My child always wants to wear diapers

It's very common for parents to feel helpless when faced with this problem. Your child no longer wets the bed and the bed has been dry for some time, but your child refuses to stop wearing a diaper. For comfort and safety, the child often chooses to keep the diaper on so that in case of a relapse, they can be sure to get up in a dry bed. Bedwetting is often a combination of several factors, such as the difference in lifestyle between school and vacation. At school, their activity will be more diversified and active. On vacation, however, they will be more relaxed and more likely to spend long afternoons relaxing. Their water consumption will therefore not be the same, and due to lack of time, the child will not use the toilet as much as on vacation. Many children avoid using toilets in public places, preferring those at home. Thus, children who were potty-trained during the holidays may, due to stress and poor daytime urination, wet the bed again despite a significant dry night. The start of school is a powerful time, a mixture of excitement and fear. They will be happy to see their friends again, whom they haven't seen all summer. But new goals and expectations can frighten them. Will Mom and Dad be proud of me? What's the new school like? It is therefore obvious that all these changes will have an impact on their sleep and for some will have an impact on bedwetting. Fears and worries accumulated during the day can resurface, being alone in the middle of the night in a dark room. Most children who wet the bed do not wear diapers during the day, but some of them will find comfort and confidence in wearing them. In the same way, some children take their comfort blanket, their baby blanket everywhere, in front of the TV, on vacation... Many parents are happy to allow their children to maintain these little habits that are comforting to the child. It's also a way to reassure ourselves. It's always difficult to realize that our children are growing up and no longer need us as much. Some children want and like to continue wearing diapers to feel safe and secure, even if it's no longer necessary. These days, it's very common to see advertisements where children wear diapers and feel more confident. Children therefore naturally associate diapers with a normal feeling of well-being and comfort. There is no need to worry if your child asks you to continue wearing them even if they no longer need them. Give your child time to be a child. Most will stop wanting them when they are certain that they no longer need them and/or no longer want to waste the time necessary to put them on before going to bed. The worst thing you could do is treat them like a baby if they want to continue sucking their thumb, keeping their comfort blanket or wearing a diaper. If you refuse, the child will experience it as frustration and a feeling of guilt . They will think that their desire is wrong and that it is not normal to behave this way. Give them love, support, and understanding. Your children will grow up in harmony and realize the things they need to stop on their own, not doing them out of guilt.