting. For example, ADD and ADHD has been connected to spending too much time in the deepest stage of the sleeping cycle. We correct bedwetting, however,  because we are correcting the improper sleeping disorder, we have found many improvements in conditions like ADD and ADHD. Spending the night away, going to camp, having friends over for the night, these are very serious issues for the child who suffers from bedwetting. The extra laundry, the odor, the ruin of bedding all are issues that will be corrected. And the obvious benefit would be eliminating the unsanitary condition of laying in the urine. This situation can cause many other health conditions which translates into spending more time in the doctors office. These are just a few examples of the benefits of a proper correction to this problem. To achieve a proper correction, the program must have the ingredients that will bring about a change in the sleep habits. These ingredients are:

* Counseling

* Behavior Modification

* Therapeutic Techniques

* Motivational Methods

* Personal Ongoing Instructions

* The Correct Type Of Equipment

1. COUNSELING...Dr. Goupil has been doing professional counseling for over 30 years. He has been specifically working with families who suffer with bedwetting for 20 years. He has an earned PhD majoring in Family Counseling. This program includes personal counseling for the family. Each family is instructed to call the Center if there is a question, problem during the correction process, some instruction that is not understood, or even some needed motivation for the child. If Dr. Goupil notices on the reports something that requires a call from him to the family, he calls and helps the family overcome or understand that situation. This counseling is a critical ingredient in the correction process.

2 BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION...The cycle of improper sleeping must be changed to achieve a lasting correction. This could be referred to as sleeping behavior, or habitual improper behavior while asleep. Se we must change this behavior, and this change is partly brought about by using behavior modification techniques that are incorporated in this program.

3. THERAPEUTIC TECHNIQUES...These techniques are used during the program to help the enuretic become awake before the wetting occurs, and to be able to maintain dryness for the rest of life. It is one thing to stop wetting temporarily, it is quite another to stop wetting for life. When our program is complete, we guarantee against relapses for a full 2 years. We can only do this if we have a proper correction program. So there must be the therapeutic techniques for this to happen. One example of these techniques would be the sphincter muscle therapeutic exercises. This muscle is the muscle we hold back the urine with. It must be strengthened. However, it does no good at all to use the therapeutic techniques for this muscle at the beginning of the correction process. We wait until we see the changes taking place in the pattern before we begin these techniques. The timing for this to begin is determined by the reports that are sent to the Center.

4. MOTIVATIONAL METHODS...It is not uncommon for the bedwetter to get to the point where they do not believe anything will help, or that anything will work for them. That is the result of trying so many things that did not work for them, and also blaming them for wetting the bed. Often when asking a teenager if they would like to be dry, they respond, "Yes, but nothing will work for them". So, motivation is important for this person, but their motivation is very low. We even see this in a young child when the parents use rewards and bribery methods to correct this problem. The rewards send the signal to the child that they can do something about this if they really wanted to. That is not true. The bedwetter cannot help wetting  the bed. It is not their fault. So we use certain motivational methods, and different ones for different children, to increase their belief in themselves and our program. We know our program will work, and we need to get that message to the child while the correction process is moving forward. also, while this process is ongoing, there may be a short setback. This can be discouraging for both parents and child. that is where we come in. We know what to say and do to keep everybody moving forward and motivated.

5. PERSONAL ONGOING INSTRUCTIONS...Reports that are sent to the Center are responded to with new instructions. These instructions are to be followed until the next report and next set of instructions are sent to the family. These instructions are based on what is found on the reports. Each child is different, their environment is different, their beds are different, their family dynamic is different, their patterns of sleeping will be different. So each child must be treated on an individual basis to achieve a proper correction. Once again, these personal instructions are prepared by Dr. Goupil who will use his expertise in this area to instruct the parent just what to do next.

6. THE CORRECT TYPE OF EQUIPMENT...The specially designed equipment that is used with this comprehensive program for correcting bedwetting is the bell and pad system. It consists of the matt that's about the size of a pillow but flat. This lays right on the bed. The matt does not attach to the person. It attaches to the alarm box which is connected to the battery that sets on a stand away from the child.
One of the difficulties with using a moisture sensing alarm will be the false signals that happen, and usually these are from perspiration. Because the sensing of this system, as well as others, is triggered by moisture, perspiring can set it off. This can be very discouraging to the parent working with the child. Most systems cannot overcome this  problem. However, we can. We have techniques that we use to prevent these false readings from happening. This is where counseling and personal instructing comes into play. And many deep sleepers are very warm sleepers. They will often perspire while asleep. 
Remember, we are changing the cycle or pattern of sleeping. We know that anytime we change the environment for the child, we will temporarily change the pattern. This system, the matt on the bed, will change the way the bed feels, and change the pattern temporarily, until the child gets used to the change. This window of change gives us the needed time to bring about a new way of sleeping, and this will bring about the dry bed.

  We conduct our program in your home, and all over the country. We even conduct this program in many other countries. Most of the time the reporting will be done through the e-mail program. However, counseling may need to be conducted via the telephone.

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