I understand that heat is infrared radiation, which is part of the electromagnetic spectrum, from infrared at the bottom through the visible spectrum, UV, xrays, gamma raysWhy do we feel IR as heat, but not, say, UV or xrays, which actually do damage to our bodies? I know that xrays and up are ionizing radiation, so is there something special about infrared? Is it possible that a creature could evolve to feel UV as heat?
First of all he's 8. And hopefully this is only a phase. Maybe this is just your little brothers way of showing you that he looks up to you. But in any case, yes, it sounds really annoying and maybe even a little akward. So, I would sugesst possibly explaining the situation to your parents and maybe they can talk to him to let him know that his behavior is innaproriate and makes you feel uncomfortable. You could also try talking to your brother yourself. Since he is so young you should just say, I'm your sister and that type of behavior is really innapropriate. I expect you to treat me with more respect from now on, and I also expect that you respect my privacy. I love you little brother, but you need to start acting more respectably towards me, becasue the way you have been tresting me is just unacceptable When you say this, don't yell, or sound accusing, just calmly tell him what you need to say, and lay down the law. good luck, and just rremember that he is onlyy 8 and hopefuly with age and a little bit of guidence, he will grow out of this. But in the mean time, good luck!
Rather then jump to conclusions, that the reason for the bed wetting is due to emotional issues, you should make a visit to your family doctor. It could be something as simple as bladder infection or that her bladder did not keep up with the rest of her body growth. It could be that she is not getting enough sleep lately, and is a deep sleeper. Diabetes, ADHD can also cause bed wetting. It could be she is not releasing the proper hormone at night to tells her kidneys to stop producing urine at night. Bed wetting even into teen years, isn't uncommon. about 2% of the teen population still wet the bed. It isn't something that she should be ashamed of, and definitely shouldn't be punished for. If it is due to emotional trauma or psychological issues, it wouldn't help matters much to punish, or rush her to stop this behavior. Emotional trauma takes time to recover from, and cannot be forced to happen over night. I wouldn't force her to wear diapers, that would only further embarrass her, and could actually make the issue worse. You could opt for pads instead, they make them for incontinence, and are sold in the same section you would find adult diapers. I've included a few sites, in the source section, for you to check out, in order to better understand what your daughter is going through. She needs you to be patient and understanding!
