https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 24 Apr 2026 18:53:47 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-tips-for-helping-child-extend-time-between-potty-breaks#post-2589215 Wed, 20 Jul 2016 15:33:36 +0000 Suzanne44 2589215@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@avivoca: @catlady: Thanks for your replies. Sounds like you guys have had steady improvement with being able to hold it, and that time and age are a factor. Crossing my fingers it will be sooner rather than later. Wasn't planning on spending our entire summer in a bathroom, lol! Oh well, we'll stay the course. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-tips-for-helping-child-extend-time-between-potty-breaks#post-2589046 Wed, 20 Jul 2016 12:18:04 +0000 catlady 2589046@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine was like this for the first week or two and she has gradually been able to hold it longer (although she still occasionally has accidents). We trained 2 months ago now and she can now go several hours in between. She's a few months shy of 3 and I don't know if that makes a difference. But definitely I felt frustrated that first week and it has gotten a lot easier over time (without us doing anything). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-tips-for-helping-child-extend-time-between-potty-breaks#post-2589040 Wed, 20 Jul 2016 12:11:55 +0000 avivoca 2589040@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is something that she will have to grow out of. Mine is 2.5 and can hold it for longer periods of time, but we still have days where it feels like we are tied to the potty. One thing that helped us is to get a stool so she could climb up to the potty herself. I'm pregnant and it really is helping me out to not have to lift her all the time. So give it some time, eventually she will hold it longer and longer. I think it took about a month for us. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-tips-for-helping-child-extend-time-between-potty-breaks#post-2589038 Wed, 20 Jul 2016 12:09:10 +0000 Suzanne44 2589038@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Best tips for helping child extend time between potty breaks? My girl is almost 2 and decided she wanted to start to go on the potty. So we went ahead with it and she is doing great. It's been about a week. We do both panties and pull-ups. She keeps them both dry most of the day, tells us when she wants to go, and does both on the regular toilet with a kids seat (no small potty in our house). Only problem is, she wants to go a lot - sometimes every 30 minutes, sometimes every 10 minutes. Evenings around supper time, seem to be the most frequent. I stopped giving her a treat afterwards because I thought maybe that's why she always wants to go. She is still going frequently today even though I have toned down the praise and haven't given any treats. I also am wondering if maybe she is just loving the attention since she doesn't seem to go as often when her dad takes her. How do I encourage her to "hold it" while still keeping her dry? Can someone with a frequent pee-er tell me when their child started to be able to hold it for a little longer? Or I am just expecting miracles since she initiated potty training? My older child was quick to train but I am the one who had to ask him if he had to go since he could hold it for hours at a time...this is new to me. Thanks for any tips or general advice! </p>