Potty Trained but not??

Hi all, my daughter turned 3 in April. She’s been potty trained since September. But she keeps weeing herself when it’s an inconvenience to her when she’s playing, etc. Or she holds it until she’s desperate so she wees down her legs before she gets to the loo. She’s dry through the night. Has been since October. I just don’t understand why she keeps doing it. Is anyone else’s little one like this? And how did you get past it if so?

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My girl had been regressing for the last 2 years
No idea what to do either

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For children play is more important that going to pee, it might seem just a moment for us, just go pee and you will be back playing in a minute but for them it does not feel like that, they will probably lose track of what they were doing so they don't want to miss the momentum. Books that explain the importance of going when we need to could help or some stories, offering to pause and put something to symbolize that the play is just stopped and not ended could work too (like a stop flag or sticker). And also keeping the word and letting them back to what they were doing or even encouraging them a bit so they learn that it's just a moment of pause, hope it helps

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Mine will do this occasionally. Just having too much fun to go and take abreak to pee. I try to make going to the bathroom fun. Like Mama's going to go pee do you want to come with me. Or let go count the flowers in the bathroom.

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Yeah it’s common, and it’s just something that will get better with time. With mine, we have set intervals to pee such as, in the morning after waking, after every meal, before leaving the house etc. naturally he has started to hold better since that.

When he does refuse (still does), I’ll say things like ‘come on, mummy needs a wee, let’s go together’ and then seems to work also.

Or sometimes abit more harsh ‘you need to pee before we go to (activity) or we won’t be allowed to go. If you wet yourself whilst we’re there the manager won’t be happy’

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