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Every day, 5 million American children wake up not knowing if their bed will be wet or dry. Many of these children feel embarrassed and ashamed — and some are punished. Bedwetting is almost as common as asthma, but it is often not discussed, even with doctors, because of its embarrassing nature.

"Watch out for Mommy's tummy!" I'd yell in vain as my son came flying at me, preparing to execute a swan dive onto my prone and vulnerable pregnant belly as I dared to rest my feet on the couch.

My own introduction to Aunt Flo, as many of we women none-too-affectionately refer to our periods, couldn’t have been worse. She arrived rather conspicuously  — in the form of a bright-red stain on the back of my white Lee painter pants as I headed to biology class. A whisper from a senior alerted me to my dilemma — and I slunk home to soak my pants in cold water and curse my now-apparent-to-all womanhood.

There are seven main “sleep stealers”, or reasons your child isn’t sleeping well. He or she may be affected by one of them, by a combination of several, or — if you’ve hit the jackpot — by all seven.