Five easy steps!
At bedtime ask your child to lie in bed pretending to
be asleep. TEST THE ALARM and when it triggers ask
your child to get up, turn it o then go to the toilet.
When they return to bed get your child to turn the
alarm back on. Practice this procedure three or four
times a night for the rst week so your child is ready to
respond when they hear the alarm.
Preparing your child to use the alarm
STEP 1
To assist brain-bladder connection during sleep and help deep
sleepers respond when the alarm triggers, use the PRIMING
STRATEGY:
Do not place the alarm on or near metal-this may stop the
alarm receiving signals from the sensor.
1
Turn on the alarm. It will beep rapidly 5 times.
Press a stainless-steel object across the
sensing strips on the sensor e.g.
How to test the alarm
2
and the alarm should trigger within 3 seconds.
Where to put the alarm
STEP 2
Place the alarm, preferably out of reach, on wooden or plastic
bedroom furniture. Switch it on and place the sensor in your
child’s underwear.
Remove wireless devices such as night lights, sleep training
clocks, baby monitors, smart speakers, from your child’s
room. They may disrupt signals from the sensor and stop the
alarm triggering.
3 Turn the alarm o.
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