Howard J. Bennett - Waking up Dry: A Guide to Help Children Overcome Bedwetting

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Second Edition2015

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What People Are Saying

I recommend Waking Up Dry to every family I see with a bedwetter. Dr Bennett knows more about this symptom than anyone else in pediatrics or urology. Overcoming bedwetting takes motivation, endurance, and self-study. This book is the answer. It covers every imaginable parent question, and the advice is evidence- and experience-based.

Barton Schmitt, MD, FAAP